PM WANI Yojana Features
पब्लिक डेटा ऑफिस (PDO)
It will establish, maintain, and operate only WANI compliant Wi-Fi Access Points and deliver broadband services to subscribers.
पब्लिक डेटा ऑफिस एग्रीगेटर (PDOA)
It will be an aggregator of PDOs and perform the functions relating to Authorization and Accounting.
App प्रदाता
It will develop an App to register users and discover WANI compliant Wi-Fi hotspots in the nearby area and display the same within the App for accessing the internet service.
केंद्रीय रजिस्ट्री
It will maintain the details of App Providers, PDOAs, and PDOs. To begin with, the Central Registry will be maintained by C-DoT.
PM WANI Scheme Objectives
Prime Minister’s WiFi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) was launched by the Department of Telecommunication in December 2020. The scheme aims to enhance the proliferation of public WiFi hotspots to create robust digital communications infrastructure in the country, especially in rural areas.
The PM-WANI scheme, announced by the Department of Telecommunications last month, aims to increase internet connectivity across the country by implementing a decentralised system of public access points. We decided to create an explainer analysing the scheme in which we discuss how, while a step towards the right direction, the scheme faces both foundational and implementational challenges.
PM WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) is a scheme meant to increase Wi-fi access throughout the country. The WANI framework contains the following components:
- Public Data Office (PDO): It will establish, maintain, and operate only WANI compliant Wi-Fi Access Points and deliver broadband services to subscribers.
- Public Data Office Aggregator (PDOA): It will be an aggregator of PDOs and perform the functions relating to Authorization and Accounting.
- App Provider: It will develop an App to register users and discover WANI compliant Wi-Fi hotspots in the nearby area and display the same within the App for accessing the internet service.
- Central Registry: It will maintain the details of App Providers, PDOAs, and PDOs. To begin with, the Central Registry will be maintained by C-DoT.
The scheme shall work in the following manner:
- Any entity desirous of becoming a PDO sets up a Wi-Fi access point by purchasing network services from a service provider.
- The PDO registers with a PDOA that is registered on the App.
- Now, any potential user in the vicinity of a Wi-Fi access point, after registering and authenticating themself on the App, selects a PDO to connect to.
- This request is sent to the relevant PDOA who, after, authenticating the user, will display tariff plans to the user.
- Once the payment has been made to the PDOA, the PDOA registers the user and provides them with the requisite Wi-Fi access.
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Achievements of PM WANI
- As previously stated, the first and most significant achievement of PM WANI is the introduction of the scheme in 100 railway stations across 22 states in India
- PM WANI framework is also one of the achievements as it contributes to the successful wifi scheme in India.
- Accessing WANI WIFI where it is available by simply downloading an application from the play store is also one of the best and most convenient methods.
- The data plans available through the WANI WIFI scheme are very low in comparison to regular wifi and internet plans.
- The number of internet subscribers increased by 0.79% in June 2020 compared to the previous quarter and by 4.2% compared to December 2019.
- Today, there are more than 50,000 PM WANI hotspots; Very soon, more than two million PM WANI hotspots will be deployed
- With the deployment of the PM WANI scheme, more than 25 million job opportunities can be obtained
- Payment for the PM WANI internet plans is currently done through UPI (Unified Payment Interface)
- Users can create an account and login using a One-time password, which is also very successful and has had no downtime until today.
These are some of PM WANI’s major accomplishments, and RailTel has announced that many more features, such as much cheaper plans, the replacement of One Time Password (OTP) with Know Your Customer (KYC), and the expansion of PM WANI wifi hotspots across the country, will be launched very soon.
Key Points about PM-WANI Scheme
- Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a cordless technology that enables computers, tablets, mobile devices, printers, scanners, and other devices to connect to the internet.
- RailTel launched the PM-WANI, a public-friendly service, in 100 railway stations across 22 states in India.
- The PM-WANI scheme enables people to connect to the internet via fast public Wi-Fi services and low price.
- The framework developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) is the main reason for the successful implementation of this scheme
- A framework is nothing more than a structure that we use to design any software/product.
- Android users can connect to the internet by installing the free ‘Wi-DOT’ app from the Google Play store.
- Currently, we must provide the OTP (One Time Password) every time we access the internet via the PM-WANI scheme, which is not recommended because there may be times when we are unable to receive messages.
- In light of the foregoing, RailTel will soon replace OTP authentication with KYC (Know Your Customer), which does not require OTP to connect.
- As of June 2020, the number of internet subscribers increased by 0.79% compared to the previous quarter and by 4.2% compared to December 2019.
- The number of urban and rural subscribers increased to 455.98 million and 293.09 million, respectively.
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