Hon'ble Chief Minister announced in State Legislative Assembly under Rule 110 that "BharatNet" scheme will be implemented in Tamil Nadu through State led model and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) namely Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation (TANFINET) will be incorporated for the same. The GoTN has issued a Government Order for the formation of SPV viz., Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TANFINET) with a Share Capital of Rs.50 lakhs to execute the BharatNet Project under which 12,525 Village Panchayats are planned to provide 1Gbps connectivity through Optical fiber network.
Read MoreBharatNet, a project of the Government of India, envisages connecting all Village Panchayats of the country with scalable bandwidth using Optical Fibre Cable (OFC).
Government of India had decided to launch a redesigned and expanded Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2023.
TANFINET will implement the “Unified Digital Infra Structure” combining TamilNet & BharatNet. TamilNet envisages enabling connectivity to all urban and semi urban areas.