Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Implementation of Bharat Net Project
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2570 TO BE ANSWERED ON  3 RD  JANUARY, 2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF BHARATNET PROJECT

2570. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has monitored the status of implementation of Bharat Net project in all Gram Panchayats for effective rollout of various initiatives under the Digital India programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, especially for the State of Punjab;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  instituted  an  independent  body  to  check  the implementation  status  and  to  ensure  mobile  and  broadband  connectivity  to  deficient areas in Punjab and other such States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Government is monitoring the status of implementation of BharatNet project in all Gram Panchayats. The State-wise details of the implementation status of BharatNet  project is at Annexure. In Punjab,  as  on  24.12.2017,  Optical  Fibre connectivity has been provided to 7,339 GPs by laying 11,153 km Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) and 5,085 GPs are Service Ready.
- (c) & (d) Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), which is the executing agency of  the  Project,  monitors  the  BharatNet  project.  Two  committees  in  Department  of Telecommunications have been set up for monitoring and issue resolution. These are:
- (i)  Empowered Committee under Secretary, Department of Telecommunications
- (ii)  Steering  Committee  headed  by  Administrator,  Universal  Service  Obligation Fund (USOF)

TERM Cells located in  States oversee  and  evaluate,  operation  and  functioning  of Telecom networks.

## State/UT-wise status of BharatNet (as on 24.12.2017)

| S. No   | State/UT             | GPs for which Optical Fibre Cable Laid   | Optical Fibre Cable Laid   | No. of Service Ready GPs   |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         | Units                | GPs                                      | (Km)                       | GPs                        |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0                                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       | 283                                      | 766                        | 0                          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 402                                      | 1116                       | 14                         |
| 4       | Assam                | 1435                                     | 4223                       | 1357                       |
| 5       | Bihar                | 4969                                     | 13379                      | 4958                       |
| 6       | Chandigarh           | 12                                       | 19                         | 13                         |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         | 3547                                     | 10597                      | 3024                       |
| 8       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0                                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 9       | Daman & Diu          | 5                                        | 7                          | 0                          |
| 10      | Gujarat              | 5234                                     | 11928                      | 3967                       |
| 11      | Haryana              | 5931                                     | 11005                      | 5714                       |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh     | 190                                      | 556                        | 156                        |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 243                                      | 494                        | 166                        |
| 14      | Jharkhand            | 1951                                     | 5253                       | 1348                       |
| 15      | Karnataka            | 6069                                     | 12935                      | 6063                       |
| 16      | Kerala               | 1129                                     | 830                        | 1129                       |
| 17      | Lakshadweep          | 0                                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh       | 11920                                    | 35750                      | 9101                       |
| 19      | Maharashtra          | 12983                                    | 29042                      | 12854                      |
| 20      | Manipur              | 234                                      | 484                        | 93                         |
| 21      | Meghalaya            | 214                                      | 564                        | 97                         |
| 22      | Mizoram              | 91                                       | 526                        | 18                         |
| 23      | Nagaland             | 550                                      | 1787                       | 61                         |
| 24      | Odisha               | 3237                                     | 8948                       | 2397                       |
| 25      | Puducherry           | 98                                       | 92                         | 101                        |
| 26      | Punjab               | 7339                                     | 11153                      | 5085                       |
| 27      | Rajasthan            | 7934                                     | 22651                      | 7917                       |
| 28      | Sikkim               | 0                                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu           | 0                                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| 30      | Telangana            | 2038                                     | 4488                       | 1945                       |
| 31      | Tripura              | 816                                      | 1680                       | 455                        |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh        | 25985                                    | 53887                      | 24822                      |
| 33      | Uttarakhand          | 1463                                     | 2983                       | 1403                       |
| 34      | West Bengal          | 1935                                     | 5404                       | 1781                       |
|         | Total                | 108237                                   | 252547                     | 96039                      |

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## Annexure

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