Lok Sabha Question No. 704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Telecommunication Services in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 704 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH      DECEMBER, 2017

## TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES IN MADHYA PRADESH

- †704.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of mobile towers in Madhya Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government to make arrangements for installing mobile towers in remote villages of Madhya Pradesh and the time by which the vision of communication revolution is likely to be fulfilled in such villages;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  finalised  the  project  report  with  regard  to  the implementation of Bharat Net Project in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the said report is likely to be finalised; and
- (d) the fund that is likely to be allocated for the aforementioned project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The total number of mobile towers in Madhya Pradesh  is  at Annexure A.
- (b) The Department is in the process of preparing a strategy to cover all uncovered inhabited villages having population of 100 or more. The Department of Telecommunications  has  initiated  an  exercise  to  find  the  uncovered  villages  through Department's  user  friendly  portal  from  the  states.    The  Department  has  developed  a user friendly web portal with URL ( http://202.56.229.46/TSP\_DoT /login.aspx) to enable the  Block  Development  Officers(BDOs)  upload  the  status  of  connectivity  of  villages. BDOs are accessing the portal with the help of a unique password, which was sent to them  by  the  Department.    They  are  uploading  the  status  of  connectivity  of  villages, falling  within  their  jurisdiction  of  the  Block.    After  verification  of  data,  there  are  2272 number of uncovered villages in Madhya Pradesh.  Once the strategy is finalized, the approval of Telecom Commission/Cabinet will be obtained and work would commence.

## (c) BharatNet status as on 10.12.2017

For  attaining  the  vision  of  Digital  India,  Bharat  Net  is  being  implemented  in  a phased manner for providing Broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (approx. 2,50,000) in the country. Government approved Bharat Net project (then called National Optical  Fibre  Network)  on  25.10.2011  for  effective  provision  of  at  least  100  Mbps bandwidth  in  all  the  Gram  Panchayat  (GPs)  to  be  used  by  all  categories  of  service providers on non-discriminatory basis. The project covered laying of incremental fibre for connecting to the existing BSNL Fibre, and the only media to be used for broadband connection  was  underground  Opical  Fibre  Cable  (OFC).  A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle (SPV) viz. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) was established on 25.02.2012 with  the  objective  to  create,  operate,  maintain  and  manage  BharatNet  infrastructure. BBNL  is  getting  the  project  executed  through  three  CPSUs  viz.  BSNL,  RailTel  and Powergrid.

To  address  the  shortcomings  in  the  initial  plan,  on  19.07.2017,  Government approved a modified strategy for implementing BharatNet in three Phases:

- Phase-I 1, 00,000 GPs under implementation, being executed by 3 CPSEs viz. BSNL, RailTel and PGCIL.
- Phase-II--The remaining 1,50,000 GPs (approx.) are targeted to be implemented by  March 2019.
- Phase-III--To upgrade the network to meet the future requirements.

The  implementation  of  the  Phase-II  is  being  done  through  States  and  private sector, in addition to CPSUs, as well as the connectivity is to be provided through an optimal  mix  of  underground/  aerial  OFC,  radio  and  satellite  media.  Further,  last  mile connectivity,  through  Wi-Fi  or  any  other  suitable  broadband  technology,  is  to  be provided to cover all the approx. 2,50,000 GPs in the country.

In Madhya Pradesh Bharat Net Phase - I is being under implementation through BSNL for 12,655 GPs and on 10.12.2017, 11,870 GPs have been connected by laying 35,450  Kms  underground  OFC.  The  number  of  service  ready  GPs  is  6921.  Balance 10,321  GPs  will  be  covered  in  BharatNet  Phase-II  and  will  be  implemented  through BSNL.

(d) Government  has  approved  the  project  at  a  total  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  42,068 Crore (exclusive  of  GST,  octroi  and  local  taxes)  which  includes  Rs.  11,148  Crore  for Phase-I and Rs. 30,920 crore for Phase-II and other activities, to be funded from USOF.

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| State                                                                      | District                                                                   | No. of Towers                                                              | No. of BTS                                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                             | AGAR                                                                       | 46                                                                         | 74                                                                         |
|                                                                            | ALIRAJPUR                                                                  | 43                                                                         | 75                                                                         |
|                                                                            | ANUPPUR                                                                    | 161                                                                        | 459                                                                        |
|                                                                            | ASHOKNAGAR                                                                 | 225                                                                        | 522                                                                        |
|                                                                            | BALAGHAT                                                                   | 368                                                                        | 1018                                                                       |
|                                                                            | BARWANI                                                                    | 267                                                                        | 775                                                                        |
|                                                                            | BETUL                                                                      | 471                                                                        | 1346                                                                       |
|                                                                            | BHIND                                                                      | 125                                                                        | 221                                                                        |
|                                                                            | BHOPAL                                                                     | 1528                                                                       | 5652                                                                       |
|                                                                            | BURHANPUR                                                                  | 115                                                                        | 439                                                                        |
|                                                                            | CHHATARPUR                                                                 | 667                                                                        | 1568                                                                       |
|                                                                            | CHHINDWARA                                                                 | 572                                                                        | 1743                                                                       |
|                                                                            | DAMOH                                                                      | 340                                                                        | 1017                                                                       |
|                                                                            | DATIA                                                                      | 470                                                                        | 1382                                                                       |
|                                                                            | DEWAS                                                                      | 508                                                                        | 1678                                                                       |
|                                                                            | DHAR                                                                       | 695                                                                        | 2349                                                                       |
|                                                                            | DINDORI                                                                    | 66                                                                         | 159                                                                        |
|                                                                            | GUNA                                                                       | 424                                                                        | 1186                                                                       |
|                                                                            | GWALIOR                                                                    | 1013                                                                       | 3486                                                                       |
|                                                                            | HARDA                                                                      | 154                                                                        | 535                                                                        |
|                                                                            | HOSHANGABAD                                                                | 515                                                                        | 1597                                                                       |
|                                                                            | INDORE                                                                     | 2111                                                                       | 7368                                                                       |
|                                                                            | JABALPUR                                                                   | 1011                                                                       | 3735                                                                       |
|                                                                            | JHABUA                                                                     | 325                                                                        | 953                                                                        |
|                                                                            | KATNI                                                                      | 361                                                                        | 1146                                                                       |
|                                                                            | KHANDWA                                                                    | 396                                                                        | 1170                                                                       |
|                                                                            | KHARGONE                                                                   | 511                                                                        | 1473                                                                       |
|                                                                            | MANDLA                                                                     | 232                                                                        | 639                                                                        |
|                                                                            | MANDSAUR                                                                   | 501                                                                        | 1527                                                                       |
|                                                                            | MORENA                                                                     | 648                                                                        | 1838                                                                       |
|                                                                            | NARSINGHPUR                                                                | 323                                                                        | 963                                                                        |
|                                                                            | NEEMUCH                                                                    | 237                                                                        | 808                                                                        |
|                                                                            | PANNA                                                                      | 277                                                                        | 663                                                                        |
|                                                                            | RAISEN                                                                     | 381                                                                        | 1266                                                                       |
|                                                                            | RAJGARH                                                                    | 406                                                                        | 1128                                                                       |
|                                                                            | RATLAM                                                                     | 494                                                                        | 1618                                                                       |
|                                                                            | REWA                                                                       | 579                                                                        | 1961                                                                       |

Contd…4/-

| SAGAR       | 769         | 2254        |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| SATNA       | 669         | 2111        |
| SEHORE      | 405         | 1265        |
| SEONI       | 329         | 947         |
| SHAHDOL     | 395         | 1169        |
| SHAJAPUR    | 426         | 1230        |
| SHEOPUR     | 129         | 350         |
| SHIVPURI    | 562         | 1394        |
| SIDHI       | 417         | 1293        |
| SINGRAULI   | 96          | 228         |
| TIKAMGARH   | 331         | 1005        |
| UJJAIN      | 786         | 2721        |
| UMARIA      | 155         | 414         |
| VIDISHA     | 433         | 1280        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total | 23468 73198 |

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