Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day said that in coming 1000 days, every village of the nation will be connected with optical fibre.
"Only 5 dozen village panchayats were connected with optical fibre before 2014.
In the last 5 years, 1.5 Lakh village panchayats have been connected with optical fibre.
In the coming 1000 days, every village of the nation will be connected with optical fibre," said Modi.