(a) whether the Bharat-Net Project has been launched to connect all Gram Panchayats to provide high speed internet services in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the norms for the selection of Gram Panchayats under the said programme and the number of Gram Panchayats that have been connected through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) under the project during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise along with the number of Gram Panchayats which are yet to be linked, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether Wi-Fi services are proposed to be provided at public places under the said project and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the people from Gram Panchayats are being provided with quality and affordable internet facility after the introduction of the aforementioned project and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the delay in the progress of the said project and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard; and
(f) whether the Government has launched the second phase of the BharatNet Project and if so, the details thereof including the number of Gram Panchayats that have been connected through OFC in this phase, State/UT-wise along with the details of the proposal, if any, regarding the involvement of the private sector in the implementation of the said project?