September 14, 2019 6:20 PM

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790 Gram Panchayats connected with optical fibre in Maharashtra: Javadekar

<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar has said that 790 Gram Panchayats have been connected with optical fibre in Pune district of Maharashtra under the central Bharat Net scheme.  <br />''<br />''Wi-Fi facility has been provided to 155 of these Gram Panchayats.<br />''<br />''The Minister was speaking to reporters after taking a review of various development works in Pune District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee today.<br />''<br />''He further informed that nine lakh youth from the district have benefited under Mudra Yojana, saying 8,000 crore rupees have been distributed to them in the form of loans. Wi-Fi facility has been installed at 46 of the 58 railway stations in Pune Division.<br />''<br />''Prakash Javadekar said Ayushmaan Bharat scheme is getting a good response in the district. He said more than thirty thousand people have taken benefits till date.<br />''<br />''The Minister informed that libraries will be opened in all the schools of Pune district under Integrated School Education scheme and sports material will also be provided to them.</span>

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