NEW DELHI: The government has started internet services in 31,680 out of 2.5 lakh village panchayats under the Bharat Net<\/a> project, Telecom<\/a> Minister Manoj Sinha<\/a> said today.
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\n\"Total of 31,680 gram panchayat have been provided internet services under this (Bharat Net) initiative till August 28,\" Sinha said in a tweet.
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\nThe Bharat Net project aims to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats with high-speed broadband by March 2019.
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Another 144 Gram Panchayats<\/a> connected through Broadband under BharatNet on 28th August <\/p>\n\t— Manoj Sinha (@manojsinhabjp) August 29, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\n