Consider the following statements about BharatNet:
1. Its objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education,e-banking, Internet and other services to the rural India.
2. It is funded by the World Bank.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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The correct option is A 1 only
BharatNet is a project that aimed to establish, a highly scalable network infrastructure accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, to provide on demand, affordable broadband connectivity of 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps for all households. It was launched by Ministry of Communication and IT. The objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking, Inter-net and other services to the rural India. The entire project is being funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was set up for improving telecom services in rural and remote areas of the country.

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Consider the following statements about BharatNet:1. Its objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education,e-banking, Internet and other services to the rural India.2. It is funded by the World Bank.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about BharatNet:
1. Its objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education,e-banking, Internet and other services to the rural India.
2. It is funded by the World Bank.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?