Jharkhand BharatNet gets ₹1,684 crore for rural broadband

The Government of India has approved ₹1,684 crore in financial support for the rollout of the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in Jharkhand, which will cover 4,395 Gram Panchayats and provide on-demand connectivity to 26,777 villages. Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), signed an agreement with the Government of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Digital Infrastructure Corporation Limited (JDICL), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ), and Jharkhand Communication Net