Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Broadband Connectivity of Gram Panchayats in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.690 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2017

## BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY OF GRAM PANCHAYATS IN MAHARASHTRA

690.   SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:
2. Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) the total  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  in  Maharashtra  where  broadband connectivity has still not reached, the details thereof, district-wise; (b) the names of cities in Rajasthan where BSNL is providing 4G facility, the details thereof; and the action plan formulated by Government to take internet services to the rural

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Details under BharatNet are enclosed in the Annexure .
- (b) BSNL has not yet launched 4G services so far.
- (c) BharatNet is being implemented for providing broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (approx. 2,50,000) in the country, including Maharashtra.  Under Phase-I, 1,00,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are being connected by laying Optical Fibre Cable (OFC).    Out  of  total  27,737  Gram    Panchayats  (GPs)  in    Maharashtra,  15,301    GPs have been taken up in BharatNet  Phase-1. The balance GPs will be taken up in Phase II of BharatNet project.

As  on  09.07.2017,  a  total  of  25,129  Km  (covering  11,843  GPs)  Optical  Fibre Cable  (OFC)  has  been  laid.    1,992  GPs  have  been  provided  with  broadband connectivity in Maharashtra.

- (c) areas of Maharashtra?

## Annexure

| Sl No   | District Name   |   Total No. of GPs in the District |   Total No. of GPs in the District (Phase-I ) |   GPs Lit |   Pending BB connectivity in GPs |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Ahmednagar      |                               1315 |                                           235 |        88 |                             1227 |
| 2       | Akola           |                                539 |                                           145 |         0 |                              539 |
| 3       | Amravati        |                                845 |                                           442 |       125 |                              720 |
| 4       | Aurangabad(M H) |                                854 |                                           364 |        15 |                              839 |
| 5       | Beed            |                               1025 |                                          1025 |       313 |                              712 |
| 6       | Bhandara        |                                548 |                                           542 |        50 |                              498 |
| 7       | Buldana         |                                867 |                                           277 |         0 |                              867 |
| 8       | Chandrapur      |                                843 |                                           335 |       165 |                              678 |
| 9       | Dhule           |                                551 |                                           550 |         0 |                              551 |
| 10      | Gadchiroli      |                                466 |                                           251 |         0 |                              466 |
| 11      | Gondia          |                                560 |                                           560 |       162 |                              398 |
| 12      | Hingoli         |                                565 |                                           111 |         0 |                              565 |
| 13      | Jalgaon         |                               1077 |                                           668 |         0 |                             1077 |
| 14      | Jalna           |                                781 |                                           781 |         0 |                              781 |
| 15      | Kolhapur        |                               1029 |                                           641 |        40 |                              989 |
| 16      | Latur           |                                787 |                                           432 |         3 |                              784 |
| 17      | Nagpur          |                                776 |                                           776 |       761 |                               15 |
| 18      | Nanded          |                               1320 |                                           354 |         0 |                             1320 |
| 19      | Nandurbar       |                                502 |                                           502 |        53 |                              449 |
| 20      | Nashik          |                               1253 |                                           612 |        34 |                             1219 |
| 21      | Osmanabad       |                                621 |                                           621 |         0 |                              621 |
| 22      | Parbhani        |                                704 |                                           286 |         0 |                              704 |
| 23      | Pune            |                               1399 |                                           853 |         0 |                             1399 |
| 24      | Raigarh(MH)     |                                825 |                                           820 |       130 |                              695 |
| 25      | Ratnagiri       |                                851 |                                           386 |         0 |                              851 |
| 26      | Sangli          |                                706 |                                           537 |         0 |                              706 |
| 27      | Satara          |                               1502 |                                           530 |        53 |                             1449 |
| 28      | Sindhudurg      |                                431 |                                           362 |         0 |                              431 |
| 29      | Solapur         |                               1028 |                                           366 |         0 |                             1028 |
| 30      | Thane           |                                946 |                                           240 |         0 |                              946 |
| 31      | Wardha          |                                525 |                                           311 |         0 |                              525 |
| 32      | Washim          |                                492 |                                           154 |         0 |                              492 |
| 33      | Yavatmal        |                               1204 |                                           232 |         0 |                             1204 |
|         | Total           |                              27737 |                                         15301 |      1992 |                            25745 |

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