27 March 2025: PIB Summary For UPSC
1. PM-WANI Scheme
(Source – https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2115285 )
| Topic: GS2 – Governance |
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Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) Scheme
- Objective: PM-WANI aims to expand internet access across India by setting up public Wi-Fi hotspots, promoting Digital India and its associated benefits.
- Implementation: Public Data Offices (PDOs) establish, operate, and maintain Wi-Fi hotspots, partnering with Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide internet services.
- Current Status: As of March 20, 2025, 2,78,439 PM-WANI Wi-Fi hotspots have been installed nationwide.
- PM-WANI compliant Wi-Fi hardware is widely available in the market and supplied by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) through its Transfer of Technology (ToT) partners.
- Government Initiative: The scheme enables affordable internet access, bridging the digital divide and enhancing rural connectivity.
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