**Summary:**
As of June 30, 2025, the Ministry of Communications has overseen the installation of 333,300 PMWANI WiFi hotspots across India. This initiative is part of a broader government effort, funded through the Digital Bharat Nidhi, to expand internet access in rural and remote areas. Key components of this effort include the 4G saturation project, focused on deploying 4G mobile towers, and the BharatNet project, which aims to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages through WiFi hotspots and Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections, based on demand. The PMWANI scheme specifically aims to accelerate the proliferation of public internet services. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Communications: The Indian government ministry responsible for communications and information technology.
Rural India: Refers to the rural areas within India, relevant to the policy's focus on internet and WiFi connectivity.
Digital Bharat Nidhi: A fund or initiative by the Indian government to promote digital infrastructure development.
4G saturation project: A project aimed at expanding 4G mobile network coverage in rural and remote areas of India.
BharatNet project: An initiative to provide broadband connectivity to Gram Panchayats and villages in India.
Gram Panchayats: Village-level local self-government institutions in India.
PMWANI scheme: A scheme to promote the establishment of public WiFi hotspots in India.
Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar: The Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development who provided the information in the policy document.
Ministry of Communications
Internet and wi-fi Connection Facilities in Rural India
As on 30.06.2025, 3,33,300 PM-WANI Wi-Fi
hotspots have been installed in the Country
Posted On: 23 JUL 2025 5:21PM by PIB Delhi
Government is implementing various schemes under Digital Bharat Nidhi for expansion of internet facilities
through installation of 4G mobile towers in the rural and remote areas of the country under 4G saturation
project. In addition, BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband
connectivity such as Wi-Fi Hotspots, Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections etc. to all the Gram Panchayats
(GPs) and villages on demand basis.
Further to improve Wi-Fi proliferation, Government has launched PM-WANI scheme which aims to
accelerate proliferation of internet services for public including farmers by setting up public Wi-Fi Hotspots in
the country. As on 30.06.2025, 3,33,300 PM-WANI Wi-Fi hotspots have been installed in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr.
Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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