Himachal Pradesh Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the department of telecommunications, Government of India and Bharat Broadband Network limited for providing broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats of the State by laying Optical Fibre Network.
The MoU was signed by PC Dhiman, principal secretary with V Umashankar, joint secretary, ministry of telecommunications and A.K. Bhargava, director, Broadband Network Nigam limited (BBNl) in presence of Union Minister of communication and information technology Kapil Sibal in New Delhi.
Maneesh Garg, director, Information Technology said that under the agreement the Central Government would establish optical fibre based network for broadband connectivity to all the Panchayats for providing universal services to the rural population of the state.
He said that entire project would be funded by the Union Government. The department of telecommunication shall monitor and review the implementation of the scheme to ensure effective results.
Garg said that residents in the rural areas would get easy and convenient access to public services on education, health, security, employment, agriculture, banking, transport through the project and would get access and awareness on Government schemes in a transparent manner.