By Salman SH and Nikhil Pahwa Goa is rolling out free data schemes in partnership with Vodafone India to provide 3GB of data bundled with 100 minutes of talktime with new SIM cards, reports Economic Times. Under an agreement between the state and Vodafone, the telco is required to provide data at minimum speeds of 2 mbps while the government will pay Rs 1 crore as monthly fee as subsidy. The free data initiative titled ‘Goa Yuva Samvad Yojan’ will mainly target the youth population between 18-35, the report added. Update: A spokesperson from Vodafone India confirmed with MediaNama that they have rolled out the govt scheme starting today. This subsidy is being offered as per a tendering process. Tender document (download here), suggests that it was meant to find a telecom operator which will give - Free 100 minutes…
