The Ministry of Communications on Wednesday said 6,658 gram panchayats had been made service ready under the BharatNet Phase II project in Tamil Nadu as on November 13. However, it did not specify as to how many broadband connections were issued.
Members T.R.V.S. Ramesh and M.K. Vishnu Prasad had asked in the Lok Sabha for the details of funds sanctioned, allocated, and used under the project in the State since its inception in 2021. They also sought details of the villages connected with the broadband facility so far;
In a written reply, Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan said Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation Limited (TANFINET) had been disbursed ₹689.52 crore of the total cost allocation of ₹1,815.31 crore since 2021 for the work. The total target is to cover 12,524 gram panchayats.
