Central Government's digital India initiative, Common Service Centre (CSC) on Thursday said it will work in close coordination with Bharatnet custodian BBNL in connecting rural India with broadband network.
Common Service Centre (CSC) at present has around 4 lakh common service centres that provide government services to people in rural India like Pradhan Mantri Aawaas Yojana, toilet scheme, farmers related policies, etc.
''Common Service Centre (CSC) , which has a network of around 4 lakh VLEs (village level entrepreneurs`) mainly serving rural India, has been providing various government services to the masses and maintenance of BharatNet rural broadband is one of them. We are working in close coordination with Bharatnet custodian BBNL in connecting rural India with a robust broadband network,'' Common Service Centre (CSC) said in a statement.
Responding to reports, Common Service Centre also said that the organisation has not made any proposal to buy any stake in BBNL.
"We have not submitted any proposal to the central Government to buy stake in BBNL. Common Service Centre (CSC) has not submitted any proposal either to the Ministry of Telecom or the PMO as mentioned in a certain quarters for purchase of stake in the BBNL,'' the statement said.