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BharatNet Project Implementation in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation Ltd (TANFINET) signs a INR 1,815 crore BharatNet deal, to cover 12,525 villages. The program is expected to provide 1 Gbps bandwidth-connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats in the Indian state.

October 25, 2021

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Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation Ltd (TANFINET) has signed the Master Service Agreement for the implementation of the BharatNet project in Tamil Nadu. With the successful execution of the project, 1 Gbps bandwidth-connectivity will be provided to all Gram Panchayats.

As reported in a news daily, TANFINET has inked the contract with L&T (for Package C); ITI Ltd (Package D) and Third-Party Agency Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) in the presence of the Minister of Information and Technology of Tamil Nadu T Mano Thangaraj and Principal Secretary of IT Department Neeraj Mittal.

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The minister remarked that while there has been a delay in commencing the BharatNet Project, after the disposal of the pending litigations in Package A and Package B, the project will be implemented in all the 12,525 Gram Panchayats.

The Gram Panchayats will be covered via optical fibre cable (OFCs) with high-speed bandwidth connectivity. TANFINET is essentially a Special Purpose Vehicle implementing the BharatNet project in Tamil Nadu at INR 1,815 crore.

In addition to providing digital services to Gram Panchayats, the project is going to lend a massive boost to the government services and generate employment, the minister asserted. Further, it also aims to provide high-speed internet services to government offices, schools, colleges, and business enterprises.

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Package C will cover 3,326 Gram Panchayats in the districts including – Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Pudukottai, Namakkal, Karur, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Tiruchirappalli. The Package D will cover 3,103 Gram Panchayats in these districts – Kanyakumari, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Sivagangai.

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