IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT IN TWO PHASES

Phase-i: Plan to connect 100,000 gram panchayats (GPS)

Implementation through central public sector undertakings: BSNL, Railtel, PGCIL

>CSC to maintain, operate & market the network

>Existing fibre of BSNL (from block to GPS) used to lay and connect new optical fibre cable under the project

>Around 19,952 of 27,534 km of optical fibre cable of BSNL replaced by new cable

>Plan was to connect an additional

26,264 GPS in Ph- I. At present work is under progress in these GPS