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The cabinet has approved a last-mile broadband connectivity plan under the BharatNet project for 6.4 lakh villages across the country with a financial outlay of Rs 1.39 lakh crore, a top government official said...
The broadband connectivity project has already connected 1.94 lakh villages, with the rest likely to be completed in two and a half years...
In a meeting held on Friday evening, the cabinet has approved Rs 1,39,579 crore for providing last mile optical fiber-based connectivity to homes in all villages of the country, the official said...
They provided 3.51 lakh broadband connections, the official said, adding that the average data consumption per household per month has been recorded at 175 GB, comparable to 230 GB per household per month in urban areas...
The official said the broadband connections have already started empowering rural areas where farmers are being tutored on how to apply pesticides through YouTube videos, pathlabs are consulting the top doctors of the country, and families are saving money on preparation for competitive exams...
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Cabinet approves Rs 1.39 lakh cr for connecting 6.4 lakh villages with broadband
05, Aug, 23The Union Cabinet has approved a last-mile broadband connectivity plan for 6.4 lakh villages across the country under the BharatNet project with an outlay of Rs 1.39 lakh crore, according to sources. Around 1.94 lakh villages have been connected under the BharatNet project at present, and the balance is likely to be connected in two and a half years, they added.