• Project GANGA to develop 8,000 to 10,000 Digital Service Providers – who will provide services including wired broadband to homes and enterprises
  • Initiative aimed at empowering youth; with a strong emphasis on women participation
  • To generate over 100,000 jobs across the State of UP, strengthening digital education & healthcare across the state
  • Expand digital infrastructure to connect over 2 million households in next 2–3 years

Lucknow : OneOTT Intertainment Ltd. (OIL), the broadband vertical of Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd. (HGS), part of the Hinduja Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Transformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP), for the rollout of Project GANGA (Government Assisted Network for Growth & Advancement), a large-scale digital inclusion initiative in the state.

The MoU was signed by Sh. Manoj Kumar Singh, CEO, STC, and Vynsley Fernandes, Whole-Time Director, HGS and MD & CEO, OIL, in the presence of Sh. Suresh Kumar Khanna, the honourable Minister for Finance & Parliamentary Affairs, senior officials from the Finance Ministry, STC and other dignitaries.

Project GANGA is focused on empowering youth, enabling 8,000-10,000 local entrepreneurs at the Nyaya Panchayat level to operate as independent Digital Service Providers (DSPs) providing high speed broadband access across UP. The initiative, which is expected to include a significant number of women entrepreneurs will connect over 2 million households in the next 2–3 years and generate direct and indirect employment for more than 100,000 individuals. It will boost the governments initiatives of expanding digital education and healthcare. DSPs will receive structured support including training, financing assistance, network build-out and technology enablement.

Sh. Manoj Kumar Singh, CEO, STC, said, “Project GANGA is a significant step toward expanding inclusive digital infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh. The initiative aligns with the Government of Uttar Pradesh’s digital vision to improve access to digital education, healthcare and government services, while enabling MSMEs and enterprises with reliable, high-speed connectivity. By empowering local entrepreneurs, the program will strengthen service delivery and ensure affordable digital access for underserved communities.”

Vynsley Fernandes, Whole-Time Director, HGS and MD & CEO, OIL, said, “This initiative reflects our long-term commitment to enabling digital access and economic opportunity at scale. By combining the Government’s digital vision with OIL’s execution capabilities, we aim to expand connectivity while creating sustainable livelihoods through entrepreneurship. Project GANGA is structured as a multi-year program focused on entrepreneur onboarding, network deployment and workforce development.”

OIL brings strong execution capabilities to Project GANGA, supported by HGS and NXTDIGITAL’s national digital infrastructure footprint. Together, they connect more than 5 million homes across India and operate in over 4,500 pin codes spanning 1,500 cities and towns, working with 15,000+ franchise partners and leveraging over 2 lakh kilometres of fibre infrastructure.

The initiative aims to build a resilient digital ecosystem supporting broadband, IPTV, OTT, CCTV, satellite internet and cybersecurity solutions for households, businesses and public institutions.