Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Mobile Services in Naxal Affected States
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 08 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## MOBILE SERVICES IN NAXAL AFFECTED STATES

- †*8. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the efforts made by the Government in providing mobile telephone services in naxal affected States during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  provide  mobile  services  at  4072 tower locations identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs;
- (c) if so, the details of the progress made in this regard, State-wise; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned and utilised under this scheme so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

Contd………2/-

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *08 FOR 18 TH   JULY, 2018 ON 'MOBILE SERVICES IN NAXAL AFFECTED STATES'.

(a) In order to provide mobile telephony services in the States affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), Phase-I of the project for providing the mobile connectivity has been implemented through Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam Limited (BSNL)  at  2355  tower  locations  as  identified  by  Ministry  of  Home Affairs (MHA). The implementation status of the project is as below:

| Sr.   | State          |   No. of Locations identified by MHA |   Radiating |
|-------|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh |                                   62 |          58 |
| 2.    | Bihar          |                                  250 |         250 |
| 3.    | Chhattisgarh   |                                  532 |         521 |
| 4.    | Jharkhand      |                                  816 |         816 |
| 5.    | Maharashtra    |                                   65 |          65 |
| 6.    | Madhya Pradesh |                                   22 |          22 |
| 7.    | Odisha         |                                  261 |         256 |
| 8.    | Telangana      |                                  173 |         173 |
| 9.    | Uttar Pradesh  |                                   78 |          78 |
| 10.   | West Bengal    |                                   96 |          96 |
| Total | Total          |                                 2355 |        2335 |

(b) & (c)   Yes, the Government has approved Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected area Phase II scheme to provide mobile services at 4072 MHA identified locations in Left Wing Extremism affected areas. Detailed Project Report (DPR) for LWE Phase II scheme is being prepared. Implementation of project will commence after selection of implementing agencies.

(d) The funds sanctioned and spent by the Government in this regards are as below:

|   Sr. | Name of Project      | Sanctioned Amount        | Amount spent as on 30 th June 2018   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|     1 | LWE Phase-I project  | Rs. 4,081 Cr.            | Rs. 2267 Crore                       |
|     2 | LWE Phase-II project | Rs. 7,330 Cr. Plus taxes | Work is yet to commence              |

State-wise sanctioned and utilized funds, so far, are given under:

| Sr.   | State          |   Project Cost (Rs. Crore) |   Funds sanctioned & utilized up to 30 th June 2018 (Rs. Crore) |
|-------|----------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh |                        129 |                                                              56 |
| 2.    | Bihar          |                        443 |                                                             243 |
| 3.    | Chhattisgarh   |                        634 |                                                             506 |
| 4.    | Jharkhand      |                       1470 |                                                             792 |
| 5.    | Maharashtra    |                        116 |                                                              63 |
| 6.    | Madhya Pradesh |                         41 |                                                              21 |
| 7.    | Odisha         |                        607 |                                                             249 |
| 8.    | Telangana      |                        312 |                                                             168 |
| 9.    | Uttar Pradesh  |                        150 |                                                              76 |
| 10.   | West Bengal    |                        179 |                                                              93 |
| Total | Total          |                       4081 |                                                            2267 |

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