The government promoted Common Service Centre (CSC), is a Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV) that has announced that it will work closely with Bharatnet, a BBNL custodian in connecting rural India with the broadband network.
CSC at present has around 4 lakh CSC that provide government services to people in rural India like Pradhan Mantri Aawaas Yojana, toilet scheme, farmers-related policies, etc.
CSC, which has a network of around 4 lakh VLEs (village level entrepreneurs) mainly serving rural India, has been providing various government services to the masses, and maintenance of BharatNet rural broadband is one of them.
“We are working in close coordination with BBNL in connecting rural India with a robust broadband network,” CSC said in a statement.
The government-promoted firm denied a report published in a national daily that it has made any proposal to buy any stake in BBNL.
“We have not submitted any proposal to the government to buy a stake in BBNL. It is factually incorrect, we deny it. CSC SPV has not submitted any proposal either to the Ministry of Telecom or the PMO as mentioned in a media report for purchase of a stake in the BBNL,” the statement said.