District GRAMSAT Scheme

The respective state governments incur expenditure on GRAMSAT Scheme. The contribution of Indian Space Research Organization is to provide the necessary bandwidth for GRAMSAT project. The estimated value of this bandwidth is Rs 3 Crores per year. The GRAMSAT Scheme includes the tribal areas like Jhabua, Dhar and Barwani districts in Madhya Pradesh; Chamarajnagar District in Karnataka; Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput (KBK) region in Orissa; Panchmahal, Dang, Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts in Gujarat. The objectives of GRAMSAT schemes are currently pursued under EDUSAT programme.