Lok Sabha Question No. 4723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: BTS in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4723 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2021

## BTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 4723.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  proposes  to increase Base Transreceiver Stations (BTS)  in Maharashtra to increase mobile connectivity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and
- (c) the details of BTS towers currently active in Maharashtra, district-wise and telecom companywise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) & (b) As on 16.03.2021 there are 198691 number of active Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) of  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  providing  mobile  network  coverage  in  Maharashtra.  Further, TSPs install mobile towers and BTSs to improve coverage and/or capacity of their networks based on their techno-commercial assessments. Mobile coverage in uncovered villages in the country is being provided by the Government and TSPs in a phased manner. Under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase-II scheme of Government of India, 125 mobile towers are  provisioned  to  increase  mobile  connectivity  in  Maharashtra.  The  list  of  125  mobile  tower locations is given at Annexure-I .

(c) The  details  of  active  Base  Transceiver  Stations  (BTSs)  as  on  16.03.2021  in  Maharashtra, district-wise and telecom company-wise are given at Annexure-II.

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4723 to be answered on 24 th  March, 2021 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shrimati Poonam Mahajan regarding 'BTS in Maharashtra'

## District-wise list of mobile tower Locations in the State of Maharashtra under LWE Phase-II Scheme

|   S. No. | Name of the District   | Name of Block   | Name of Gram Panchayat   | Name of Village        |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Chandrapur             | Jiwati          | Bhari                    | Bhari                  |
|        2 | Chandrapur             | Parmdoli        | Parmdoli                 | Parmdoli               |
|        3 | Chandrapur             | Rajura          | Rajura MCL               | Rajura                 |
|        4 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Chinnawatra (Watra Kh)   | Chinnawatra (Watra Kh) |
|        5 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Krishtapur               | Mailaram               |
|        6 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Palle                    | Rapalle                |
|        7 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Yeramnar                 | Kawatharam             |
|        8 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Aerwada                  | Arewada Tola           |
|        9 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Arewada                  | Kiyar (s)              |
|       10 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Arewada                  | Ranipodur              |
|       11 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Botanfundi               | Visamundi              |
|       12 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Erakdumme                | Chichoda               |
|       13 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Madveli                  | Madveli                |
|       14 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Madveli                  | Marampalli             |
|       15 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mallampodur              | Kukkametha             |
|       16 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Bamanpalli             |
|       17 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Manne Rajaram          |
|       18 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Palli                  |
|       19 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mirgulwancha             | Pidmili                |
|       20 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Nelgunda                 | Bhatpar                |
|       21 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Nelgunda                 | Nelgunda               |
|       22 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Palli                    | Jinjgoan               |
|       23 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Tekala                   | Tekala                 |
|       24 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Yechali                  | Yechali S              |
|       25 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Kuthegaon                | Chitekanhar            |
|       26 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Murmuri                  | Murmuri                |
|       27 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Dhekani                |
|       28 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Lenguda                |
|       29 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Pavimuranda            |
|       30 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | Pandhari Bhatal        |
|       31 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | Ravanpalli             |
|       32 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | Yedanur                |
|       33 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Chichoda                 | Chichoda               |
|       34 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Durgapur                 | Sambhalpur             |
|       35 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Khamtala                 | Marma                  |
|       36 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Kondawahi                | Ghodezari              |
|       37 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Kuthegaon                | Kuthegaon              |

| 38    | Gadchiroli            | Dhanora       | Mungner        | Mungner        |
|-------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
| 39    | Gadchiroli            | Dhanora       | Pendhari       | Masanadi       |
| 40    | Gadchiroli            | Dhanora       | Pustola        | Pustola        |
| 41    | Gadchiroli            | Dhanora       | Sawanga Bk.    | Sawanga Kh.    |
| 42    | Gadchiroli            | Dhanora       | Zadapapda      | Zadapapda      |
| 43    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Burgi          | Burgi (s)      |
| 44    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Chokewada      | Reknar         |
| 45    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Gatta          | Gilanguda      |
| 46    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Geda           | Geda           |
| 47    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Ghotsur        | Ghotsur        |
| 48    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Gurupalli      | Karrem         |
| 49    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Jambhiya       | Adange (m)     |
| 50    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Jambiya        | Modaske        |
| 51    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Jaweli B       | Jaweli Bk (S)  |
| 52    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Jaweli B       | Mendhari       |
| 53    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Kohka          | Alenga         |
| 54    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Kohka          | Pendulwahi     |
| 55    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Manewara       | Manewara       |
| 56    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Pursalgodi     | Parsalgondi    |
| 57    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Pursalgondi    | Italnar        |
| 58    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Pursalgondi    | Surjagad       |
| 59    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Sohgaon        | Bhapada        |
| 60    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Sohgaon        | Kurumwada      |
| 61    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Todsa          | AlengaM        |
| 62    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Udera          | Aldandi (m)    |
| 63    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Udera          | Reknar S       |
| 64    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Wadsa Kh       | Morawahi       |
| 65    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Wadsa Kh       | Wadsa Kh       |
| 66    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Wangeturi      | Dodhur (S)     |
| 67    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Yemali         | Bidri (s)      |
| 68    | Gadchiroli            | Etapalli      | Yemali         | Pindigudam     |
| 69    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Armurkasa      | Armurkasa      |
| 70    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Armurkasa      | Wako           |
| 71    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Bogatola       | Bogatola       |
| 72    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Jambhali       | Sonpur         |
| 73    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Kohka          | Kohka          |
| 74    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Kotara         | Kotara         |
| 75    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Murkuti        | Mayalghat      |
| 76    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Nangpur        | Bhatgaon       |
| 77    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Nangpur        | Gajegaon       |
| 78    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Nangpur        | Nangpur        |
| 79    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Navezari       | Ambekhari      |
| 80    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Navezari       | Navezari       |
| 81    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Pitesur        | Alondi         |
| 82    | Gadchiroli            | Korchi        | Pitesur        | Bhimankhoji    |
| 83 84 | Gadchiroli Gadchiroli | Korchi Korchi | Pitesur Sonpur | Pitesur Godari |
| 85    | Gadchiroli            |               |                |                |
|       |                       | Kurkheda      | Khobramendha   | Khobramendha   |

|   86 | Gadchiroli   | Mulchera   | Govindpur      | Harinagar                   |
|------|--------------|------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
|   87 | Gadchiroli   | Mulchera   | Kothari        | Mallera                     |
|   88 | Gadchiroli   | Mulchera   | Vengnur        | Vengnur                     |
|   89 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Bejurpalli     | Bejurplli                   |
|   90 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Garkapetha     | Kotha Patch                 |
|   91 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Garkapetha     | Raipetha Mal                |
|   92 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Garkapetha     | Viyamapalli                 |
|   93 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Kopela         | Kopela                      |
|   94 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Kotapalli      | Kotappalli Mal              |
|   95 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Madaram (Ryt.) | Borampalli Mal              |
|   96 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Medaram Mal    | Marrigudam                  |
|   97 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Medaram Mal    | Tigalgudam                  |
|   98 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Pentipaka      | Mrudukrishnapur             |
|   99 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Sirkonda       | Sirkonda Mal                |
|  100 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Somanpalli     | Somanpalli Mal              |
|  101 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Tekadamotala   | Muttapur Chak               |
|  102 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Zinganur       | Mangigudam                  |
|  103 | Gadchiroli   | Sironcha   | Zinganur       | Waddeli Ry                  |
|  104 | Gondia       | Arjuni/Mor | Kohalgaon      | Tembhrunnala                |
|  105 | Gondia       | Arjuni/Mor | Tukumnarayan   | Umarpayali                  |
|  106 | Gondia       | Arjuni/Mor | Yerandi/Darre  | Yerandi/Darro               |
|  107 | Gondia       | Deori      | Mangardoh      | Mangardoh                   |
|  108 | Gondia       | Deori      | Mehtakheda     | Mehtakheda                  |
|  109 | Gondia       | Deori      | Mhaisuli       | Bonde                       |
|  110 | Gondia       | Deori      | Mhaisuli       | Mhaisuli                    |
|  111 | Gondia       | Deori      | Mispirri       | Dhamditola                  |
|  112 | Gondia       | Deori      | Murmadi        | Murmadi                     |
|  113 | Gondia       | Deori      | Piparkhari     | Piparkhari                  |
|  114 | Gondia       | Deori      | Sukli          | Sukli                       |
|  115 | Gondia       | Deori      | Uchepur        | Dasrutola                   |
|  116 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Darrekasa      | Murkutdoh                   |
|  117 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Darrekasa      | Tekatola/Dandari            |
|  118 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Managarh       | Markakhanda                 |
|  119 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Managarh       | Pathratola                  |
|  120 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Pandharwani    | Shivpahadi Mandir/ Maramjob |
|  121 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Purada         | Idukchuha                   |
|  122 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Toyagondi      | Bewartola                   |
|  123 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Toyagondi      | Chandsuraj                  |
|  124 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Toyagondi      | Kopalgad                    |
|  125 | Gondia       | Salekasa   | Toyagondi      | TulmuliChawki               |

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  of  para  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4723  to  be answered  on  24 th   March,  2021  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  Shrimati  Poonam Mahajan regarding 'BTS in Maharashtra'

## District-wise and telecom company-wise counts of active BTSs as on 16.03.2021 in the State of Maharashtra

|        |               | Telecom company-wise number of active BTSs   | Telecom company-wise number of active BTSs                     | Telecom company-wise number of active BTSs   | Telecom company-wise number of active BTSs   |
|--------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | District/Area | Bharti Airtel Limited                        | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited/Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited                 | Vodafone Idea Limited                        |
| 1      | Ahmednagar    | 1643                                         | 802                                                            | 3422                                         | 2445                                         |
| 2      | Akola         | 561                                          | 279                                                            | 1244                                         | 855                                          |
| 3      | Amravati      | 1049                                         | 440                                                            | 2054                                         | 1193                                         |
| 4      | Aurangabad    | 1515                                         | 611                                                            | 2911                                         | 2227                                         |
| 5      | Beed          | 649                                          | 421                                                            | 1794                                         | 1092                                         |
| 6      | Bhandara      | 248                                          | 194                                                            | 795                                          | 574                                          |
| 7      | Buldhana      | 679                                          | 268                                                            | 1651                                         | 1194                                         |
| 8      | Chandrapur    | 377                                          | 385                                                            | 1543                                         | 967                                          |
| 9      | Dhule         | 538                                          | 398                                                            | 1488                                         | 878                                          |
| 10     | Gadchiroli    | 22                                           | 336                                                            | 484                                          | 202                                          |
| 11     | Gondia        | 145                                          | 223                                                            | 734                                          | 545                                          |
| 12     | Hingoli       | 171                                          | 81                                                             | 865                                          | 406                                          |
| 13     | Jalgaon       | 1344                                         | 573                                                            | 2789                                         | 1738                                         |
| 14     | Jalna         | 477                                          | 225                                                            | 1261                                         | 962                                          |
| 15     | Kolhapur      | 1728                                         | 675                                                            | 2421                                         | 2114                                         |
| 16     | Latur         | 852                                          | 331                                                            | 1596                                         | 1141                                         |
| 17     | Nagpur        | 2222                                         | 746                                                            | 4403                                         | 3371                                         |
| 18     | Nanded        | 967                                          | 432                                                            | 2037                                         | 1331                                         |
| 19     | Nandurbar     | 142                                          | 205                                                            | 858                                          | 385                                          |
| 20     | Nashik        | 2162                                         | 1074                                                           | 4103                                         | 3422                                         |
| 21     | Osmanabad     | 442                                          | 290                                                            | 1273                                         | 668                                          |
| 22     | Palghar       | 1077                                         | 259                                                            | 990                                          | 1815                                         |
| 23     | Parbhani      | 524                                          | 175                                                            | 1027                                         | 751                                          |
| 24     | Raigad        | 863                                          | 363                                                            | 1094                                         | 1315                                         |
| 25     | Ratnagiri     | 427                                          | 530                                                            | 1053                                         | 801                                          |
| 26     | Sangli        | 1346                                         | 591                                                            | 2168                                         | 1410                                         |
| 27     | Satara        | 1388                                         | 564                                                            | 2075                                         | 1708                                         |
| 28     | Sindhudurg    | 153                                          | 434                                                            | 426                                          | 401                                          |
| 29     | Solapur       | 1833                                         | 746                                                            | 3284                                         | 2303                                         |
| 30     | Thane         | 2674                                         | 277                                                            | 3932                                         | 2055                                         |
| 31     | Wardha        | 408                                          | 203                                                            | 1140                                         | 639                                          |
| 32     | Washim        | 167                                          | 118                                                            | 814                                          | 523                                          |
| 33     | Yavatmal      | 389                                          | 306                                                            | 1982                                         | 1089                                         |
| 34     | Pune          | 8396                                         | 1646                                                           | 10714                                        | 12491                                        |
| 35     | Mumbai LSA    | 5453                                         | 819                                                            | 7201                                         | 7003                                         |

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) BTSs in Mumbai License Service Area (LSA)

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