Chennai: After two begins, when the Bharatnet multi-crore project must be removed after corruption allegations, Tamil Nadu finally signed a pact that marked taking off from the project called info.
On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Nadu Fibrencet Corporation Limited (Tanfinet) signed a Master Service Agreement for the Bharatnet Project Implementation in Tamil Nadu with System Integrator – M / S & T (Package C), M / S ITI Ltd (Package D) and Party Agent The third m / s is defeated – in front of T Mano Thangaraj, Minister of Information Technology.
The RS 1,815 Crore project will include 12,525 Panchayats village in Tamil Nadu via fiber optic cable with high-speed bandwidth connectivity.
Tamil Nadu Fibrencet Corporation Limited (Tanfinet), a special purpose vehicle, implemented a project in Tamil Nadu with a sanction cost of RS 1,815.3 Crore.
This project aims to provide 1 Gbps bandwidth connectivity to all village panthayats.
The project was mired in controversy after NGO anti-corruption – Arappor Iakkam – violations marked the tender condition and accused the tweakage of the norm to narrow the competition.
It also involves accusations of avoiding Indian components in the project.
Now, this project is scheduled to be implemented in four packages, and third party agents (TPA) will examine and audit its implementation.
Bharatnet imagines affordable but quality digital services, e-education, telemedicine, and triple-play services for all Panchayats villages from Tamil Nadu.
It will also provide high-speed Internet services to government offices, schools, colleges and business companies.
Minister Mano Thangaraj said that by providing the service, the project added to the submission of government services and would produce employment in rural areas.
Neeraj Mittal, Main Secretary, Information Technology Department and Khore K Kamal, Director of Tamil Nadu Fibernet Corporation is among those who participate in the function.
Tamil Nadu Inks RS 1,815 Crore Bharatnet Agreement
