Citizens in India's tech hub would soon get free wireless connectivity to access internet in public places, as the city civic body plans to set up about 400 Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) hotspots, said an official on Wednesday.

"Free Wi-Fi will be provided to the people with the state government's assistance in setting up 400 hotspots across the city, our offices and bus stands," Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) tax and finance committee chairman M. Mahadev said citing the budget outlay for fiscal 2018-19 from April 1.