Agreement Signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Chhattisgarh; CSBIL; BSNL & CHiPS for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Chhattisgarh

An agreement has been signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under the Department of Telecommunications, the Government of Chhattisgarh, CSBIL, BSNL, and CHiPS to implement the Amended BharatNet Program in Chhattisgarh under a State-led model. The Union Government has approved financial support of ₹3,942 crore for the rollout. The program covers 11,682 Gram Panchayats—including the upgradation of 4,048 Phase I Gram Panchayats to ring topology, coverage of 5,964 Phase II Gram Panchayats, and 1,670 newly created Gram Panchayats—along with providing on-demand connectivity to 8,328 villages. The initiative aims to enable over three lakh rural home fibre connections and improve digital service delivery such as e-governance, education, telemedicine, and digital payments.