Lok Sabha Question No. 2832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Mobile Towers in Villages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  JULY, 2019

## MOBILE TOWERS IN VILLAGES

## †2832. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of villages of the country where telecom towers have been installed during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and telecom company-wise;
- (b) the number of such towers targeted to be installed in the rural areas during the next financial year, State/UT-wise and telecom company-wise; and
- (c) the places where these towers are proposed to be established?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) Details of number of villages, where telecom towers have been installed, are not being maintained separately by the Department of Telecommunications. According to data collected from Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), State/UT-wise total number of villages provided with mobile services as on 31.03.2017, 31.03.2018 and 31.12.2018/30.04.2019/30.06.2019 as well as number of towers is given at Annexure-I (a to e).
- (b) & (c) There is plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by TSPs. State/UT -wise and TSP-wise details are given at Annexure-II .

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

## State/UT wise details for telecom coverage of Villages by M/s BSNL for last 2 years & current year

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31 st Mar' 2017)                    | Year 2016-17 (as on 31 st Mar' 2017)              | Year 2017-18 (as on 31 st Mar' 2018)                    | Year 2017-18 (as on 31 st Mar' 2018)              | Year 2018-19 (as on 31 st Dec' 2018)                    | Year 2018-19 (as on 31 st Dec' 2018)              |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT      | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | 12579                                                   | 2598                                              | 12651                                                   | 2628                                              | 12688                                                   | 2646                                              |
| 2         | Andaman& Nicobar       | 328                                                     | 104                                               | 342                                                     | 108                                               | 345                                                     | 109                                               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 2405                                                    | 115                                               | 2461                                                    | 125                                               | 2481                                                    | 131                                               |
| 4         | Assam                  | 20291                                                   | 857                                               | 20337                                                   | 900                                               | 20728                                                   | 940                                               |
| 5         | Bihar                  | 28045                                                   | 2382                                              | 28830                                                   | 2502                                              | 29064                                                   | 2516                                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh             | Urban area of Punjab Circle                             | Urban area of Punjab Circle                       |                                                         |                                                   |                                                         |                                                   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh           | 12398                                                   | 1230                                              | 12436                                                   | 1259                                              | 12624                                                   | 1428                                              |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 37                                                      | 0                                                 | 37                                                      | 0                                                 | 37                                                      | 0                                                 |
| 9         | Daman and Diu          | 18                                                      | 0                                                 | 18                                                      | 0                                                 | 18                                                      | 0                                                 |
| 10        | Delhi                  | (MTNL Area)                                             | (MTNL Area)                                       | (MTNL Area)                                             | (MTNL Area)                                       | (MTNL Area)                                             | (MTNL Area)                                       |
| 11        | Goa                    | 265                                                     | 49                                                | 304                                                     | 49                                                | 304                                                     | 61                                                |
| 12        | Gujarat                | 13183                                                   | 0                                                 | 13183                                                   | 0                                                 | 13025                                                   | 2                                                 |
| 13        | Haryana                | 4470                                                    | 1601                                              | 4479                                                    | 1617                                              | 4498                                                    | 1631                                              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh       | 17325                                                   | 1723                                              | 17640                                                   | 1861                                              | 18017                                                   | 2178                                              |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir         | 3689                                                    | 636                                               | 3989                                                    | 735                                               | 4099                                                    | 771                                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand              | 19345                                                   | 608                                               | 19623                                                   | 1361                                              | 19938                                                   | 1395                                              |
| 17        | Karnatka               | 19264                                                   | 3702                                              | 19302                                                   | 3717                                              | 19325                                                   | 3731                                              |
| 18        | Kerala                 | 1018                                                    | 922                                               | 1018                                                    | 922                                               | 1018                                                    | 922                                               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep            | 16                                                      | 4                                                 | 16                                                      | 4                                                 | 16                                                      | 4                                                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh         | 29697                                                   | 2193                                              | 29800                                                   | 2335                                              | 30375                                                   | 2608                                              |
| 21        | Maharasthra            | 20972                                                   | 1096                                              | 22068                                                   | 1101                                              | 22074                                                   | 1371                                              |
| 22        | Manipur                | 1122                                                    | 170                                               | 1136                                                    | 184                                               | 1143                                                    | 191                                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya              | 1160                                                    | 150                                               | 1236                                                    | 175                                               | 1418                                                    | 204                                               |
| 24        | Mizoram                | 260                                                     | 87                                                | 338                                                     | 88                                                | 350                                                     | 88                                                |
| 25        | Nagaland               | 436                                                     | 96                                                | 775                                                     | 121                                               | 974                                                     | 155                                               |

| Sr. No.   |                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31 st Mar' 2017)                    | Year 2016-17 (as on 31 st Mar' 2017)              | Year 2017-18 (as on 31 st Mar' 2018)                    | Year 2017-18 (as on 31 st Mar' 2018)              | Year 2018-19 (as on 31 st Dec' 2018)                    | Year 2018-19 (as on 31 st Dec' 2018)              |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT    | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 26        | Odisha               | 25987                                                   | 2233                                              | 26023                                                   | 2371                                              | 26161                                                   | 2406                                              |
| 27        | Puducherry           | 84                                                      | 54                                                | 84                                                      | 54                                                | 84                                                      | 54                                                |
| 28        | Punjab               | 11043                                                   | 2023                                              | 11333                                                   | 2052                                              | 11333                                                   | 2052                                              |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 26363                                                   | 2430                                              | 26372                                                   | 2439                                              | 26372                                                   | 2503                                              |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 368                                                     | 60                                                | 207                                                     | 60                                                | 207                                                     | 60                                                |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 12078                                                   | 2612                                              | 12078                                                   | 2621                                              | 12078                                                   | 2631                                              |
| 32        | Telangana            | 8336                                                    | 1885                                              | 8341                                                    | 1900                                              | 8352                                                    | 1913                                              |
| 33        | Tripura              | 749                                                     | 246                                               | 779                                                     | 266                                               | 829                                                     | 279                                               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh (East) | 71852                                                   | 3720                                              | 76184                                                   | 3778                                              | 76265                                                   | 4055                                              |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh (West) | 14331                                                   | 1628                                              | 14389                                                   | 1639                                              | 14509                                                   | 1663                                              |
| 36        | Uttarakhand          | 12220                                                   | 707                                               | 12598                                                   | 726                                               | 13147                                                   | 731                                               |
| 37        | West Bengal          | 25148                                                   | 1773                                              | 27038                                                   | 1810                                              | 27038                                                   | 1810                                              |
| Total     | Total                | 416882                                                  | 39694                                             | 427445                                                  | 41508                                             | 430934                                                  | 43239                                             |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

## State/UT wise details for telecom coverage of Villages by M/s Airtel for last 2 years & current year

Year 2018-19

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st March 2017)                    | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st March 2017)              | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st March 2018)                    | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st March 2018)              | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th April 2019)                    | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th April 2019)              |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    | 113                                                     | 28                                                | 137                                                     | 30                                                | 140                                                     | 32                                                |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 12159                                                   | 4443                                              | 12197                                                   | 4512                                              | 12364                                                   | 4675                                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1289                                                    | 215                                               | 1477                                                    | 241                                               | 1604                                                    | 294                                               |
| 4         | Assam               | 22718                                                   | 2737                                              | 22850                                                   | 2868                                              | 23129                                                   | 3231                                              |
| 5         | Bihar               | 38572                                                   | 6149                                              | 38604                                                   | 6238                                              | 38608                                                   | 6678                                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5                                                       | 4                                                 | 5                                                       | 4                                                 | 5                                                       | 5                                                 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 12159                                                   | 1412                                              | 12161                                                   | 1392                                              | 12172                                                   | 1458                                              |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 48                                                      | 19                                                | 48                                                      | 19                                                | 49                                                      | 21                                                |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 19                                                      | 9                                                 | 19                                                      | 9                                                 | 19                                                      | 8                                                 |
| 10        | Delhi               | 103                                                     | 59                                                | 103                                                     | 56                                                | 103                                                     | 61                                                |
| 11        | Goa                 | 224                                                     | 119                                               | 224                                                     | 122                                               | 226                                                     | 126                                               |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 15212                                                   | 3925                                              | 15220                                                   | 3983                                              | 15303                                                   | 4169                                              |
| 13        | Haryana             | 6505                                                    | 2384                                              | 6513                                                    | 2491                                              | 6533                                                    | 2543                                              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 15017                                                   | 1343                                              | 15050                                                   | 1418                                              | 15259                                                   | 1664                                              |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 5254                                                    | 1917                                              | 5258                                                    | 2011                                              | 5335                                                    | 2304                                              |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 23904                                                   | 1762                                              | 23962                                                   | 1803                                              | 24261                                                   | 1914                                              |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 25224                                                   | 6260                                              | 25310                                                   | 6536                                              | 25388                                                   | 6746                                              |
| 18        | Kerala              | 976                                                     | 3663                                              | 981                                                     | 3896                                              | 987                                                     | 4107                                              |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 2                                                       | 2                                                 | 2                                                       | 2                                                 | 2                                                       | 2                                                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 39233                                                   | 4600                                              | 39250                                                   | 4647                                              | 39271                                                   | 4730                                              |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 29374                                                   | 6878                                              | 29400                                                   | 6989                                              | 29427                                                   | 7159                                              |
| 22        | Manipur             | 997                                                     | 237                                               | 1186                                                    | 285                                               | 1231                                                    | 315                                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 2526                                                    | 353                                               | 2734                                                    | 363                                               | 2816                                                    | 400                                               |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 139                                                     | 120                                               | 174                                                     | 124                                               | 200                                                     | 135                                               |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 624                                                     | 230                                               | 695                                                     | 232                                               | 703                                                     | 236                                               |
| 26        | Odisha              | 35991                                                   | 4494                                              | 36177                                                   | 4639                                              | 36248                                                   | 4894                                              |

Year 2018-19

| Sr.   |                | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st March 2017)                    | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st March 2017)              | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st March 2018)                    | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st March 2018)              | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th April 2019)                    | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th April 2019)              |
|-------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | Name of State/ | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 27    | Punjab         | 12123                                                   | 3303                                              | 12137                                                   | 3367                                              | 12141                                                   | 3671                                              |
| 28    | Puducherry     | 90                                                      | 75                                                | 90                                                      | 74                                                | 90                                                      | 78                                                |
| 29    | Rajasthan      | 40401                                                   | 6210                                              | 40410                                                   | 6253                                              | 40434                                                   | 6406                                              |
| 30    | Sikkim         | 348                                                     | 119                                               | 351                                                     | 132                                               | 357                                                     | 147                                               |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu     | 14539                                                   | 6119                                              | 14590                                                   | 6332                                              | 14752                                                   | 6923                                              |
| 32    | Telangana      | 8978                                                    | 3185                                              | 8984                                                    | 3228                                              | 9205                                                    | 3360                                              |
| 33    | Tripura        | 661                                                     | 455                                               | 717                                                     | 459                                               | 719                                                     | 477                                               |
| 34    | Uttarakhand    | 10077                                                   | 763                                               | 10080                                                   | 791                                               | 10097                                                   | 869                                               |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh  | 94892                                                   | 11756                                             | 94897                                                   | 11767                                             | 94981                                                   | 12551                                             |
| 36    | West Bengal    | 37180                                                   | 5680                                              | 37210                                                   | 5809                                              | 37266                                                   | 6149                                              |
| Total | Total          | 507676                                                  | 91027                                             | 509203                                                  | 93122                                             | 511425                                                  | 98538                                             |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

## State/UT wise details for telecom coverage of Villages by M/s RJIO for last 2 years & current year

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                 | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Dec'2016)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Dec'2016)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Dec' 2017)                     | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Dec' 2017)               | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th June 2019)                     | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th June 2019)               |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT                 | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 4651                                                    | 4076                                              | 9983                                                    | 7022                                              | 14683                                                   | 9972                                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 100                                                     | 48                                                | 229                                                     | 81                                                | 543                                                     | 201                                               |
| 4         | Assam                    | 10702                                                   | 1777                                              | 19540                                                   | 3517                                              | 22698                                                   | 5477                                              |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 17142                                                   | 3242                                              | 32819                                                   | 7596                                              | 43910                                                   | 10700                                             |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 5                                                       | 257                                               | 5                                                       | 327                                               | 12                                                      | 328                                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 3904                                                    | 1424                                              | 10481                                                   | 2951                                              | 15876                                                   | 5277                                              |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 33                                                      | 27                                                | 34                                                      | 49                                                | 50                                                      | 70                                                |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | 17                                                      | 38                                                | 17                                                      | 56                                                | 28                                                      | 72                                                |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 101                                                     | 2994                                              | 103                                                     | 4860                                              | 112                                                     | 5721                                              |
| 11        | Goa                      | 153                                                     | 276                                               | 244                                                     | 477                                               | 350                                                     | 588                                               |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 4693                                                    | 5659                                              | 11053                                                   | 9570                                              | 16775                                                   | 15510                                             |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 3634                                                    | 3019                                              | 5956                                                    | 5501                                              | 6984                                                    | 7626                                              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 5486                                                    | 1105                                              | 10727                                                   | 2003                                              | 16078                                                   | 2814                                              |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 2318                                                    | 1905                                              | 4059                                                    | 3461                                              | 5413                                                    | 4336                                              |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 8862                                                    | 1971                                              | 18293                                                   | 3290                                              | 27771                                                   | 5674                                              |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 8568                                                    | 5417                                              | 17809                                                   | 10031                                             | 27564                                                   | 16258                                             |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 201                                                     | 5156                                              | 238                                                     | 6487                                              | 1476                                                    | 8429                                              |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 11121                                                   | 4028                                              | 27353                                                   | 8243                                              | 48528                                                   | 14653                                             |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 8537                                                    | 8831                                              | 22880                                                   | 15995                                             | 36577                                                   | 23430                                             |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 333                                                     | 199                                               | 545                                                     | 363                                               | 953                                                     | 619                                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 570                                                     | 203                                               | 1394                                                    | 409                                               | 2761                                                    | 791                                               |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | 11                                                      | 67                                                | 52                                                      | 135                                               | 174                                                     | 264                                               |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 178                                                     | 166                                               | 392                                                     | 299                                               | 677                                                     | 461                                               |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 12599                                                   | 2106                                              | 27467                                                   | 4477                                              | 38379                                                   | 7902                                              |

| Sr. No.   |               | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Dec'2016)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Dec'2016)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Dec' 2017)                     | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Dec' 2017)               | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th June 2019)                     | Year 2018-19 (as on 30th June 2019)               |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT      | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages |
| 27        | Pondicherry   | 47                                                      | 124                                               | 74                                                      | 188                                               | 100                                                     | 196                                               |
| 28        | Punjab        | 6763                                                    | 4694                                              | 11651                                                   | 7615                                              | 12694                                                   | 8564                                              |
| 29        | Rajasthan     | 9393                                                    | 5409                                              | 27066                                                   | 10416                                             | 39595                                                   | 15292                                             |
| 30        | Sikkim        | 51                                                      | 60                                                | 58                                                      | 75                                                | 266                                                     | 173                                               |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu    | 5283                                                    | 7001                                              | 11956                                                   | 12554                                             | 16056                                                   | 18019                                             |
| 32        | Telangana     | 2298                                                    | 4100                                              | 7309                                                    | 8240                                              | 9873                                                    | 9950                                              |
| 33        | Tripura       | 86                                                      | 188                                               | 357                                                     | 483                                               | 714                                                     | 855                                               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh | 37211                                                   | 10312                                             | 80117                                                   | 19664                                             | 105284                                                  | 30090                                             |
| 35        | Uttarakhand   | 988                                                     | 890                                               | 2540                                                    | 1707                                              | 5253                                                    | 2734                                              |
| 36        | West Bengal   | 14010                                                   | 5387                                              | 31240                                                   | 10749                                             | 40262                                                   | 15202                                             |
| Total     | Total         | 180049                                                  | 92156                                             | 394041                                                  | 168891                                            | 558469                                                  | 248248                                            |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

## State/UT wise details for telecom coverage of Villages by Idea Network for last 2 years & current year

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                       | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                 | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services                        | Total number of Towers installed for the villages                              |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 57                                                                             | 47                                                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 10909                                                   | 3308                                              | 11109                                                   | 3260                                              | 11340                                                                          | 4301                                                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 56                                                      | 5                                                 | 58                                                      | 7                                                 | 935                                                                            | 98                                                                             |
| 4         | Assam               | 8491                                                    | 1342                                              | 8407                                                    | 1314                                              | 14735                                                                          | 2836                                                                           |
| 5         | Bihar               | 35425                                                   | 5733                                              | 35161                                                   | 5710                                              | 37519                                                                          | 7405                                                                           |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5                                                       | 9                                                 | 5                                                       | 9                                                 | 5                                                                              | 9                                                                              |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 13197                                                   | 1871                                              | 13260                                                   | 1881                                              | 13234                                                                          | 2650                                                                           |
| 8         | Dadar& Nagar Haveli | 62                                                      | 7                                                 | 62                                                      | 7                                                 | 65                                                                             | 58                                                                             |
| 9         | Daman Diu           | 19                                                      | 12                                                | 19                                                      | 12                                                | 19                                                                             | 53                                                                             |
| 10        | Delhi               | 112                                                     | 22                                                | 112                                                     | 22                                                | 112                                                                            | 47                                                                             |
| 11        | Goa                 | 241                                                     | 171                                               | 260                                                     | 170                                               | 272                                                                            | 1134                                                                           |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 13341                                                   | 3503                                              | 12965                                                   | 3394                                              | 15016                                                                          | 5513                                                                           |
| 13        | Haryana             | 6471                                                    | 2245                                              | 6573                                                    | 2239                                              | 6600                                                                           | 3056                                                                           |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 11470                                                   | 898                                               | 11399                                                   | 894                                               | 11926                                                                          | 1005                                                                           |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 3029                                                    | 691                                               | 3090                                                    | 742                                               | 3536                                                                           | 842                                                                            |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 9877                                                    | 1029                                              | 9900                                                    | 1012                                              | 11228                                                                          | 1260                                                                           |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 22180                                                   | 4121                                              | 22001                                                   | 4083                                              | 22521                                                                          | 5394                                                                           |
| 18        | Kerala              | 1007                                                    | 4294                                              | 1007                                                    | 4345                                              | 1008                                                                           | 4834                                                                           |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 39419                                                   | 5183                                              | 39406                                                   | 5198                                              | 39611                                                                          | 5684                                                                           |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 32856                                                   | 7426                                              | 32924                                                   | 7484                                              | 34367                                                                          | 8956                                                                           |
| 22        | Manipur             | 559                                                     | 137                                               | 564                                                     | 138                                               | 586                                                                            | 309                                                                            |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 568                                                     | 121                                               | 572                                                     | 122                                               | 1275                                                                           | 145                                                                            |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 11                                                      | 29                                                | 22                                                      | 29                                                | 60                                                                             | 178                                                                            |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 199                                                     | 101                                               | 205                                                     | 114                                               | 256                                                                            | 312                                                                            |
| 26        | Odisha              | 15608                                                   | 2080                                              | 15393                                                   | 2032                                              | 19568                                                                          | 3199                                                                           |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 80                                                      | 28                                                | 81                                                      | 28                                                | 90                                                                             | 60                                                                             |

|         |               | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                       | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                 | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No. | Name of       | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services                        | Total number of Towers installed for the villages                              |
| 28      | Punjab        | 12323                                                   | 2856                                              | 12319                                                   | 2872                                              | 12366                                                                          | 3428                                                                           |
| 29      | Rajasthan     | 15439                                                   | 4298                                              | 15282                                                   | 4249                                              | 32947                                                                          | 6430                                                                           |
| 30      | Sikkim        | 58                                                      | 15                                                | 58                                                      | 13                                                | 376                                                                            | 159                                                                            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu    | 6431                                                    | 2794                                              | 6216                                                    | 2702                                              | 15227                                                                          | 6466                                                                           |
| 32      | Telangana     | 8341                                                    | 2853                                              | 8480                                                    | 2840                                              | 8544                                                                           | 3215                                                                           |
| 33      | Tripura       | 357                                                     | 258                                               | 360                                                     | 261                                               | 377                                                                            | 265                                                                            |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh | 81264                                                   | 10592                                             | 81511                                                   | 10509                                             | 102882                                                                         | 14373                                                                          |
| 35      | Uttarakhand   | 14112                                                   | 1006                                              | 13990                                                   | 1024                                              | 13996                                                                          | 1074                                                                           |
| 36      | West Bengal   | 24822                                                   | 4358                                              | 24197                                                   | 4286                                              | 39037                                                                          | 6909                                                                           |
| Total   | Total         | 388339                                                  | 73396                                             | 386968                                                  | 73002                                             | 471693                                                                         | 101704                                                                         |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

## State/UT wise details for telecom coverage of Villages by Vodafone network for last 2 years & current year

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                       | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                 | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services                        | Total number of Towers installed for the villages                              |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    | 57                                                      | 47                                                | 57                                                      | 47                                                | 57                                                                             | 47                                                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 6252                                                    | 2993                                              | 6211                                                    | 2967                                              | 11340                                                                          | 4301                                                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 741                                                     | 170                                               | 770                                                     | 201                                               | 935                                                                            | 98                                                                             |
| 4         | Assam               | 14390                                                   | 2413                                              | 14407                                                   | 2423                                              | 14735                                                                          | 2836                                                                           |
| 5         | Bihar               | 29561                                                   | 5624                                              | 29629                                                   | 5607                                              | 37519                                                                          | 7405                                                                           |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5                                                       | 9                                                 | 5                                                       | 9                                                 | 5                                                                              | 9                                                                              |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 2221                                                    | 524                                               | 2233                                                    | 529                                               | 13234                                                                          | 2650                                                                           |
| 8         | Dadar& Nagar Haveli | 63                                                      | 28                                                | 63                                                      | 27                                                | 65                                                                             | 58                                                                             |
| 9         | Daman Diu           | 19                                                      | 9                                                 | 19                                                      | 12                                                | 19                                                                             | 53                                                                             |
| 10        | Delhi               | 112                                                     | 17                                                | 112                                                     | 25                                                | 112                                                                            | 47                                                                             |
| 11        | Goa                 | 270                                                     | 147                                               | 271                                                     | 158                                               | 272                                                                            | 1134                                                                           |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 14947                                                   | 4745                                              | 14951                                                   | 4639                                              | 15016                                                                          | 5513                                                                           |
| 13        | Haryana             | 6455                                                    | 3109                                              | 6455                                                    | 3276                                              | 6600                                                                           | 3056                                                                           |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 9018                                                    | 703                                               | 10117                                                   | 691                                               | 11926                                                                          | 1005                                                                           |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 3615                                                    | 893                                               | 3700                                                    | 895                                               | 3536                                                                           | 842                                                                            |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 9835                                                    | 983                                               | 9679                                                    | 986                                               | 11228                                                                          | 1260                                                                           |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 10861                                                   | 3587                                              | 10681                                                   | 3404                                              | 22521                                                                          | 5394                                                                           |
| 18        | Kerala              | 1012                                                    | 3425                                              | 1012                                                    | 3428                                              | 1008                                                                           | 4834                                                                           |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                 | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 9331                                                    | 2161                                              | 9363                                                    | 2171                                              | 39611                                                                          | 5684                                                                           |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 28889                                                   | 7124                                              | 29564                                                   | 6953                                              | 34367                                                                          | 8956                                                                           |
| 22        | Manipur             | 518                                                     | 159                                               | 520                                                     | 160                                               | 586                                                                            | 309                                                                            |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 1201                                                    | 246                                               | 1210                                                    | 255                                               | 1275                                                                           | 145                                                                            |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 65                                                      | 89                                                | 66                                                      | 90                                                | 60                                                                             | 178                                                                            |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 316                                                     | 106                                               | 318                                                     | 107                                               | 256                                                                            | 312                                                                            |
| 26        | Odisha              | 14512                                                   | 1643                                              | 15391                                                   | 1855                                              | 19568                                                                          | 3199                                                                           |

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                      | Year 2016-17 (as on 31st Mar'2017)                | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                       | Year 2017-18 (as on 31st Mar'2018                 | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   | Year 2018-19 (as on 31st Dec'2018) Consolidated data for both Vodafone &Idea   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services | Total number of Towers installed for the villages | Number of Villages in rural areas with telecom Services                        | Total number of Towers installed for the villages                              |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 90                                                      | 32                                                | 90                                                      | 32                                                | 90                                                                             | 60                                                                             |
| 28        | Punjab              | 10064                                                   | 2668                                              | 9959                                                    | 2461                                              | 12366                                                                          | 3428                                                                           |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 32084                                                   | 5405                                              | 31703                                                   | 5211                                              | 32947                                                                          | 6430                                                                           |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 376                                                     | 156                                               | 376                                                     | 159                                               | 376                                                                            | 159                                                                            |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 14706                                                   | 5041                                              | 14570                                                   | 4913                                              | 15227                                                                          | 6466                                                                           |
| 32        | Telangana           | 3320                                                    | 1659                                              | 2813                                                    | 1447                                              | 8544                                                                           | 3215                                                                           |
| 33        | Tripura             | 387                                                     | 278                                               | 387                                                     | 278                                               | 377                                                                            | 265                                                                            |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 100316                                                  | 11627                                             | 101543                                                  | 11678                                             | 102882                                                                         | 14373                                                                          |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 13782                                                   | 1118                                              | 13597                                                   | 1098                                              | 13996                                                                          | 1074                                                                           |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 37380                                                   | 6770                                              | 37049                                                   | 6623                                              | 39037                                                                          | 6909                                                                           |
| Total     | Total               | 376771                                                  | 75708                                             | 378891                                                  | 74815                                             | 471693                                                                         | 101704                                                                         |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †2832 to be answered on 10th July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Shrimati Riti Pathak, regarding Mobile Towers in Villages

Towers targeted for installation in Rural Areas in Financial Year 2019-2020 by TSPs

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/ UT      |   Airtel | BSNL   |   Reliance-JIO |
|-----------|------------------------|----------|--------|----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         |        6 | 24     |           1073 |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar       |        1 | 5      |            123 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      |      121 | 0      |            493 |
| 4         | Assam                  |      404 | 90     |           1643 |
| 5         | Bihar                  |       29 | 0      |           2451 |
| 6         | Chandigarh             |        0 | -      |             29 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh           |       21 | 96     |           1984 |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |        0 | 0      |             30 |
| 9         | Daman and Diu          |        0 | 0      |             17 |
| 10        | Delhi                  |        1 | -      |            783 |
| 11        | Goa                    |        1 | 15     |            192 |
| 12        | Gujarat                |        5 | 372    |           3065 |
| 13        | Haryana                |        2 | 120    |            724 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh       |        5 | 145    |            851 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir         |        5 | 50     |            768 |
| 16        | Jharkhand              |       34 | 51     |           1793 |
| 17        | Karnataka              |        8 | 0      |           3139 |
| 18        | Kerala                 |        7 | 0      |           1662 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep            |        0 | 0      |             12 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh         |        4 | 120    |           4017 |
| 21        | Maharashtra            |        9 | 904    |           7160 |
| 22        | Manipur                |      422 | 0      |            287 |
| 23        | Meghalaya              |        2 | 5      |            494 |
| 24        | Mizoram                |      225 | 0      |            302 |
| 25        | Nagaland               |      157 | 0      |            267 |
| 26        | Odisha                 |       49 | 70     |           2727 |
| 27        | Puducherry             |        1 | 0      |             65 |
| 28        | Punjab                 |        5 | -      |            273 |
| 29        | Rajasthan              |        6 | 25     |           2772 |
| 30        | Sikkim                 |       17 | 0      |            182 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu             |        6 | -      |           1830 |
| 32        | Telangana              |        1 | 0      |           1121 |
| 33        | Tripura                |        7 | 0      |            268 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh          |        8 | 10     |           6006 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand            |        1 | 10     |           1594 |
| 36        | West Bengal            |        0 | 0      |           3680 |
| Total     | Total                  |     1570 | 2112   |          53877 |