Disconnected: Free WiFi in Delhi, AAP govt’s ambitious scheme, off since a month

Free internet through Wi-Fi hotspots, one of the much-hyped poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, is no longer available to citizens in Delhi as the contract period of the initiative has expired and permission has not yet been received to resume the scheme, said officials.

According to sources, the Public Works Department (PWD), under which the project was implemented and maintained, sent a proposal to the Delhi Government for its renewal but it is yet to receive approval to resume internet services across the city.

The scheme was launched in 2019 and the three-year contract given to a private service provider for the initiative ended in December last year. Fresh tenders are yet to be called to continue the work, sources said.