Mysuru: BSNL, Mysuru, will organise ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ convention tomorrow at 2.30 pm in Kalamandira, said K.L. Jairam, Principal General Manager, BSNL, Mysuru.

Addressing press persons at his office here today, he said that the event will be attended by MP Pratap Simha, former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad and SVYM Founder Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, who will deliberate on various development activities of the Central Government including Digital India and others.

Jairam added that the event was organised as part of the ongoing similar BSNL convention at 583 different locations in the country. He said that representatives of 83 Central Government Departments and PSUs will take part. Deliberating on the works taken up by BSNL Mysuru, he said that all 365 Gram Panchayats in Mysuru Telecom District comprising Mysuru and Chamarajanagar were provided with high-speed internet facilities and works on other 44 GPs would be completed in a month.

“BSNL is also working on installed Optical Fiber Cables (OFCs) to provide quality internet. Currently, we have been providing 20-40 mbps internet and there is a demand for 50 mbps from the customers.  BSNL, which has 65,000 customers in Mysuru region, has been providing 300-400 new connections every month and our aim is to increase the same to 1,000 connections. The broadband connection has also gone up to 25,000 in Mysuru telecom district,” added Jairam. He said there was a huge demand for wireless connections as BSNL was providing  quality service.

BSNL DGMs Rangaswamy and Sardar Ahmed, AGMs Hanumanth Rao Hungund, Gururaj Omargikar and R.S Hedge and CAO Sheshadri were present.