1.16 Lakh Gram Panchayats Out of 1.21 Lakh are Broadband Ready: Telecom Minister
Broadband services are ready in over 1.16 lakh village panchayats out of the 1.21 lakh connected with optical fibre network under the BharatNet project, Parliament was informed Wednesday. The government plans to connect all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats (GPs) with optical fibre cable (OFC) enabled broadband services by March 2019. "As on December 2, 2018, a total of 1,21,652 GPs have been connected by laying 3,01,154 kilometre optical fibre cable... Read More