◦  The Kerala Chief Minister, Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates the first phase of Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) on June 5, 2023.  

◦  This is an initiative to provide free and fast internet services to 20 lakhs below poverty-line families and 30,000 government institutions at affordable rates. 

◦  This could keep the people in Kerala linked by the thread of network irrespective of their monetary and social status and offer non-discriminatory services.     

◦  The Rs 1,611-crore KFON project is a joint venture of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Kerala State IIT Infrastructure Limited.     

 ◦  It was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2021 led by Central PSU Bharat Electronics Limited and PriceWaterhouseCoopers International Limited is the consultant of the project.    

◦  Hopefully this trailblazing intervention would definitely bear fruits.