CAG tears into CSC for BharatNet’s poor service quality

NEW DELHI: The national auditor, in its preliminary finding, has singled out the Common Service Centre or CSC responsible for the poor quality or fault-free service to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s prestigious program to connect 6-lakh villages with high-speed Internet.

In a 94-page draft report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said that despite a huge payment to CSC, the maintenance of cable and other infrastructure was not found efficient in various circles which resulted in a poor quality of service at a gram panchayat or village block level.