Aruna Sundarajan takes over as Bharat Broadband chief

Kerala cadre 1982-batch IAS officer Aruna Sundarajan has taken over as the new Bharat Broadband Network Ltd chief. Sundarajan previously worked with the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation as a managing director. In her current role, she is responsible for accelerating the rollout of the Rs 21,000-crore national optic fibre network (NOFN) that envisages connecting 250,000 gram panchayats or village blocks across India via broadband.

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