Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Meets Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to Discuss T-Fiber Project
On August 23, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met with Union Minister for Telecom and Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, in Delhi. The meeting focused on the ambitious T-Fiber project, which aims to provide fibre connectivity to 63 lakh rural and 30 lakh urban households in Telangana for a nominal fee of Rs 300 per month.
During the meeting, the leaders requested Union Minister Scindia to approve T-Fiber’s Detailed Project Report, transfer NOFN Phase-1 to T-Fiber, extend the Bharat Net Udyami Incentive Scheme, and provide a long-term interest-free loan to support the initiative. These steps are essential to enhance connectivity, support e-governance, and bridge the digital divide in Telangana.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy highlighted the Telangana government’s objective to connect all village panchayats, mandals, and districts through the T-Fiber project, providing high-speed internet, cable TV, and e-education services to households across the state. The project 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).
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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, who is the head of the government in a state in India.
Revanth Reddy -: Revanth Reddy is a politician and the Chief Minister of Telangana.
Union Minister -: A Union Minister is a member of the central government in India, responsible for a specific department or ministry.
Jyotiraditya Scindia -: Jyotiraditya Scindia is a politician and a Union Minister in the Indian government.
T-Fiber Project -: The T-Fiber Project aims to provide high-speed internet through fiber optic cables to homes in Telangana.
Detailed Project Report -: A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is a document that explains all the details about a project, including how it will be done and how much it will cost.
NOFN Phase-1 -: NOFN stands for National Optical Fibre Network, a project to connect rural areas in India with high-speed internet. Phase-1 is the first part of this project.
Bharat Net Udyami Incentive Scheme -: This is a government scheme to encourage businesses to help build internet infrastructure in rural areas.
Interest-free loan -: An interest-free loan is money borrowed that does not require paying extra money (interest) on top of the borrowed amount.
Digital infrastructure -: Digital infrastructure includes all the technology and systems needed to provide internet and digital services.
Digital divide -: The digital divide is the gap between people who have access to the internet and digital technologies and those who do not.