Amaravati, Feb. 23 -- Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to accelerate the rollout of the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in the the state.

The agreement aims to strengthen and upgrade rural telecommunications infrastructure and accelerate broadband penetration across gram panchayats and villages. The Government of India has approved financial support of Rs 2,432 crore for implementation of the project in Andhra Pradesh.

The memorandum was signed on 22 February 2026 at the Chief Minister's Camp Office in Tadepalle, Guntur district . The MoC was signed by Shyamal Misra, Administrator, Digital Bharat Nidhi, and M...