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Digital Bharat Nidhi signs pact to implement Amended BharatNet Programme
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Renamed from USOF, this fund just signed the deal wiring rural India's broadband future
Digital Bharat Nidhi (formerly USOF) signed a pact to implement the Amended BharatNet Programme under a state-led model.
Why it matters: GS-3 core
What you need to know
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The Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) recently signed an agreement to implement the Amended BharatNet Programme under a state-led model, aimed at expanding rural broadband connectivity.
DBN is the renamed successor of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was originally created to subsidise telecom services in underserved areas.
The renaming reflects a broader push to widen the fund's digital-infrastructure mandate.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) is the renamed Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
- USOF was originally created to subsidise telecom services in underserved/rural areas
- DBN recently signed a pact to implement the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP)
- The ABP is being implemented under a state-led model
- The goal is to expand rural broadband connectivity across India
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) is the renamed successor of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
- DBN recently signed an agreement to implement the Amended BharatNet Programme under a state-led model.
- The Amended BharatNet Programme aims to expand rural broadband connectivity in India.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 3 - Infrastructure/Science & Technology: the issue of the rural-urban digital divide is being addressed by widening USOF's mandate under its new identity as Digital Bharat Nidhi and shifting BharatNet implementation to a state-led model. This implies greater flexibility in fund utilisation and closer state-level ownership of last-mile execution, but the way forward requires monitoring state capacity to ensure the model actually delivers equitable rural connectivity.
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Answer before you reveal
ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಭಾರತ್ ನಿಧಿ (DBN) ಕುರಿತು ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:
- DBN ಎಂಬುದು ಯುನಿವರ್ಸಲ್ ಸರ್ವಿಸ್ ಆಬ್ಲಿಗೇಶನ್ ಫಂಡ್ (USOF) ನ ಮರುನಾಮಕರಣಗೊಂಡ ರೂಪ.
- DBN ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ-ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಮಾದರಿಯಡಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿಗೊಂಡ ಭಾರತ್‌ನೆಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಒಪ್ಪಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಹಿ ಹಾಕಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದು/ಯಾವುವು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿವೆ?
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ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಭಾರತ್ ನಿಧಿ ಎಂಬುದು ಮರುನಾಮಕರಣಗೊಂಡ USOF ಆಗಿದ್ದು, ಇದು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಬ್ರಾಡ್‌ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ-ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ಮಾದರಿಯಡಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿಗೊಂಡ ಭಾರತ್‌ನೆಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ (ABP) ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಒಪ್ಪಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಹಿ ಹಾಕಿದೆ.
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