"bharatnet-project"

India is expanding rural digital connectivity through BharatNet and Samriddh Gram Centres to improve access to healthcare, education, banking and public services, Union Minister Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said during an interaction with Indian community leaders in Qatar.

As per government data, more than 1.56 lakh out of 2.5 lakh gram panchayats have already been connected and are service-ready.

DoT said that the process for spectrum allocation for 4G services to BSNL on pan-India basis, including Delhi and Mumbai, has been initiated and funds have been provisioned in FY2020-21