Lok Sabha Question No. 2825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Mobile & Landline Connectivity in Maharastra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## MOBILE & LANDLINE CONNECTIVITY IN MAHARASTRA

## 2825.   SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  number  of  villages  in  Maharashtra  which  have  no  mobile  and landline connectivity as of now;
- (b) whether the Government is making any efforts to provide this connectivity in such villages; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As  per  data  provided  by  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  and  field  units  of Department of Telecommunications, it is estimated that out of 40959 inhabited villages (as per  Census-2011) in the state of Maharashtra, 2328 villages have no telecom connectivity. District wise details are given in Annexure-I .

(b) & (c) The uncovered villages  are  being  covered  in  phases  by  the  TSPs  and  under various schemes of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). In Maharashtra, 735 villages are already being covered under existing USOF schemes.

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2825 to be  answered  on  15 th   December  2021  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament regarding 'Mobile and Landline Connectivity  in Maharashtra'

| District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Maharashtra   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Maharashtra   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Maharashtra   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Maharashtra   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                   | District Name*                                                                            | Total No of inhabited villages as per Census                                              | No. of Uncovered villages as on December 2020                                             |
| 1                                                                                         | Ahmadnagar                                                                                | 2011 1581                                                                                 | 2                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                         | Akola                                                                                     | 864                                                                                       | 14                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                         | Amravati                                                                                  | 1637                                                                                      | 133                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                         | Aurangabad                                                                                | 1314                                                                                      | 13                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                         | Bhandara                                                                                  | 771                                                                                       | 14                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                         | Bid                                                                                       | 1357                                                                                      | 25                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                         | Buldana                                                                                   | 1300                                                                                      | 20                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                         | Chandrapur                                                                                | 1463                                                                                      | 79                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                         | Dhule                                                                                     | 674                                                                                       | 16                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                        | Gadchiroli                                                                                | 1509                                                                                      | 602                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                        | Gondiya                                                                                   | 883                                                                                       | 36                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                        | Hingoli                                                                                   | 675                                                                                       | 5                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                        | Jalgaon                                                                                   | 1487                                                                                      | 28                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                        | Jalna                                                                                     | 958                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                        | Kolhapur                                                                                  | 1195                                                                                      | 36                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                        | Latur                                                                                     | 928                                                                                       | 3                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                        | Nagpur                                                                                    | 1617                                                                                      | 77                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                        | Nanded                                                                                    | 1541                                                                                      | 18                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                        | Nandurbar                                                                                 | 930                                                                                       | 186                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                        | Nashik                                                                                    | 1919                                                                                      | 166                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                        | Osmanabad                                                                                 | 728                                                                                       | 3                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                        | Parbhani                                                                                  | 830                                                                                       | 7                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                        | Pune                                                                                      | 1852                                                                                      | 116                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                        | Raigarh                                                                                   | 1860                                                                                      | 117                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                        | Ratnagiri                                                                                 | 1531                                                                                      | 167                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                        | Sangli                                                                                    | 725                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                        | Satara                                                                                    | 1719                                                                                      | 117                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                        | Sindhudurg                                                                                | 740                                                                                       | 97                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                        | Solapur                                                                                   | 1143                                                                                      | 8                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                        | Thane (including                                                                          | 1704                                                                                      | 134                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                        | Palghar) Wardha                                                                           | 973                                                                                       | 10                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                        | Washim                                                                                    | 698                                                                                       | 14                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                        | Yavatmal                                                                                  | 1853                                                                                      | 58                                                                                        |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 40959                                                                                     | 2328                                                                                      |

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