BharatNet quality poor despite payments to CSC: CAG

The national auditor, in a preliminary report, has pulled up the Common Service Centre (CSC) for the poor quality of Internet services under the government’s BharatNet initiative which connects six lakh villages.

In a 94-page draft report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said despite huge payments to CSC, the maintenance of cable and other infrastructure was not found to be adequate in various circles which resulted in poor quality of