Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Kerala Government approved setting up of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network Limited, the Joint Venture, to implement the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project, as a part of its programme to offer free internet to over 20 lakh poor families. The Kerala government has decided to establish the Joint Venture company to launch its new optic fibre pathway. This decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The K-FON initiative is implemented to offer fast internet connectivity to government offices and educational institutions and quality internet service to public at an affordable rate. The cabinet also approved the Memorandum of Association and the Article of the Association of the new company, to be set up by the Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited, the Kerala State Electricity Board and the state government.