Lok Sabha Question No. 4437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: National Broadband Mission in Rajasthan
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL BROADBAND MISSION IN RAJASTHAN

## 4437. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the amount of funds disbursed to the State of Rajasthan for the National Broadband Mission (NBM) including the details of different heads of fund utilisation;
- (b) the details of the amount of funds utilised in the State of Rajasthan for the implementation of the NBM;
- (c) the district-wise list of villages where the NBM have been successfully completed; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to extend the Mission after the completion of the envisaged period of its implementation in 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a ) & (b) The investment envisaged under the National Broadband Mission (NBM), is to be mobilized largely by Telecom Licensees and infrastructure providers and by Government through Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). A number of schemes have been taken up by  the Department of Telecommunications, with funding from USOF, for expansion of telecom services in rural and remote areas of the country. The details of funds disbursed to the State of Rajasthan under various schemes under USOF is given at Annexure - I.

- (c ) & (d) Following activities are being done under the National Broadband Mission -
- (i) Broadband Connectivity to Villages  -  Under the  BharatNet  Project  8770  Gram Panchayats (GPs) have been made service ready till February 2022 in the State of Rajasthan.  The  scope  of  BharatNet  on  30.06.2021  has  been  extended  upto  all inhabited villages beyond GPs in the country. Timeline of the BharatNet Project is upto 2025.
- (ii) Availability of Broadband Speeds (Mbps) - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been obtaining Crowd-sourced data about download and upload speed for different service providers through TRAI My speed App. Average download & upload speed License Service Area (LSA) wise across India for mobile broadband for Quarter (Oct 21- Dec 21) is placed as Annexure II. It is targeted to achieve broadband speeds up to 50 Mbps by 2024-25.

- (iii) Fiberization (Lakh Kms) Cumulative - Total Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) laid is approximately 33 Lakh Km as on December 2021. It is targeted to be increased up to 50 Lakh Km by 2024-25.
- (iv) Towers  (in  Lakhs)  Cumulative  -  Approximately  7.05  Lakh  towers  have  been installed up to February 2022. It is targeted to be increased up to 15 Lakh towers by 2024-25.
- (v) Fiberization  of  Telecom  Towers  (%)  Cumulative  -  Approximately  34.21%  of Telecom Towers are fiberized as on December 2021. It is targeted to be increased up to 70% by 2024-25.
- (vi) Mapping  of  Fiber  Cumulative  -  GIS  portal  for  Mapping  of  fiber  is  under development.

## Annexure referred to in Part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4437 for Answer on 30.03.2022

## Details of funds disbursed to the State of Rajasthan under various schemes of USOF

1. BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to create a network to connect all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) (approximately 2.6 lakh) with broadband in the country, including Rajasthan. Rs. 1365.15 crore has been disbursed for this project in Rajasthan. The  scope  of  BharatNet  on  30.06.2021  has  been  extended  upto  all  inhabited  villages beyond GPs in the country.
2. Scheme for providing mobile connectivity in 354 uncovered villages of  J&K,  Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Border area & other priority areas. Rs. 8.11 crore has been disbursed for this project in Rajasthan.
3. Scheme for setting up Public Wi-Fi hotspots at 25,000 telephone exchanges/ BTS (Base Transceiver  Station)  of  BSNL  (Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited)  in  rural  areas  of  the country, including Rajasthan, with funding from USOF. Rs. 3.25 crore has been disbursed for this project in Rajasthan.

Annexure - II Annexure referred to in Part (c) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4437 for Answer on 30.03.2022.

| LSA              | AIRTEL (Mbps)   | AIRTEL (Mbps)   | BSNL(Mbps)   | BSNL(Mbps)   | RJIO(Mbps)   | RJIO(Mbps)   | Vi India(Mbps)   | Vi India(Mbps)   |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|
| LSA              | Downl oad       | Up load         | Downl oad    | Up load      | Downl oad    | Up load      | Downl oad        | Up load          |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 14.18           | 7.06            | 4.71         | 4.01         | 25.81        | 6.45         | 6.54             | 2.23             |
| Assam            | 7.22            | 3.04            | NA           | NA           | 14.18        | 4.83         | 21.29            | 24.99            |
| Bihar            | 12.97           | 5.77            | NA           | NA           | 24.12        | 7.24         | 10.07            | 8.62             |
| Chennai          | 13.50           | 5.77            | 11.00        | 7.07         | 26.94        | 5.56         | 11.58            | 6.97             |
| Delhi            | 11.57           | 3.27            | 17.11        | 7.70         | 24.73        | 10.21        | 12.50            | 5.34             |
| Gujarat          | 11.35           | 3.98            | 4.19         | 3.67         | 29.66        | 7.21         | 17.81            | 10.10            |
| Haryana          | 12.77           | 3.00            | 3.38         | 3.00         | 55.88        | 8.10         | 11.80            | 8.58             |
| Himachal Pradesh | 13.05           | 5.83            | 9.98         | 3.64         | 10.51        | 4.89         | 5.40             | 4.53             |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 15.11           | 8.45            | 8.34         | 5.25         | 11.83        | 4.69         | 21.92            | 12.03            |
| Karnataka        | 11.27           | 5.40            | 5.14         | 3.66         | 31.98        | 6.13         | 10.12            | 7.74             |
| Kerala           | 8.82            | 2.74            | 2.92         | 2.56         | 27.22        | 4.83         | 12.34            | 5.29             |
| Kolkata          | 13.61           | 3.93            | NA           | NA           | 31.56        | 6.97         | 15.68            | 7.39             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 11.34           | 6.05            | 2.73         | 1.12         | 26.70        | 5.72         | 22.61            | 7.73             |
| Maharashtra      | 10.35           | 4.58            | 6.86         | 4.92         | 39.72        | 6.10         | 13.63            | 7.06             |
| Mumbai           | 10.63           | 3.61            | NA           | NA           | 34.79        | 7.02         | 15.56            | 7.58             |
| North East       | 11.71           | 4.69            | NA           | NA           | 16.24        | 5.73         | 16.47            | 12.92            |
| Orissa           | 14.85           | 4.14            | NA           | NA           | 41.57        | 7.72         | 13.35            | 11.28            |
| Punjab           | 13.03           | 4.73            | 3.72         | 2.79         | 31.66        | 6.57         | 11.99            | 10.38            |
| Rajasthan        | 13.86           | 6.63            | NA           | NA           | 37.05        | 8.60         | 12.37            | 6.51             |
| Tamil Nadu       | 13.04           | 5.48            | 4.92         | 3.68         | 28.21        | 5.95         | 15.43            | 8.77             |
| UP East          | 12.04           | 4.52            | 4.91         | 2.97         | 28.43        | 7.63         | 20.41            | 9.63             |
| UP West          | 13.14           | 6.78            | 5.29         | 2.88         | 44.14        | 7.05         | 16.31            | 9.22             |
| West Bengal      | 9.07            | 2.39            | 0.42         | 1.01         | 14.47        | 5.99         | 23.58            | 7.80             |

NA: Not Available

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