PM-WANI Gets Major Citizen-Friendly Upgrade to Make Public Wi-Fi Simpler and More Accessible

• PM-WANI (Prime Minister's Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) is a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) framework enabling unlicensed public Wi-Fi hotspots via local entrepreneurs.
• DoT introduced QR-based laptop login, short-duration plans (15/30/60 min) and standardised SSID nomenclature via Circulars 1 & 2/PM-WANI/2026 dated 22 May 2026.
• Relevant for GS-II (Govt schemes) and GS-III (IT, infrastructure, digital economy) as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) case study.