Of 6,084 gram panchayats in Karnataka which have been made service-ready under BharatNet Phase-I, 393 gram panchayats are in Dakshina Kannada, according to Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Premmasani Chandra Sekhar.

Replying to an unstarred question by Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, July 23, the Minister said that BharatNet is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all gram panchayats (GPs) across the country.

The Minister said that providing connectivity to remaining GPs in the State and further strengthening of the network is under the scope of Amended BharatNet Program (ABP). The ABP also includes connectivity to all non-GP villages on demand basis. ABP is being rolled out and that work in Karnataka has started. The timeline for completion of the construction phase under the ABP is three years from date of signing of agreement, he said.

Optical Fiber Cable

The Minister said that as of June, 2025, a total of 14,221 km of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) was laid under the BharatNet project in Karnataka, including 629 km in Dakshina Kannada.

The total number of FTTH connections provided in the State was 55,978, of which 1,618 were in Dakshina Kannada.

Total Wi-Fi hotspots installed under BharatNet in the State was 3,213 GPs, he said.

In Karnataka, as on June, 2025, total amount of ₹ 1,963 crore was allocated/ utilised under BharatNet Project, the Minister said.