Goa could become the first Indian state to be fully connected through a high-bandwidth broadband network, according to this Mint article. Although that may sound like a major achievement, it just may not be considering Goa is India’s smallest state.

The government has tied up with Bangalore-based tech solutions company United Telecom Ltd for the project, which will involve using optic fibre cables and wireless technologies across the state and linking some 200 computer kiosks that deliver government services to the state’s residents.

The first phase of the Goa broadband network, connecting every taluka and district with 10gbps bandwidth is already complete, while the second phase, connecting panchayats in 403 villages with 1gbps connectivity, will be complete by December. Every household will get bandwidth of 2-10mbps by March.

I think the Goa government, which has a budget of Rs100 to Rs150 crore for this project, is a little overambitious with the March deadline considering that considerably smaller projects such as Wi-Fi plans for Connought Place in Delhi, which was to be completed in Jan 1 2007, is yet to bear fruition.