- This project aims to extend Prime Minister's WiFi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) service in all gram panchayats across Begusarai district in Bihar.
- Project is funded under revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, implemented by MoPR.
- Need to Digitise Gram Panchayats
- Enhance connectivity, bridge rural-urban divide, foster accountability and efficiency in local self-governance.
- Enhance access to online services in crucial sectors like health, education and skilling, thereby elevating quality of life in rural areas.
- Create employment, enhance disposable incomes of small and medium entrepreneurs and boost GDP of country.
- PM- WANI Scheme was launched by Department of Telecommunication in 2020.
- It aims to enhance proliferation of public WiFi hotspots to create robust digital communications infrastructure in country, especially in rural areas.
- PM WANI consists four elements
- Public Data Office (PDO): Establish, maintain, and operate PM-WANI compliant Wi-Fi Hotspots and deliver Broadband services to subscribers.
- Public Data Office Aggregator (PDOA): Provide aggregation services like authorization and accounting to PDOs.
- App Provider: Develop an App to register users and discover WANI compliant Wi-Fi hotspots for accessing internet service.
- Central Registry: Maintain details of App Providers, PDOAs, and PDOs. Currently, it is maintained by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT).
Concerns with PM-WANI
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