New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Government promoted CSC SPV on Thursday said it will work in close coordination with Bharatnet custodian BBNL in connecting rural India with broadband network.

CSC at present has around 4 lakh common service centres that provide government services to people in rural India like Pradhan Mantri Aawaas Yojana, toilet scheme, farmers related policies, etc.

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"CSC, which has a network of around 4 lakh VLEs (village level entrepreneurs) mainly serving rural India, has been providing various government services to the masses and maintenance of BharatNet rural broadband is one of them. We are working in close coordination with BBNL in connecting rural India with a robust broadband network," CSC said in a statement.

The government-promoted firm denied a report published in a national daily that it has made any proposal to buy any stake in BBNL.

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"We have not submitted any proposal to the government to buy stake in BBNL. It is factually incorrect....we deny it. CSC SPV has not submitted any proposal either to the Ministry of Telecom or the PMO as mentioned in a media report for purchase of stake in the BBNL," the statement said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)