🔆 PM-WANI (Prime Minister WiFi Network Interface) 📍 Launched: 2020 📍 Objective: ✅ To enhance the proliferation of public Wi-Fi hotspots to create robust digital communications infrastructure, especially in rural areas. 📍 PM-WANI Ecosystem: Consists of four parts: ✅ Public Data Office (PDO) ✅ Public Data Office Aggregator (PDOA) ✅ App Provider ✅ Central Registry 📍 Roles: ✅ PDO establishes the Wi-Fi Hotspots and provides internet access to users. ✅ PDOA provides authorisation and accounting services to PDOs. ✅ The App Provider displays the available hotspots in the phone’s proximity. ✅ The Central Registry, overseen by the Centre for Development of Telematics, maintains details of App Providers, PDOs, and PDOAs. 📍 How can individuals access the PM-WANI internet? ✅ To access public hotspots under the scheme, one needs to download a relevant App that shows available networks. ✅ The user can then choose from a list of available connections and make a payment to use the network. ✅ The user can access the network till his/her balance is exhausted. #government_schemes