The correct answer is To provide broadband services in rural and remote areas in India.
BharatNet Project is the world’s largest rural broadband connectivity program using Optical fiber.
It is implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) – a special purpose vehicle under the Telecom Ministry and is the Government of India’s ambitious rural internet connectivity program.
The Bharat Net project proposes broadband connectivity to households under village Panchayats and even to government institutions at the district level. The first phase of the Bharat Net project will be completed in December 2017 , providing internet access to 1 lakh Gram Panchayats. So far, 83000 Gram Panchayats have been connected. It aims to connect all of India’s households, specifically rural households through demand, affordable high-speed internet connectivity to fulfill the objectives of the Digital India program in partnership with the states and the private sector.
National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) was launched in October 2011 and was renamed as Bharat Net Project in 2015 .
It enhanced an information superhighway through a robust middle-mile infrastructure for reaching broadband connectivity to Gram Panchayats.
The Ministry of Communications has launched the National Broadband Mission that will facilitate access to broadband services across the country, especially in rural and remote areas .
The aim is to connect all the 2,50,000 Gram, rural areas in the country and provide 100 Mbps connectivity.
The entire project is being funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) .
It was set up for improving telecom services in rural and remote areas of the country.