Haryana preparing roadmap for broadband connection to villages

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 29 2015 | 10:32 PM IST
Haryana government is preparing a road map to take broadband network to 2.5 lakh villages of the country and working procedure of broadband network in 7,000 villages of Haryana.
This was stated by Finance and Industries Minister Abhimanyu in the workshop of Ministers and Secretaries of Information Technology Department of all the states under chairmanship of IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
In the workshop, detailed discussion was held about the possible measures that could be taken to materialise the dream of 'digital India' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Abhimanyu said that the state government would work in coordination with the Centre towards this dream and if need arises, the help of private sector would also be taken. He said that broadband facility would be provided in all government offices.
He said that in case of power cuts, the broadband system would be made functional through the medium of generators and solar power system.
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First Published: May 29 2015 | 10:32 PM IST

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