Day: August 10, 2026

Broadband

Parliamentary Committee Highlights BharatNet Shortcomings, Calls for State-Level Audit of Rural Broadband

August 10, 2026
BharatNet
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Summary: A parliamentary committee has flagged major gaps in the implementation and utilisation of BharatNet, India’s rural broadband programme, and called for a state-wise and model-wise performance audit to identify bottlenecks. As of February 2026, only 78,899 of nearly 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats had operational Points of Presence, despite 7.19 lakh km of fibre being […]