Digital Bharat Nidhi, under the Department of Telecommunications, has signed an agreement with the Telangana government, BSNL, T-Fiber, and Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TRIICL) to execute the Amended BharatNet Program in Telangana under a state-led model.
The Central Government has approved financial support of ₹3,189 crore for the initiative. Implementation will be handled by TRIICL and will cover 12,769 Gram Panchayats in the state.
The program includes upgrading 1,946 Phase I Gram Panchayats from linear to ring topology, covering 10,787 Phase II Gram Panchayats, and bringing 36 newly created Gram Panchayats into the network. The expansion is expected to support around three lakh rural home fibre connections with central subsidy support.
What it means
- The project will cover 12,769 Gram Panchayats in Telangana, including upgrading 1,946 to ring topology and adding 36 newly created panchayats.
- The Central Government has approved financial funding of ₹3,189 crore for the implementation of the project in Telangana.
Source
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, “Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) – Department of Telecommunications; Government of Telangana; TRIICL; BSNL & T-Fibre for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Telangana”. Read the original release.
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