PM WANI : all about PM WANI, Public WiFi hot spots will be setup across the country

PM WANI : all about PM WANI, Public WiFi hot spots will be setup across the country




PM WANI : all about PM WANI, Public WiFi hot spots will be setup across the country


PM WANI i.e. Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface has been announced towards the Government of India. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has told how it will work across the country.


PDA and PDO will be set up across the country under PM WANI to be connected to public WIFI.


PM WANI : Government of India has announced the PM WANI scheme for public internet for the whole country. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has explained about this project of Public Wifi of the Government.

Under PM WANI, grocery stores will also be able to set up WiFi hot spots by taking internet from Internet service provider ie ISP. This scheme is actually for public wifi connectivity across the country, which has been approved by the cabinet.

Generally, wherever public WiFi is installed in the country, users complain that they are not working properly or there is a connectivity problem. Now it will be interesting to see how the focus is done on this problem under PM WANI. Let's know about PM WANI ..

How will PM WANI work?

Telecom Minister Ravi S Prasad has said that public data offices will be set up for PM WANI. PDO can be any kind of shop or small service providers.

 Public data offices can prepare hot spots for their network connectivity by taking internet from any internet service provider (ISP). Grocery stores or tea shops will also be able to sign up for this.

According to Ravi Shankar Prasad, no license or registration will be required to set up a public data office. It has also been said that there will not be registration fees for setting up PDO.

Public Data Office i.e. PDO is followed by the number of PDAs i.e. Public Data Aggregators. The PDA will have to register to install the default setup. However, they will not have to pay a fee. The government has said that the registration of PDA will be done within 7 days.

Wifi Access to General Public?

According to the government, an app ill be brought which will be available on the App Store. This app can also be downloaded from the government website. After downloading the app, you must first enter your information and sign up.

After signing up and authenticating yourself, you will be eligible to access public wifi. After the sign up process, the government will have public WiFi anywhere in the country, you will be able to connect it.


It is important to note that generally downloading of an app is not mandatory to connect to public wifi. To use public wifi, most people have to provide their phone number and internet can be used after the OTP arrives.

Entering your personal information on the special app to connect public wifi, this privacy choice will not be liked by people. However, in the coming time, it will be clear that what kind of information is being asked from users to sign up in this app.

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