Soon, BharatNet to connect TN’s rural areas with world

SALEM: The Union government’s Bharat Net scheme will be implemented in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore, said Minister for Information Technology (IT) Mano Thangaraj on Thursday.

The scheme was launched by the Government of India under the Digital India programme to provide high-speed internet connectivity in rural areas. However, in Tamil Nadu, the scheme has not been implemented so far. Thangaraj said that Chief Minister M K Stalin has given his consent to implement the project, through which 12,534 panchayats will get internet facilities.