PM VANI Yojna is related with
- (a)Censorship in Print and Digital Media
- (b)Development of Lok Sangeet
- (c)Audio-Visual Release of Lok Sabha
- (d)Availability of Wi-fi in Public places
Correct — D, Availability of Wi-Fi in Public places. PM-WANI stands for Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface. Approved by the Union Cabinet on 9 December 2020, it aims to expand public Wi-Fi access across India through a network of Public Data Offices (PDOs) that set up and operate Wi-Fi hotspots in public places. The scheme requires no licence or registration fee for the last-mile Wi-Fi providers, so it directly concerns the availability of public Wi-Fi.
- (a)Censorship in Print and Digital Media — Wrong — PM-WANI has nothing to do with media regulation or censorship; it is a public Wi-Fi connectivity scheme.
- (b)Development of Lok Sangeet — Wrong — the scheme is unrelated to folk music (Lok Sangeet); it concerns internet/Wi-Fi infrastructure.
- (c)Audio-Visual Release of Lok Sabha — Wrong — this refers to Parliamentary broadcasting, not PM-WANI; PM-WANI is about public Wi-Fi hotspots.
PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) is a framework, approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2020, to proliferate broadband internet through public Wi-Fi hotspots. It works through a layered ecosystem: Public Data Offices (PDOs) run the hotspots; Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) handle authorisation and accounting; App Providers register users and discover nearby hotspots; and a Central Registry (maintained by C-DoT) keeps the records. Small shops can become PDOs with no licence or registration fee.
The name 'PM VANI/WANI' can be mistaken for schemes about media (censorship), music (Lok Sangeet) or Parliament (audio-visual release). Anchor on the full form — Wi-Fi Access Network Interface — which immediately points to public Wi-Fi, eliminating the other three options.
- PM-WANI = Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface.
- Approved by the Union Cabinet on 9 December 2020 to spread public Wi-Fi.
- Delivered via Public Data Offices (PDOs), PDO Aggregators (PDOAs), App Providers and a Central Registry.
- No licence or registration fee is required for the last-mile Wi-Fi providers (PDOs).
- Public Data Office (PDO) — sets up & runs the Wi-Fi hotspot
- PDO Aggregator (PDOA) — authorisation & accounting
- App Provider — user registration & hotspot discovery
- User — accesses Wi-Fi at a public place
PM-WANI delivers Wi-Fi in public places → option (d).
- Guessing the theme from a similar-sounding name (VANI/WANI) instead of the full form
- Confusing PM-WANI (Wi-Fi) with unrelated media or cultural schemes
UPPSC & UPSC ask 'Scheme X is related to' — learn the full form; PM-WANI's expansion (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) hands you the answer.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Under the PM-WANI framework, the entity that sets up and operates the public Wi-Fi hotspot is called the
- (a)Public Data Office (PDO)
- (b)Internet Service Provider
- (c)Central Registry
- (d)App Provider
Answer(a) Public Data Office (PDO) — PDOs run the last-mile Wi-Fi hotspots without any licence or registration fee.
- practice — not a real PYQ
PM-WANI, approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2020, is aimed at
- (a)Rural electrification
- (b)Proliferation of public Wi-Fi networks
- (c)Digital payments
- (d)Skill development
Answer(b) Proliferation of public Wi-Fi networks — PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface expands broadband through public hotspots.