Budget 2021: Govt’s ambitious project to provide Internet to all falls short of target
Four out of every 10 persons in rural India have no access to a basic cell phone.
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UPDATED: January 28, 2021 15:59 IST
In 2020, the government had exponentially raised the budget for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. (Photo for representation: Reuters)
The government aims to bring broadband to every village to promote ‘Digital India’ but a major chunk of rural India is still deprived of a basic telephone facility.
Last year, the government had exponentially raised the budget for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Out of the total budget allocated to the Ministry, the expenditure target for telecommunications was raised to Rs 66,431.7 crore year-on-year in Budget 2020.
Valiant to offer Routers, Firewalls and Switches for Bharatnet, Power Grid and Railway projects
Posted On: 2021-01-14 21:45:46 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
Valiant has completed fully indigenous design of Routers, Firewall, IEC 61850-3 complaint Ethernet Switches along with its exclusive range of related cyber-security products which it shall be offering for the forthcoming Bharatnet, Power Grid and Railway projects.
A very large opportunity exists for indigenously designed and manufactured Routers, Firewalls and IEC 61850-3 complaint Ethernet Switches. Currently only foreign made products of similar specifications are being offered in the Bharatnet project.
Bharatnet, (also known as Bharat Broadband Network Limited) is the world s largest rural broadband project to provide connectivity to all 250,000 gram panchayats, covering nearly 625,000 villages in India.
Delhi HC notice to Centre, BBNL on scam in contracts
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The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), and CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd on a petition that challenged the award of contracts to the private company (CSC) to install Wi-FI access points.
The public interest litigation filed by NGO Telecom Watchdog sought quashing of the award of contracts on nomination basis by the administrator of Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund, working under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), to the private company.
The CSC was initially created as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing e-governance services under the PPP model.
HC issues notice to Centre on awarding contracts to pvt firm on nomination basis ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 15:00 IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government and others on a plea seeking to quash contracts granted allegedly on nomination basis by the Administrator of Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund, working under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), to a private firm.
A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan sought a response from the Union of India through the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), Central Vigilance Commission and CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC SPV) on the allegations made in the petitioner Telecom watchdog and slated the matter for January 29, 2021.
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