Lok Sabha Question No. 1414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Mobile Towers in Rajasthan
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## MOBILE TOWERS IN RAJASTHAN

## †1414. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  opportunities  of  digital services based  social activities  and  e-Governance  are increasing in the rural areas where telecom towers have been installed and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of villages including Rajasthan where towers have been installed till now and the State-wise number of towers to be installed in the next financial year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the total number of towers installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan during each of the last three years, telecom company-wise; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  towers  installed  across  the  country  during  the  same  period,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The  Ministry  of  Electronic  and  IT,  Government  of  India  is  executing  a  project  namely 'Common Services Centre (CSC) 2.0' since August, 2015 under Digital India Programme, which is aimed to set up of at least one CSC (internet enabled kiosk) at Gram Panchayat (GP) level to cover all the 2.5 lakh GPs across the country. The key objective of CSCs is to deliver various citizen centric services,  such  as,  Government  to  Citizen  (G2C),  Business  to  Citizen  (B2C)  services,  financial inclusion services, educational services, skill development services etc. As on 30 th September, 2019, the  number  of  functional  CSCs  (Urban  &  Rural)  across  the  Country  is  3,36,980  CSCs,  of  which 2,62,654 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat level. This is a self-sustainable model for delivery of various e-Services of G2C & G2B and others to the citizens of India in an electronic manner in the urban as well as  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country.  The  Rajasthan  Government  has  opened  E-Mitra Kiosk across the state to provide e-governance services.

BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity  to  all  the  Gram  Panchayats  (approx.  2,50,000)  in  the  country.    As  on  07.11.2019,  by laying 3,80,988 km Optical Fibre Cable (OFC), a total of 1,40,668 Gram Panchayats (GPs) have been connected, out of which 1,27,393 GPs have  been  made Service Ready. In addition, 983 GPs have been  provided  connectivity  through  satellite  media. As  part  of  BharatNet  project,  the  Last  Mile connectivity, through Wi-Fi or any other suitable broadband access technology, is funded from USOF for  two  Wi-Fi  Access  points  (hotspots)  per  GP.  As  of  now,  Wi-Fi  hotspots  have  been  installed  in 44,786 GPs.

The Government has planned to cover all uncovered villages in a phased manner, utilizing the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). DoT has estimated that about 27,721 uncovered villages as per recent survey carried out in Licence Service Area (LSA), which do not have mobile coverage, are detailed in Annexure-I . Government has prioritized to reach remote areas of the country such as North-Eastern  States,  Islands,  Himalayan  States,  Western  Border  States  and  more  importantly,  the Left Wing Extremism affected areas in the first phase.

Further, theDepartment of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken several policy initiatives to facilitate infrastructure growth for delivery of quality services. These include permitting trading/sharing/ liberalisation  of  spectrum,  permitting  passive &  active infrastructure sharing, notification of Right of Way  Rules  2016, making  available  government land/buildings for installations  of  towers  etc.    As  a  result,  around  15.57  lakh  additional  Base  Transceiver  Stations (BTSs)  for  2G/3G/4G-LTE  services  have  been  added  by  TSPs  during  the  period  from  April  2014 (6.49 lakh BTS) to 21 st November, 2019 (22.06 lakh BTS). Also, total number of Internet subscriber has increased to 665.31 million (in June, 2019) from 259.14 million (in June, 2014).

(b) to (d) Licence  Service  Area  (LSA)  wise  number  of  Base  Transceiver  Stations  (BTSs)  & towers installed for last three years are detailed at Annexure-II. The total number of towers installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan during each of the last three years, TSP-wise is detailed at Annexure-III .

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  para  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1414  to  be answered on 27 th    November,  2019  raised  by Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  Shri  Devji M. Patel regarding 'Mobile Towers in Rajasthan'

| Sl. No.   | State Name          | Number of inhabited villages as per census 2011   | Number of uncovered inhabited villages as per survey carried out in 2019   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    | 396                                               | 157                                                                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 16158                                             | 2095                                                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 5258                                              | 1804                                                                       |
| 4         | Assam               | 25372                                             | 1210                                                                       |
| 5         | Bihar               | 39073                                             | 266                                                                        |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5                                                 | 0                                                                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 19567                                             | 2250                                                                       |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 65                                                | 0                                                                          |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 19                                                | 0                                                                          |
| 10        | Delhi               | 103                                               | 0                                                                          |
| 11        | Goa                 | 320                                               | 23                                                                         |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 17843                                             | 691                                                                        |
| 13        | Haryana             | 6642                                              | 1                                                                          |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 17882                                             | 166                                                                        |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 6337                                              | 200                                                                        |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 29492                                             | 1253                                                                       |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 27397                                             | 563                                                                        |
| 18        | Kerala              | 1017                                              | 0                                                                          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 6                                                 | 1                                                                          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 51929                                             | 2970                                                                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 40959                                             | 2989                                                                       |
| 22        | Manipur             | 2515                                              | 788                                                                        |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 6459                                              | 1598                                                                       |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 704                                               | 270                                                                        |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 1400                                              | 269                                                                        |
| 26        | Odisha              | 47677                                             | 6549                                                                       |
| 27        | Punjab              | 12168                                             | 0                                                                          |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 90                                                | 0                                                                          |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 43264                                             | 770                                                                        |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 425                                               | 11                                                                         |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 15049                                             | 28                                                                         |
| 32        | Telangana           | 10128                                             | 110                                                                        |
| 33        | Tripura             | 863                                               | 8                                                                          |
| 34        | Uttarakhand         | 15745                                             | 419                                                                        |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 97813                                             | 205                                                                        |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 37478                                             | 57                                                                         |
|           | TOTAL               | 5,97,618                                          | 27,721                                                                     |

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1414 to be answered on 27 th   November, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Devji M. Patel regarding 'Mobile Towers in Rajasthan'

## Number of BTSs (LSA -wise) as on 21.11.2019

| Sr.   | Licence Service Area   | Total BTSs as on 31 st Dec'2017   | Total BTSs as on 31 st Dec'2018   | Total BTSs as on 21 st Nov.'2019   |
|-------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sr.   | Licence Service Area   | Total ( GSM, 3G, 4G- LTE )        | Total ( GSM, 3G, 4G- LTE )        | Number of BTS added                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 127012                            | 148230                            | 160342                             |
| 2     | Assam                  | 34193                             | 42216                             | 48803                              |
| 3     | Bihar                  | 87186                             | 108077                            | 127144                             |
| 4     | Chennai                | 43978                             | 48932                             | 52460                              |
| 5     | Delhi                  | 85268                             | 98073                             | 106974                             |
| 6     | Gujarat                | 102628                            | 127772                            | 134952                             |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh       | 16247                             | 20368                             | 23243                              |
| 8     | Haryana                | 41715                             | 51133                             | 48755                              |
| 9     | Jammu &Kashmir         | 26840                             | 35286                             | 37175                              |
| 10    | Karnataka              | 119479                            | 139563                            | 145686                             |
| 11    | Kolkata                | 42197                             | 46538                             | 49160                              |
| 12    | Kerala                 | 82893                             | 95331                             | 92048                              |
| 13    | Mumbai                 | 54994                             | 58657                             | 62223                              |
| 14    | Maharashtra            | 142572                            | 164358                            | 179863                             |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh         | 97321                             | 125289                            | 144203                             |
| 16    | North-East             | 21332                             | 27048                             | 31810                              |
| 17    | Odisha                 | 43238                             | 54861                             | 63271                              |
| 18    | Punjab                 | 74941                             | 85115                             | 77813                              |
| 19    | Rajasthan              | 86574                             | 115484                            | 120781                             |
| 20    | Tamil Nadu             | 94232                             | 118150                            | 130228                             |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh (East)   | 110290                            | 132784                            | 151962                             |
| 22    | Uttar Pradesh(West)    | 87889                             | 107113                            | 120407                             |
| 23    | West Bengal            | 64988                             | 85110                             | 96828                              |
|       | Total                  | 1688007                           | 2035488                           | 2206131                            |

## Number of Towers (LSA -wise) as on 21.11.2019

| Sr.   | Licence Service Area (LSA)   |   Total Towers (Dec' 2017) |   Total Towers (Dec' 2018) |   Total Towers (up to 21.11.2019) |
|-------|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh               |                      35702 |                      40529 |                             44324 |
| 2     | Assam                        |                      10365 |                      11593 |                             13392 |
| 3     | Bihar                        |                      31405 |                      37009 |                             42288 |
| 4     | Chennai                      |                      11062 |                      11668 |                             12473 |
| 5     | Delhi                        |                      20650 |                      24532 |                             27658 |
| 6     | Gujarat                      |                      26529 |                      29871 |                             35009 |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh             |                       5184 |                       6197 |                              7077 |
| 8     | Haryana                      |                      10186 |                      12008 |                             13102 |
| 9     | Jammu &Kashmir               |                       8016 |                       9184 |                              9766 |
| 10    | Karnataka                    |                      28770 |                      33241 |                             37732 |
| 11    | Kolkata                      |                       9930 |                      12032 |                             13407 |
| 12    | Kerala                       |                      15865 |                      16663 |                             17804 |
| 13    | Mumbai                       |                      14879 |                      15293 |                             16746 |
| 14    | Maharashtra                  |                      36176 |                      39028 |                             44799 |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh               |                      31252 |                      37486 |                             42862 |
| 16    | North-East                   |                       6623 |                       7348 |                              8798 |
| 17    | Odisha                       |                      15526 |                      16705 |                             18831 |
| 18    | Punjab                       |                      18367 |                      19774 |                             20720 |
| 19    | Rajasthan                    |                      24586 |                      28298 |                             31445 |
| 20    | Tamil Nadu                   |                      27476 |                      29236 |                             32269 |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh (E)            |                      29990 |                      31082 |                             36797 |
| 22    | Uttar Pradesh(W)             |                      24334 |                      26778 |                             30163 |
| 23    | West Bengal                  |                      18216 |                      20634 |                             23645 |
| Total | Total                        |                     461089 |                     516189 |                            581107 |

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1414 to be answered on 27th November, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Devji M. Patel  regarding 'Mobile Towers In Rajasthan'

| Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   | Towers Installed in Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthan   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.                                                            | Name of TSP                                                    | Total Number of towers installed During the year 16- 17        | Total Number of towers installed During the year 16- 17        | Total Number of tower installed During the year 17-18          | Total Number of tower installed During the year 17-18          | Total Number of tower installed During the year 18-19          | Total Number of tower installed During the year 18-19          |
|                                                                |                                                                | Sirohi                                                         | Jalaur                                                         | Sirohi                                                         | Jalaur                                                         | Sirohi                                                         | Jalaur                                                         |
| 1                                                              | AIRTEL                                                         | 47                                                             | 68                                                             | 118                                                            | 188                                                            | 121                                                            | 215                                                            |
| 2                                                              | BSNL                                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 3                                                              | 3                                                              | 12                                                             | 23                                                             |
| 3                                                              | Vodafone Idea Ltd                                              | 20 (vodafone 6 &Idea 14)                                       | 13 (vodafone 13 &Idea 0)                                       | 1 (vodafone 1 &Idea 0)                                         | 1 (vodafone 1 &Idea 0)                                         | 2                                                              | 2                                                              |
| 4                                                              | RJIL                                                           | 11                                                             | 2                                                              | 6                                                              | 20                                                             | 119                                                            | 192                                                            |

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