GURGAON/JHAJJAR: Three villages in Jhajjar district turned into free WiFi zones as part of Digital India
movement. This is the first time in Haryana that any village has
received a free internet service for all residents.
On Sunday, Haryana's agriculture minister Om Prakash Dhankar launched the service in Bupania, Kaloi and Dhakla villages.
Bupania village was the first village to get the facility in Haryana. It had a population of around 8,000 residents and all of them can avail the free WiFi service. Similarly, the 8,000 residents of Dhakla and 6,000 villagers in Kaloi too got the free WiFi service from Sunday. The villages are selected because these are among the most backward villages in the district on human development index parameters.
Each village has got 10 modems with unlimited data. The service will remain free in the villages for one year.
In September 2016, Gumthala Garhu near Pehowa in Kurukshetra became the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana. But the service was not free, and it was a part of the bulk plan of BSNL for the state. The BSNL charged Re 1 per GB on landline. This is the first time, the free internet has been provided in the villages for onw whole year.
Digital India program aims at providing government services online and digitally empowering people from all walks of life. Under the program, more villages in Haryana will be provided with free internet networks, so people can learn to use internet and become digital literate.
"The service is going to be helpful in youth empowerment, improve businesses, teaching and health services so the entire village can progress. People should utilize the service for the upliftment and not misuse it. BSNL will have access to the browsing history and anyone misusing it for anti-social activities will be easily identified via their device," said Om Prakash Dhankar, agriculture minister, Haryana.
On Sunday, Haryana's agriculture minister Om Prakash Dhankar launched the service in Bupania, Kaloi and Dhakla villages.
Bupania village was the first village to get the facility in Haryana. It had a population of around 8,000 residents and all of them can avail the free WiFi service. Similarly, the 8,000 residents of Dhakla and 6,000 villagers in Kaloi too got the free WiFi service from Sunday. The villages are selected because these are among the most backward villages in the district on human development index parameters.
Each village has got 10 modems with unlimited data. The service will remain free in the villages for one year.
In September 2016, Gumthala Garhu near Pehowa in Kurukshetra became the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana. But the service was not free, and it was a part of the bulk plan of BSNL for the state. The BSNL charged Re 1 per GB on landline. This is the first time, the free internet has been provided in the villages for onw whole year.
Digital India program aims at providing government services online and digitally empowering people from all walks of life. Under the program, more villages in Haryana will be provided with free internet networks, so people can learn to use internet and become digital literate.
"The service is going to be helpful in youth empowerment, improve businesses, teaching and health services so the entire village can progress. People should utilize the service for the upliftment and not misuse it. BSNL will have access to the browsing history and anyone misusing it for anti-social activities will be easily identified via their device," said Om Prakash Dhankar, agriculture minister, Haryana.
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