PM Modi launches optical fibre internet service project in Bihar

NEW DELHI: As a first step in the direction of connecting more than 6 lakh villages in 1000 days, PM Modi on Monday launched a project in Bihar that seeks to connect 45,945 villages of BIhar with high-speed optical fibre internet service at a cost of Rs 640 crores, as per a Press Information Bureau release.

Modi said that providing internet connectivity in each village via optical fiber is a historic decision and added that the government seeks to make villages the mainstay of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.