Lok Sabha Question No. 628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Mobile Connectivity in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.628 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## MOBILE CONNECTIVITY IN MAHARASHTRA

- †628.  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  the  base  transceiver station in Maharashtra to increase mobile connectivity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) the number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) working at present in Maharashtra, location-wise; and
- (d) whether the said BTS are sufficient as per present requirement and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The details of plans for addition of  Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) by various service providers in the State of Maharashtra are at Annexure-I .
- (c) At present, 212572 numbers of  Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) are working at 53865  tower  locations  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  The  details  of  number  of  mobile tower  locations  &  total  count  of  BTSs  in  each  of  the  districts/areas  of  the  State  of Maharashtra are given at Annexure-II.
- (d) The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) install BTSs on a continuous basis as per the traffic & customer requirements and their own techno commercial considerations.

Annexure-I Plan for BTS addition in the Districts/areas in the State of Maharashtra

| Sr. No.   | Districts/areas of Maharashtra   |   Total number of BTSs planned by TSPs |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ahmadnagar                       |                                   1202 |
| 2         | Akola                            |                                    368 |
| 3         | Amravati                         |                                    966 |
| 4         | Aurangabad                       |                                    909 |
| 5         | Bid                              |                                    449 |
| 6         | Bhandara                         |                                    164 |
| 7         | Buldana                          |                                    449 |
| 8         | Chandrapur                       |                                    779 |
| 9         | Dhule                            |                                    674 |
| 10        | Gadchiroli                       |                                    728 |
| 11        | Gondiya                          |                                    251 |
| 12        | Hingoli                          |                                    169 |
| 13        | Jalgaon                          |                                    865 |
| 14        | Jalna                            |                                    339 |
| 15        | Kolhapur                         |                                   1284 |
| 16        | Latur                            |                                    435 |
| 17        | Mumbai LSA                       |                                   6267 |
| 18        | Nagpur                           |                                   1654 |
| 19        | Nanded                           |                                    616 |
| 20        | Nandurbar                        |                                    605 |
| 21        | Nashik                           |                                   1897 |
| 22        | Osmanabad                        |                                    270 |
| 23        | Palghar                          |                                    451 |
| 24        | Parbhani                         |                                    231 |
| 25        | Pune                             |                                   5049 |
| 26        | Raigarh                          |                                    883 |
| 27        | Ratnagiri                        |                                   1022 |
| 28        | Sangli                           |                                    965 |
| 29        | Satara                           |                                   1277 |
| 30        | Sindhudurg                       |                                    574 |
| 31        | Solapur                          |                                    780 |
| 32        | Thane                            |                                    385 |
| 33        | Wardha                           |                                    350 |
| 34        | Washim                           |                                    179 |
| 35        | Yavatmal                         |                                    923 |
|           | Total                            |                                  34409 |

Annexure-II District-wise counts of BTS Locations & working  BTSs in the State of Maharashtra

| Sr. No.   | Districts/areas of Maharashtra   |   Count of Tower locations where BTSs are installed |   Total number of working BTSs |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Ahmadnagar                       |                                                1911 |                           7297 |
| 2         | Akola                            |                                                 693 |                           2633 |
| 3         | Amravati                         |                                                 956 |                           4038 |
| 4         | Aurangabad                       |                                                1490 |                           6559 |
| 5         | Bid                              |                                                 900 |                           3467 |
| 6         | Bhandara                         |                                                 498 |                           1704 |
| 7         | Buldana                          |                                                 772 |                           3279 |
| 8         | Chandrapur                       |                                                 704 |                           2738 |
| 9         | Dhule                            |                                                 775 |                           2809 |
| 10        | Gadchiroli                       |                                                 282 |                            764 |
| 11        | Gondiya                          |                                                 291 |                           1422 |
| 12        | Hingoli                          |                                                 299 |                           1346 |
| 13        | Jalgaon                          |                                                1330 |                           5646 |
| 14        | Jalna                            |                                                 607 |                           2762 |
| 15        | Kolhapur                         |                                                1480 |                           6329 |
| 16        | Latur                            |                                                 847 |                           3578 |
| 17        | Mumbai LSA                       |                                               15381 |                          54710 |
| 18        | Nagpur                           |                                                2264 |                           9874 |
| 19        | Nanded                           |                                                1087 |                           4289 |
| 20        | Nandurbar                        |                                                 259 |                           1234 |
| 21        | Nashik                           |                                                2166 |                           9526 |
| 22        | Osmanabad                        |                                                 646 |                           2414 |
| 23        | Palghar                          |                                                 583 |                           4186 |
| 24        | Parbhani                         |                                                 553 |                           2222 |
| 25        | Pune                             |                                                7203 |                          31210 |
| 26        | Raigarh                          |                                                 817 |                           3074 |
| 27        | Ratnagiri                        |                                                 645 |                           2473 |
| 28        | Sangli                           |                                                1182 |                           4836 |
| 29        | Satara                           |                                                1205 |                           5132 |
| 30        | Sindhudurg                       |                                                 327 |                           1249 |
| 31        | Solapur                          |                                                1906 |                           7280 |
| 32        | Thane                            |                                                2189 |                           5858 |
| 33        | Wardha                           |                                                 551 |                           2147 |
| 34        | Washim                           |                                                 286 |                           1407 |
| 35        | Yavatmal                         |                                                 780 |                           3080 |
| Total     | Total                            |                                               53865 |                         212572 |

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