High Speed Internet Connections to all 3.8 lakh villages

     Raipur, December 5, 2024: Under the Bharat Net Programme Government of India is planning to provide broadband connectivity to all 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats and approximately 3.8 lakh villages in the country.

      Bharat Net Program, with an outlay of Rs 1,39,579 crore, is to provide broadband connectivity to all 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats and approximately 3.8 lakh villages on demand basis across 28 states and 8 UTs, official sources said.

     In a phased manner Bharat Net project provisions broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country.

     Through a pilot project funded from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) (erstwhile USOF), BSNL has provided high speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in GPs/villages using BharatNet network through local partners/entrepreneurs called Bharat Net Udyamis (BNUs).

    The Bharat net Program has been approved to improve penetration of high speed FTTH Internet in rural areas, wherein there is a provision to provide 1.5 crore FTTH connections distributed across all States/UT’s using BNU model, the sources said.