Government says the National Broadband Plan (NBP) will be ready by the end of this fiscal. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said in New Delhi, his ministry is taking final steps to complete the blueprint to connect 160 million households with high-speed Internet connections by 2014. He was speaking at a roundtable meeting with various stakeholders.Last year, telecom authority TRAI had recommended setting up a national broadband network at a cost of about 60,000 crore rupees.The recommendations on the NBP are expected to facilitate inclusive growth of the country by including the large rural population in governance and the decision-making process. It is also expected to extend better education, health and banking facilities to rural areas.To be established in two phases, this network will be an open-access optical fibre network connecting all habitations with a population of 500 and above.