Lok Sabha Question No. 3539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Telephone Exchanges
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH   DECEMER, 2016

## TELEPHONE EXCHANGES

†3539. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of telephone exchanges in the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  telephone  exchanges  set  up  in  rural  areas  of  various  States during the current Five Year Plan;
- (c) the  places  where  telephones  are  not  functioning  properly  as  on  date,  Statewise;
- (d) the  details  of  telephone  exchanges modernised and upgraded so far, Statewise; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure proper functioning of these  telephone  exchanges  and  to  upgrade  the  existing  exchanges  with  latest technology?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  information  received  from  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and private Telecom Service Providers (TSP)  the  state  wise  details  of  wireline  telephone  exchanges  in  the  country  is  at Annexure-I.
- (b) Number of telephone exchanges set up in rural areas of various states during the current five-year plan by BSNL and MTNL is at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details are being collected.
- (d) State/Circle wise details of telephone exchanges modernized and upgraded by BSNL and MTNL is at Annexure-III.
- (e) Following steps are taken/being taken by BSNL to ensure proper functioning of these  telephone  exchanges  and  to  upgrade  the  existing  exchanges  with  latest technology:
- (i) Well  trained  staff  is  being  deployed  in  all  telephone  exchanges.  Routine maintenance  activities  are  scheduled  and  done  with  the  help  of  vendors  to ensure proper functioning of all telephone exchanges.
- (ii) Life expired battery sets with poor backup and burnt power plant modules are being replaced.
- (iii) Upgradation  of  the  Legacy  Public  Switched  Telephone  Network  (PSTN) exchanges with the Next Generation Network (NGN) exchanges will give the customers better communication facilities on wire line.

Annexure-I State/Circle wise details of wireline Telephone Exchanges

|   Sl No | CIRCLE NAME         |   Total number of Exchanges of PSUs (BSNL+MTNL) |   Total number of Exchanges of Private Telecom Service Providers |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman Nicobar     |                                              50 |                                                                0 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                            3123 |                                                               18 |
|       3 | Assam               |                                             570 |                                                                1 |
|       4 | Bihar               |                                            1196 |                                                                6 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh        |                                             561 |                                                                0 |
|       6 | Gujarat             |                                            2427 |                                                               15 |
|       7 | Haryana             |                                            1035 |                                                                8 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                            1073 |                                                                3 |
|       9 | Jammu & Kashmir     |                                             337 |                                                                1 |
|      10 | Jharkhand           |                                             485 |                                                                0 |
|      11 | Karnataka           |                                            2795 |                                                               20 |
|      12 | Kerala              |                                            1306 |                                                               10 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                            2463 |                                                               16 |
|      14 | Maharashtra         |                                            4526 |                                                               16 |
|      15 | North East-I        |                                             201 |                                                                1 |
|      16 | North East-II       |                                             206 |                                                                0 |
|      17 | Odisha              |                                            1082 |                                                                5 |
|      18 | Punjab              |                                            1484 |                                                               13 |
|      19 | Rajasthan           |                                            2081 |                                                                8 |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu          |                                            2003 |                                                               22 |
|      21 | Uttar Pradesh(East) |                                            2113 |                                                               11 |
|      22 | Uttar Pradesh(West) |                                             985 |                                                                9 |
|      23 | Uttarakhand         |                                             444 |                                                                0 |
|      24 | West Bengal         |                                            1364 |                                                                4 |
|      25 | Calcutta            |                                             487 |                                                                9 |
|      26 | Chennai             |                                             330 |                                                                0 |
|      27 | Delhi               |                                             338 |                                                               28 |
|      28 | Mumbai              |                                             255 |                                                               19 |

Contd….3/-

## Annexure-II

## WIRE LINE TELEPHONE EXCHANGES SET UP IN RURAL AREAS DURING CURRENT  FIVE YEAR PLAN BY BSNL AND MTNL

|   Sl No | CIRCLE NAME          | Telephone Exchanges set up in rural areas   | Telephone Exchanges set up in rural areas   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman Nicobar      |                                             | NIL                                         |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh       |                                             | 6                                           |
|       3 | Assam                |                                             | NIL                                         |
|       4 | Bihar                |                                             | 2                                           |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh         |                                             | NIL                                         |
|       6 | Gujarat              |                                             | 15                                          |
|       7 | Haryana              |                                             | 3                                           |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh     |                                             | 11                                          |
|       9 | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                             | 4                                           |
|      10 | Jharkhand            |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      11 | Karnataka            |                                             | 4                                           |
|      12 | Kerala               |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh       |                                             | 4                                           |
|      14 | Maharashtra          |                                             | 13                                          |
|      15 | North East-I         |                                             | 2                                           |
|      16 | North East-II        |                                             | 9                                           |
|      17 | Odisha               |                                             | 6                                           |
|      18 | Punjab               |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      19 | Rajasthan            |                                             | 5                                           |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu           |                                             | 12                                          |
|      21 | Uttar Pradesh (East) |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      22 | Uttar Pradesh (West) |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      23 | Uttarakhand          |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      24 | West Bengal          |                                             | 1                                           |
|      25 | Calcutta             |                                             | NIL                                         |
|      26 | Chennai              |                                             | 3                                           |
|      27 | Delhi                |                                             | Nil                                         |
|      28 | Mumbai               |                                             | Nil                                         |

Contd….4/-

## Annexure-III

|   Sl No | CIRCLE NAME         |   Telephon Exchanges modernised by PSUs (BSNL+MTNL) |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman Nicobar     |                                                   0 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                  59 |
|       3 | Assam               |                                                   3 |
|       4 | Bihar               |                                                   5 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh        |                                                   4 |
|       6 | Gujarat             |                                                  18 |
|       7 | Haryana             |                                                   6 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                   3 |
|       9 | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                                   2 |
|      10 | Jharkhand           |                                                   2 |
|      11 | Karnataka           |                                                  10 |
|      12 | Kerala              |                                                 101 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                  25 |
|      14 | Maharashtra         |                                                  33 |
|      15 | North East-I        |                                                   6 |
|      16 | North East-II       |                                                   2 |
|      17 | Odisha              |                                                  19 |
|      18 | Punjab              |                                                  11 |
|      19 | Rajasthan           |                                                  11 |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu          |                                                  24 |
|      21 | Uttar Pradesh(East) |                                                  13 |
|      22 | Uttar Pradesh(West) |                                                  17 |
|      23 | Uttarakhand         |                                                   3 |
|      24 | West Bengal         |                                                   5 |
|      25 | Calcutta            |                                                  11 |
|      26 | Chennai             |                                                  10 |
|      27 | Delhi               |                                                 338 |
|      28 | Mumbai              |                                                 255 |

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