NEW DELHI: To speed up the national optical
fibre network (NOFN) project, DoT has advised officials to use public buildings
such as post offices, railway stations and schools in case gram panchayat
offices are not available to carry out the work.
The Department of Telecom has advised them to
explore the option as various circle heads have complained that a large number
of gram panchayat buildings are not in good condition or not available for the
project and lack electricity supply.
BSNL CMD AN Rai, who attended a recent review
meeting of NOFN, told PTI that the option of using government buildings is
being explored.
"In the last two months, the work has
progressed very well," he said.
To fast-track the project, DoT has also warned
of action against those officials who are not taking decisions or delaying it.
Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg has stressed
upon the need to improve decision making and directed that administrative
action be taken against officials delaying the project.
The project aims at providing the basic infrastructure for the Digital India programme.
NOFN aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats by December 2016 and the estimated cost of the project is over Rs 20,100 crore.
The project aims at providing the basic infrastructure for the Digital India programme.
NOFN aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats by December 2016 and the estimated cost of the project is over Rs 20,100 crore.
Government had set a target to roll out
optical fibre network across 50,000 village panchayat by the end of this
financial year, 1 lakh by March 2016 and another 1 lakh by end of 2016.
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