Sachin Kumar Yadav Appointed Managing Director of KFON

Sachin Kumar Yadav assumed the role of Managing Director for the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) on October 2, 2026. Yadav, who currently serves as the Director of the Kerala State IT Mission, also holds leadership positions at Technopark and the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre.

Simultaneously, KFON reached a milestone of 200,073 total connections. The network, which spans over 34,505 km, provides infrastructure to households, government offices, businesses, and Below the Poverty Line families, supported by approximately 3,800 local network providers.

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