Question . _ aims to provide free Internet for poor families, public offices by December.
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Kerala
(D) Assam
Answer – c
Explanation-
- Why in news – Kerala aims to provide free Internet for poor families, public offices by December.
- About – The project seeks to fulfil the government’s aim of making internet access a ‘citizen’s right’.
- Aim – Aims to provide free high-speed internet to over 20 lakh below poverty line (BPL) households.
- Involved Bodies – It is a collaborative initiative of the state’s power utility Kerala State Electricity Board and Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd.
- Internet service providers and cable television operators can also join the optic-fibre network project to provide their services.
By:Arpit Mishra
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