Gyan Sanchar, is designed to bring affordable and cost effective services to rural India. Gyan Sanchar (which means 'Communicating Knowledge') is a pilot project, in 32 villages of Babai and Khirkiya tehsils of Hoshangabad and Harda districts of Madhya Pradesh. Twenty one villages from Hoshangabad and eleven villages from the tribal district of Harda have been selected for the pilot project.
       
 Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA), the project is a partnership, between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Government of Madhya Pradesh(GoMP) India and a Canadian business team comprising IBM Business Consulting Services and Sasktel International. The Project is working in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh Govt.