(a) the number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) with installed Wifi as on date, State/UT-wise;
(b) the number of GPs with operational Wi-Fi as on date, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the number of Wi-Fi users as on date State/UT-wise and the average data consumed per Wi-Fi per user per month, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)
(a) to (c) BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats (approx. 2,50,000) in the country. Further, as part of this project, the last mile connectivity, through Wi-Fi or any other suitable broadband technology including Fibre to the Home (FTTH), is to be provided at all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country.
State/UT-wise details of Wi-Fi hotspots in GPs and data consumption are attached as Annexure-I.