Lok Sabha Question No. 572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: 4G in LWE Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2022

## 4G IN LWE AREAS

572. DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to update 2G mobile services to 4G in the Left Wing Extremism(LWE) areas;
- (b) if so, the state-wise details thereof and the tentative timeline for completion;
- (c) the details of the funds proposed to be spent for updation, state-wise;
- (d) whether any LWE areas have been left out of the scope of this proposed project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes  Sir,  Government  has  decided  to  upgrade  the  2,343  existing  2G  sites  earlier commissioned by BSNL under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase-I project to 4G.
- (b) Tentative time line for completion of project is 12 months from the date of roll out of 4G services  by  BSNL  in  India.  State  wise  details  of  no.  of  tower  locations  is  enclosed  as Annexure-I.
- (c) Details of the fund proposed to be spent for upgradation is enclosed as Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e) Apart from LWE Phase-I Project, LWE Phase-II project is also under implementation for covering 2,542 tower locations identified by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the LWE affected areas across 10 States. State wise details of the locations is enclosed as Annexure-III.

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.572 for answer on 2007-2022.

## State wise Details of Tower Locations under LWE Phase-I Project:

| Sl. No.   | State          | No of existing sites   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | 62                     |
| 2.        | Bihar          | 250                    |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh   | 525                    |
| 4.        | Jharkhand      | 816                    |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh | 22                     |
| 6.        | Maharashtra    | 65                     |
| 7.        | Odisha         | 256                    |
| 8.        | West Bengal    | 96                     |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh  | 78                     |
| 10.       | Telangana      | 173                    |
| Grand     | Total          | 2,343                  |

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Annexure referred to in Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.572 for answer on 2007-2022

## State wise details of Funds Proposed to be spent for Upgradation:

| Sl. No.     | State          | No. of Sites   | Upgradation Cost (Amount in ₹ Cr.)   |
|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Andhra Pradesh | 62             | 49.87                                |
| 2.          | Bihar          | 250            | 201.09                               |
| 3.          | Chhattisgarh   | 525            | 422.28                               |
| 4.          | Jharkhand      | 816            | 656.35                               |
| 5.          | Madhya Pradesh | 22             | 52.28                                |
| 6.          | Maharashtra    | 65             | 17.70                                |
| 7.          | Odisha         | 256            | 205.91                               |
| 8.          | West Bengal    | 96             | 139.15                               |
| 9.          | Uttar Pradesh  | 78             | 62.74                                |
| 10.         | Telangana      | 173            | 77.22                                |
| Grand Total | Grand Total    | 2,343          | 1,884.59                             |

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Annexure referred to in Part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.572 for answer on 20-07-2022

## State wise Number of Tower Locations under LWE Phase-II Project:

| Sl. No.   | State Name     | No. of Tower Locations   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | 346                      |
| 2.        | Bihar          | 16                       |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh   | 971                      |
| 4.        | Jharkhand      | 450                      |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh | 23                       |
| 6.        | Maharashtra    | 125                      |
| 7.        | Odisha         | 483                      |
| 8.        | Telangana      | 53                       |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh  | 42                       |
| 10.       | West Bengal    | 33                       |
| Total     | Total          | 2,542                    |

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