Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Discusses T-Fiber Project with Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, met with Union Minister for Telecom and Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, in New Delhi. They discussed the ambitious T-Fiber project, which aims to provide fiber connectivity to 63 lakh rural and 30 lakh urban households in Telangana for a nominal fee of Rs 300 per month.
During the meeting, CM Revanth Reddy highlighted the Telangana government’s objective to connect all village panchayats, mandals, and districts through the T-Fiber project. This project will provide high-speed internet, cable TV, and e-education services to households across the state. It also aims to offer G2G (Government to Government) and G2C (Government to Citizen) connectivity to 65,500 government institutions.
CM Revanth Reddy informed Union Minister Scindia that the state government has already raised Rs 530 crore from various financial institutions towards the T-Fiber project, which has a total proposed investment of Rs 1,779 crore. He requested that the remaining amount be provided as a long-term, interest-free loan from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
Furthermore, the Chief Minister requested the timely provision of the necessary infrastructure for the first phase of the National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) to the state government. He explained that while some districts in Telangana are currently operating under a linear architecture for the NOFN Phase 1, the T-Fiber network in other areas is based on a ring architecture. For efficient network management and utilization, the Chief Minister proposed that the NOFN Phase 1 infrastructure be delivered on time.
Additionally, CM Revanth Reddy reminded the Union Minister that the Telangana government had submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) last October to convert NOFN Phase 1 to BharatNet-3 architecture. He urged the central government to approve the DPR promptly. The Chief Minister expressed his belief that BharatNet-3 would enable e-governance services for citizens across all 33 districts in Telangana. He also requested that the BharatNet movement scheme, aimed at providing high-speed internet in rural areas, be extended to T-Fiber.
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Telangana -: Telangana is a state in southern India. It was formed in 2014 when it separated from Andhra Pradesh.
CM -: CM stands for Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is the head of the government in an Indian state.
Revanth Reddy -: Revanth Reddy is the Chief Minister of Telangana. He is a political leader responsible for the administration of the state.
Union Minister -: A Union Minister is a member of the central government of India. They are responsible for specific departments or ministries.
Jyotiraditya Scindia -: Jyotiraditya Scindia is a Union Minister in the Indian government. He handles important tasks at the national level.
T-Fiber project -: The T-Fiber project aims to provide high-speed internet connectivity to homes in Telangana. It uses fiber optic cables to deliver fast internet.
93 lakh households -: 93 lakh means 9.3 million. So, the project aims to connect 9.3 million homes in Telangana with fiber internet.
e-governance -: E-governance means using technology and the internet to provide government services to people. It makes things faster and easier.
New Delhi -: New Delhi is the capital city of India. It is where the central government offices are located.
