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Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme Launched in Bihar

Posted on the 22 September 2020 by Marugujarat

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched nine highway projects and Ghar tak Fiber scheme in Bihar on September 21, 2020. Under the Ghar tak fiber Scheme, optical fiber services are going to be provided to households.

About Highway Projects

The Highway projects will construct 350 km of road.
The roads are going to be built at a price of Rs 14,250 crores.
These roads will improve connectivity among people of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

The road projects would also enhance the convenience and economic process in and round the state.

Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme launched in Bihar

Background
The Prime Minister had announced special package for the state of Bihar in 2015. Ithe package included 75 projects of worth Rs 54,700 crores. Out of those 75 projects, 13 projects are completed while 38 are at the implementation stage.

Optical Fibre Services in Bihar
The project is to be implemented Ministry of Electronics and knowledge Technology under the Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme. it’ll connect 45,945 villages within the state. The project thus enable the Digital revolution to succeed in even to the remote areas of Bihar.

Ghar Tak Fibre scheme


The scheme has been launched to supply optical fiber enabled internet connections to each household in the country concentrating on the village and rural areas. PM Modi had said in his 74th independence-day speech, that over 1.5 lakh village panchayats have received glass fibre connections after 2014 under the scheme. The scheme ensures digital connectivity under the Bharat Net programme.

Digital India Programme
The program has launched initiatives like Digital Locker System, Bharat Net, national scholarship portals, online registration systems, etc. within the country to bring digital revolution. the govt of India has planned to form “Digital Village” all across the country under the programme.


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