The Government today said that the department of telecommunication has targeted to provide internet connectivity to 5 thousand 519 gram panchayats by November 2021.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Electronics and Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, 4 thousand 1 hundred and 12 gram panchayats will be connected with broadband network limited and 1 thousand 4 hundred and 7 will be connected with Satellite Media under BharatNet project till November 2021.
The Minister said, till 1st March 2021, 2 thousand 4 hundred and 32 gram panchayats have been connected with Bharat Broadband Network limited and 1 thousand 1 hundred and 55 have been connected with BSNL.
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