Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Telangana Government Creates Corporation to Accelerate BharatNet Rural Rollout
The Telangana government has created a new corporation to improve internet access in rural areas.
It will help carry out the Amended BharatNet Programme.
BharatNet is being used to build broadband connections for villages and Gram Panchayats.
The corporation will work on optical fiber cables that carry internet signals.
It will also manage and repair parts of the network.
The work will receive financial support from the Government of India through Digital Bharat Nidhi.
The corporation will coordinate with Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Limited.
Its goal is to bring faster internet and digital services to rural homes, businesses, and government facilities.
The Telangana government has established the Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited.
The corporation will implement the Amended BharatNet Programme, including the Mandal-to-Gram Panchayat network segment.
It will develop, construct, maintain, and operate optical fiber networks with financial assistance from the Government of India through Digital Bharat Nidhi.
The entity will work with Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Limited to connect unconnected Gram Panchayats and remote villages.
Its responsibilities include enabling rural broadband, Fiber-to-the-Home, enterprise, and Government-to-Citizen digital services across Telangana.
- Who
- The Telangana government, through the Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited, in coordination with Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Limited.
- What
- A new corporation has been established to implement the Amended BharatNet Programme and manage rural optical fiber networks.
- When
- The articles state that the corporation has been established, but do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Across rural Telangana, including Gram Panchayats and remote villages.
- Why
- To expedite broadband connectivity, expand access to unconnected areas, and support rural digital services.
- New entity
- Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited
- Main programme
- Amended BharatNet Programme
- Network responsibility
- Development, construction, maintenance, and operation of optical fiber networks
- Target areas
- Unconnected Gram Panchayats, remote villages, rural households, and local establishments
- Funding support
- Financial assistance from the Government of India through Digital Bharat Nidhi
- Implementation partner
- Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Limited
- Planned services
- Fiber-to-the-Home, enterprise, and Government-to-Citizen digital services