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Telangana signs BharatNet pact covering 12,769 gram panchayats, with ₹3,189 crore Centre support

The agreement is expected to bring around three lakh rural home fibre connections.

By BDT News Desk

Published 7 Nov 2026, 7:56 AM IST · 1 min read

Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Telangana; TRIICL; BSNL & T-Fibre for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Telangana
Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Telangana; TRIICL; BSNL & T-Fibre for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Telangana Photo: PIB

Telangana has signed the agreement that sets up the Amended BharatNet Program in the state, a plan to extend broadband to 12,769 gram panchayats with ₹3,189 crore of Central support.

Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) of the Department of Telecommunications, the Telangana government, the Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TRIICL), BSNL and Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Limited (T-Fiber) signed the agreement at Sanchar Bhawan in New Delhi. DBN Administrator Shyamal Misra presided over the ceremony.

What the programme covers

The project will be carried out through TRIICL under the State-led model. The scope includes:

  • 12,769 gram panchayats in all;
  • upgrading Phase I gram panchayats from linear to ring topology, to make the network more resilient;
  • covering 10,787 Phase II gram panchayats; and
  • 36 newly created gram panchayats.

The Centre has approved ₹3,189 crore for the programme in Telangana. The release says it is expected to bring about three lakh rural home fibre connections with subsidy support, and to improve e-governance, online education, telemedicine and digital payments in rural areas.

Background

The Union Cabinet approved the Amended BharatNet Program on 4 August 2023, to upgrade and expand the BharatNet network to reach every gram panchayat and village on demand. DBN is the new name of the Universal Service Obligation Fund under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.

Photos

Photo: PIB

Source: official release by the Ministry of Communications, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (06 NOV 2026 5:28PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Telangana; TRIICL; BSNL & T-Fibre for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Telangana.

How we verified this

Verified

Every fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333683) issued by the Ministry of Communications on 06 NOV 2026 5:28PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 7 Nov 2026, 7:56 AM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Telangana; TRIICL; BSNL & T-Fibre for Implementation of Am — Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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