Lok Sabha Question No. 1484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: BTS in Gujarat
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## BTS IN GUJARAT

## †1484. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to install new Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in Gujarat to improve the mobile connectivity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) the number of operational BTS in Gujarat, location-wise and district-wise; and
- (d) whether the number of present BTS in Gujarat are enough for present requirement and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)  Yes, Sir. Under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) projects, the Government has planned new mobile towers at 70 locations in the State of Gujarat for installation of Base Transceiver Stations(BTSs)  for mobile service connectivity of uncovered villages. In this regard, the details are given at Annexure-I .

(c) The number of operational  BTS in State of Gujarat as on 20 th November, 2019 is 1,34,852 (2G - 29199 Nos., 3G - 17920 Nos.  and 4G-LTEs 87733 Nos.)  at 34,627 mobile tower locations. District-wise number of locations where BTSs are installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in the State of Gujarat is given at Annexure - II .

(d) The  number  of  BTSs  are  by  and  large  sufficient  to  cater  to  the  population  of  Gujarat. However, TSPs install additional BTS to further improve coverage and/or capacity of their networks based on their techno-commercial requirements on continuous basis.

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1484 to be answered on 27th November, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Jaswant Singh Bhabhor regarding 'BTS in Gujarat'

| Details of 70 uncovered villages in State of Gujarat where mobile towers are to be installed   | Details of 70 uncovered villages in State of Gujarat where mobile towers are to be installed   | Details of 70 uncovered villages in State of Gujarat where mobile towers are to be installed   | Details of 70 uncovered villages in State of Gujarat where mobile towers are to be installed   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                          | District                                                                                       | Block                                                                                          | Village                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                              | Banaskantha                                                                                    | Wav                                                                                            | Radha Nesda                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Dhanpur                                                                                        | Alindra                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Dhanpur                                                                                        | Bhuvera                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Dhanpur                                                                                        | Pipargota                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Limkheda                                                                                       | Jamri                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Limkheda                                                                                       | Kelkuva                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                              | Dahod                                                                                          | Limkheda                                                                                       | Vadapipla                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                              | Kachchh                                                                                        | Nakhatrana                                                                                     | Paneli                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                              | Kachchh                                                                                        | Nakhatrana                                                                                     | Valka Nana                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Bebar                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Chopdi                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Chuli                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Dabka                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Duthar                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Gadh                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Gichad                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Kanjal                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Kanji                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Khapar                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Kokati                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Mal                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Mathasar                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Mathavali                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Mohbi                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Mohbudi                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Pankhala (Mathasar)                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Pankhala (Shisha)                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Sada                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Sagai                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Samot                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Shisha                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Vaghumar                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Dediapada                                                                                      | Vandri                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Amli                                                                                           |
| 35                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Boridra                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Chapat                                                                                         |
| 37                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Dadhvada                                                                                       |
| 38                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Datanambali                                                                                    |
| 39                                                                                             | Narmada                                                                                        | Nandod                                                                                         | Dhirkhadi                                                                                      |

|   40 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Dhochki             |
|------|-----------|----------|---------------------|
|   41 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Gadher              |
|   42 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Gadit               |
|   43 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Gagar               |
|   44 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Gulvani             |
|   45 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Handi               |
|   46 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Haripura            |
|   47 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Junaraj             |
|   48 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Kamodiya            |
|   49 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Khamar              |
|   50 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Mandan (Gaditvalun) |
|   51 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Mandan (Gorvalun)   |
|   52 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Mankad Khada        |
|   53 | Narmada   | Nandod   | MotaHaidva          |
|   54 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Moti Chikhli        |
|   55 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Movi                |
|   56 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Namalgadh           |
|   57 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Nana Haidva         |
|   58 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Nani Chikhli        |
|   59 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Nani Daberi         |
|   60 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Panchla             |
|   61 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Ringni              |
|   62 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Surpan              |
|   63 | Narmada   | Nandod   | Zarvani             |
|   64 | Narmada   | Sagbara  | Kherpada            |
|   65 | Narmada   | Sagbara  | Kunvar Khadi        |
|   66 | Vadodara  | Nasvadi  | chhotiumar          |
|   67 | Vadodara  | Nasvadi  | kunda               |
|   68 | Vadodara  | Nasvadi  | kuppa               |
|   69 | Vadodara  | Nasvadi  | talav               |
|   70 | Vadodara  | Nasvadi  | vadia               |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply  of  para  (c )  of Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1484  to  be answered  on  27th  November,  2019  raised  by  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  Shri  Jaswant Singh Bhabhor regarding 'BTS in Gujarat'

| District-wise number of locations in State of Gujarat where mobile BTS are installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)   | District-wise number of locations in State of Gujarat where mobile BTS are installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)   | District-wise number of locations in State of Gujarat where mobile BTS are installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                      | Districts in Gujarat State                                                                                                 | Number of locations where mobile BTS are installed by TSPs                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Ahmedabad                                                                                                                  | 5721                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Amreli                                                                                                                     | 818                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                          | Anand                                                                                                                      | 1003                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                          | Aravalli                                                                                                                   | 185                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Banaskantha                                                                                                                | 1178                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                          | Bharuch                                                                                                                    | 1031                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                          | Bhavnagar                                                                                                                  | 1177                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                          | Botad                                                                                                                      | 214                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                          | Chhota Udaipur                                                                                                             | 156                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Dahod                                                                                                                      | 439                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                         | Dang                                                                                                                       | 36                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                         | Devbhoomi Dwarka                                                                                                           | 243                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                         | Gandhinagar                                                                                                                | 1015                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                         | Gir Somnath                                                                                                                | 171                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                         | Jamnagar                                                                                                                   | 1314                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                         | Junagadh                                                                                                                   | 1134                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Kutch                                                                                                                      | 1675                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Kheda                                                                                                                      | 767                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                         | Mahisagar                                                                                                                  | 148                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                         | Mehsana                                                                                                                    | 1167                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                         | Morbi                                                                                                                      | 474                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                         | Narmada                                                                                                                    | 144                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                         | Navsari                                                                                                                    | 591                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                         | Panchmahal                                                                                                                 | 569                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                         | Patan                                                                                                                      | 641                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                         | Porbandar                                                                                                                  | 280                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                         | Rajkot                                                                                                                     | 2385                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                         | Sabarkantha                                                                                                                | 892                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                         | Surat                                                                                                                      | 4690                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                         | Surendranagar                                                                                                              | 884                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                         | Tapi                                                                                                                       | 168                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                         | Vadodara                                                                                                                   | 2461                                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                                         | Valsad                                                                                                                     | 856                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                      | 34627                                                                                                                      |

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