Memorandum of Cooperation Signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi and Government of Andhra Pradesh for Expedited Rollout of Amended BharatNet Programme

• Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed on 23 Feb 2026 between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Government of Andhra Pradesh to expedite the rollout of the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in the state.
• ₹2,432 crore central financial support approved for AP; covers 13,426 Gram Panchayats and >5 lakh rural Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections.
• Significance for UPSC: Operationalises the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (DBN replaces USOF), federal cooperation in rural digital infrastructure, and the State-Led Model under ABP.