“Today, over 1.25 lakh gram panchayats have broadband”: PM Modi

New Dehli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that “Today, broadband has reached more than 1.25 lakh panchayats. There was a time when less than 100 gram panchayats were connected to broadband.”

PM Modi further said, “The corona crisis has given us its biggest message, that we have to become self-reliant. Villages, districts and states at their levels as well the country should be self-dependent for their needs. This has become very essential,” the Prime Minister said while interacting with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conferencing, on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas.

There was a time when less than 100 gram panchayats were connected to broadband. Today, over 1.25 lakh gram panchayats have broadband.

Also, Common Service Centres (CSC) have also been opened to help the rural people: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/hnliDcQfEe

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He also launched a unified e-GramSwaraj Portal and Mobile App and ‘Swamitva Scheme’. E-GramSwaraj Portal, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj that will provide the Gram Panchayats with a single interface to prepare and implement their Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).

‘Swamitva Scheme’ will ensure the demarcation of inhabited land in rural areas with the use of the latest surveying methods including the use of drones. (ANI)