{"id":15935,"date":"2025-04-23T08:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:59:09","slug":"bharatnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/bharatnet\/","title":{"rendered":"BharatNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>BharatNet Project Progress:<\/strong> Connecting rural India with high-speed internet, fostering inclusive growth and bridging the urban-rural divide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Provide unrestricted broadband access to telecom service providers for e-health, e-education, and e-governance in rural areas, empowering rural India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target:<\/strong> Initially aimed to connect 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phases:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Phase I: Connected 1 lakh GPs by Dec 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Phase II (ongoing): Expanding to 1.5 lakh GPs.<\/li>\n<li>Phase III (ongoing): Integrating 5G, increasing bandwidth, ensuring last-mile connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amended BharatNet Program (ABP):<\/strong> Approved in Aug 2023 for optical fiber connectivity to 2.64 lakh GPs in ring topology and to non-GP villages on demand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ABP Features:<\/strong> Includes IP-MPLS network, 10-year operation and maintenance, power backup, and Remote Fibre Monitoring System (RFMS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Primarily through Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), replacing USOF.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Execution:<\/strong> Executed by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL). 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