Agreement Signed under ABP

In a significant step towards strengthening digital infrastructure and accelerating broadband connectivity across rural Tamil Nadu, Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed a Utilisation Agreement for connecting the rural households under Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) in the State under the State-led model today at Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi.

The Agreement signing ceremony was held in the august presence of Shri Shyamal Misra, Administrator, Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), Department of Telecommunications. The ceremony was also attended by Shri Atul Anand, Additional Chief Secretary, Artificial intelligence, Information Technology and Digital services department, Government of Tamilnadu (through video conferencing); Shri Papa Sudhakara Rao, Director (Enterprise Business), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited; Smt. V. Vallidevi, General Manager (Projects), Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation and Shri Dinesh Kumar Garg, DDG (ABP Implementation-I), Department of Telecommunications, along with senior officers of DoT, DBN and BSNL.(UPDATED ON 30TH OCTOBER 2026)