All 1,500 institutes of Higher Learning & Research to be Linked with National Knowledge Network by March, 2012

The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Union Budget for 2011-12 has announced that the connectivity under National Knowledge Network (NKN) to all 1,500 Institutions of Higher Learning and Research through optical fiber backbone would be provided by March, 2012.

The Finance Minister pointed out that 190 Institutes would be connected to NKN during the current year.

The NKN was approved in March, 2010.