(a) whether the Government propose to link all the villages
of the country with internet;
(b) if so, the time by which it will be linked; and
(c) the allocation of funds made for this purpose?
(a) whether the Government propose to link all the villages
of the country with internet;
(b) if so, the time by which it will be linked; and
(c) the allocation of funds made for this purpose?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (TAPAN SIKADAR)
(a) to (c) National Telecom Policy, 1999 (NTP-99) had
envisaged internet access to all District Headquarters by
the year 2000 which was also achieved. Subsequently, a
scheme was taken up to provide Internet Dhabas (kiosks) to
all Block Headquarters. Access to Internet facility has been
provided in 5625 Block Headquarters (both Rural & Urban) in
the country as on 28.02.2002 by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL). BSNL, through the scheme of Internet Dhabas set up
through Franchisees, has provided Internet Dial-up
connections to 3051 Internet Dhabas in both Rural and Urban
Block Headquarters as of 28.2.2002.