The Centre has approved ₹3,189 crore for Telangana under the Amended BharatNet Programme, which brings high-speed internet to villages. An agreement was signed on Friday, November 6, by Digital Bharat Nidhi of the Department of Telecommunications, the Telangana government, the Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation (TRIICL), BSNL and T-Fibre. Digital Bharat Nidhi Administrator Shyamal Misra was present.
What it covers
- 12,769 gram panchayats in all: 1,946 Phase I panchayats move from a linear to a ring network, 10,787 are Phase II panchayats, and 36 are newly created.
- About 3 lakh rural home fibre connections with central subsidy support.
- TRIICL will implement the project under a state-led model.
How it compares
The Union Cabinet approved the Amended BharatNet Programme on August 4, 2023. Under the same scheme, Jharkhand signed a ₹1,684 crore pact on September 10 covering 4,395 panchayats. Hyderabad Mail reported in February that Telangana had in-principle approval for this money.
No completion date has been announced.
