New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Telangana is set to expand broadband connectivity across rural areas, with the Centre approving financial support of Rs 3,189 crore for the implementation of the Amended BharatNet Programme in the state, covering 12,769 Gram Panchayats and facilitating around three lakh rural home fibre connections.

An agreement for implementing the programme was signed on Friday between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the Telangana government, Telangana Rural Internet Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TRIICL), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Telangana Fibre Grid Corporation Limited (T-Fibre).

The project will be implemented through TRIICL under the state-led model and aims to s...