Bengaluru  – The State Cabinet, in an effort to promote e-governance, has cleared Rs. 800 crore second phase of Karnataka State Wide Area Network (KSWAN) which aims to connect 10,000 government offices  in the State.

Addressing presspersons at Vidhana Soudha yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said that the  Wipro Technologies had bagged the contract of Rs. 615 crore for implementing the project while BSNL got the contract to provide broadband service for Rs. 185 crore for a period of 5 years.

KSWAN Network will provide LAN and WAN services using MPLS technology within the network and bandwidth of service provider. The network envisages establishing most reliable fault-free video, voice and data communication services to all Government offices in State.  

The various Government offices at State, District and Taluks are connected on Horizontal level to respective KSWAN POPs. Presently more than 4000 offices of 56 Departments including Chief Minister’s Office, Governor’s Office, High Court, Police, Judicial Courts & Prisons, Treasuries, Stamp & Registration,  Transport, Agriculture, Education, Health, Food & Civil Supplies, Municipal Administration, etc., have been brought under the umbrella of KSWAN for extending citizen-oriented services of Government.