BSNL to spread information regarding e-governance

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 27

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has initiated a scheme to disseminate information regarding e-health, e-education and e-governance facilities in rural areas. BSNL officials said as the pilot project, the scheme had been launched in 1,284 villages of Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts.

Addressing mediapersons during a press conference here today, Rajesh Kumar, General Manager, BSNL, said to make the service effective, BSNL would lay cables in 3,000 kms.

“The work has been divided in two phases. Under the first phase, the BSNL would cover seven blocks out of the total 19 in two districts,” added Rajesh.

He said that work in seven blocks would be completed by July and the work in Bhikhiwind and Naushera Pannuan blocks of Tarn Taran district had already been started.

“A new scheme ‘Next Generation Network’ will be started. Customers will get multi-media, broadcasting, global mobility, and message services under the scheme. Initially the scheme will be started at eight exchanges and extended to others,” the General Manager added.

He said the BSNL had also lowered its call charges and the project to increase speed of increase the speed of the internet connection.