India’s digital ambition hits a wall. A parliamentary probe reveals that of 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats, only 78,899 have active BharatNet PoPs.

Despite massive infrastructure spending, the rollout remains dangerously uneven. The committee warns that without urgent state-level audits and execution overhauls, the dream of universal rural broadband will remain a stalled promise.

Infrastructure exists, but the last-mile connection is failing.