A Digital India Initiative - BharatNet scheme links 1.2 lakh panchayats through optical fibre

A Digital India Initiative - BharatNet scheme links 1.2 lakh panchayats through optical fibre: As the backbone of Digital India Initiatives to provide Internet, the e-panchayat facility at all panchayats, the first phase of BharatNet scheme has connected 1.2 lakh of the targeted 2.5 lakh gram panchayats (GPs), or village blocks, through optical fibre, with 1.16 lakh of them ready with broadband services as well, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha informed Parliament on December 12. The scheme is centrally funded and aims to connect over 6 lakh villages through optical fibre by March 31, 2019.

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