Delhi Free Wi-Fi Scheme 2026 - 15 GB Free Data at Public Hotspots

Delhi Free Wifi Scheme 2026: Delhi government had started Free Wi-Fi Scheme at public places in the national capital. It was the largest Free Wifi project running anywhere in the world. The work on setting up 11,000 hotspots across Delhi was in progress. Earlier on 16 December 2019, around 100 hotspots were inaugurated to mark official launching of the Delhi government's free WiFi scheme. The state govt. had also started Delhi Free Wifi Scheme App download facility to connect to the wi-fi network.

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The state govt. of Delhi was soon going to fulfill its commitment to provide free wi-fi services to people at public places. All the Delhiites were to get free 15 GB data per month through a hotspot network across the city. This was one of the promises made by the AAP party ahead of the 2020 assembly elections.

Delhi govt. was working on a project to create more than 11,000 hotspots across the city. All the users within the radius of 100 metres were going to access internet absolutely free. Each user was to get 15 GB data monthly (1.5 GB / day) at a speed of 100 to 150 mbps with maximum 200 mbps under Delhi Free Wifi Scheme 2026. For connecting with wifi, each person had to make registration and subsequent login by entering Free Wifi Scheme username and password.

CM Free Wifi Scheme 2026 in Delhi

The Delhi cabinet had approved the continuation of the free Wi-Fi scheme in the city. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had set up Wi-Fi hotspots at 10,561 places in the national capital. Delhi was the first city in the world where the government provided free WiFi for the entire city.

Delhi Cabinet on CM Free Wi-Fi Scheme

Delhi cabinet had approved a proposal to implement free Wi-Fi scheme for providing quality internet services to the citizens of Delhi after a successful implementation in the first year. "The Kejriwal government has so far set up hotspots at 10,561 places in the capital. Delhi is the first city in the world where the government has provided free Wi-Fi facility for the entire city," the statement said. Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched the free Wi-Fi scheme from the ITO bus stop in December 2019.

The government had fixed a target of setting up 11,000 hotspots to provide free Wi-Fi across Delhi. So far, the hotspots have been installed at 10,561 places. "Out of these, 2,208 hotspots have been installed at bus stops, while 8,353 have been installed at other places. People are getting free Wi-Fi facility every 500 metres. Now, more than 21 lakh people can avail the free Wi-Fi facility simultaneously," the statement said.

According to officials, under the scheme, every person was to be given 15 GB of data every month for free. Maximum 1.5 GB data was to be given per day for free. "Each hotspot has a radius of 100 metres. On an average, Wi-Fi at the speed of 100 to 200 Mbps is being provided," the statement said. Delhi government was committed to provide free Wi-Fi facility to the public. The work of installation of 10561 hot-spots had been completed and activated to give free Wi-Fi access to citizens.

Delhi Free Wifi Scheme App Download

The state govt. had also launched Delhi Free Wifi App which could be downloaded through which users could upload their KYC (know your customer) details. An OTP would be received to activate the Wi-Fi connection.

In the initial stage, govt. proposed to setup hotspots at bus queue shelters, markets, residential colonies and other places with each constituency getting 100. The first 100 hotspots were set up at Kashmere Gate Metro station and ISBT, ITO bus stand, Mandi House bus stand, Delhi Secretariat, Indraprashtha Metro station, and Adarsh Nagar (18), Badali (19), Moti Nagar (10), Seemapuri (16) and Shahdara (18) assembly constituencies. The switch over from one hotspot to other was automatic.

Delhi Free Wi-Fi Scheme Implementation

After the inauguration of the first batch of 100 hotspots on 16 December 2019, hotspots were set up every week. Several users could access internet concurrently at each hotspot. The state govt. was to learn from its experience of 1st phase of Free Wi-Fi Scheme and create more hotspots (if necessary) in subsequent phases.

Delhi Free Wifi Scheme 2026 was running on OpEx (operating expense) service model. The complete capital investment in setting up the infrastructure was to be made by the vendor. The state government was to bear the operating cost of approx. Rs. 100 crore per annum. The Wi-Fi scheme was based on a rent model and the government was to pay monthly rental for each hotspot to a company handling the project.

Safety Measures to Prevent Misuse of Free Wi-Fi Facility

In order to check the misuse of Free Wi-Fi facility, CM said that the state govt. would make sure that adequate safety measures would be taken. Although most mobile phone users have internet access on their phones, youths were still asking questions on when they would start getting free Wi-Fi facility. So, the govt. was working hard to speed up the project.

The Wi-Fi hotspots were also going to be connected with the CCTV cameras being installed across the city. The response of general public regarding cameras was overwhelmingly positive. However, the BJP party had termed the announcement of providing free Wi-Fi and installation of additional CCTV cameras in 2nd phase as a mere gimmick.

For public Wi-Fi access now, the central government's PM-WANI scheme provides free broadband through public hotspots across the country.