As part of its digitalization initiative, the Punjab government has tied up with Reliance Jio to offer free Wi-Fi facility in all technical colleges in the state,
Reliance Jio has signed an MoU with the Punjab government to offer free Wi-Fi facility in all government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), polytechnics and engineering colleges of the state. Reliance Jio would set up the infrastructure and provide its services free of cost. Additionally, the company will also bear the cost of equipment and electricity required for the functioning of Wi-Fi.
The Punjab government Technical Education minister Charanjit Singh Channi said that all the principals of respective colleges have been directed to provide suitable space and security for Wi-Fi and other relevant network equipment. He also said that all objectionable websites would be blocked as per Government of India’s directions.