Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Mobile Towers in Rural Areas of Bihar
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## MOBILE TOWERS IN RURAL AREAS OF BIHAR

## †*123. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the  total  number  of  villages  in  the  rural  areas  of  Bihar  including  Bhagalpur  district  where telecom  towers  have  been  installed  during  each  of  the  last  two  years  and  the  current  year, telecommunication company-wise;  and

(b) the region-wise number of such towers targeted for installation in the rural areas during the next financial year for improvement in telecom facilities there?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  TO  BE  LAID  ON  THE  TABLE  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  IN  RESPECT  OF PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  No.  123  FOR  10 th FEBRUARY, 2021 REGARDING 'MOBILE TOWERS IN RURAL AREAS OF BIHAR'

(a) Sir, telecommunication company-wise details of total number of villages in the rural areas of Bihar including Bhagalpur district where telecom towers have been installed during each of the last two years and the current year is provided at Annexure-A .

(b) Region-wise/ district-wise number of telecom towers targeted for installation in the rural areas during the next financial year is provided at Annexure-B .

Telecommunication company-wise details of total number of villages in the rural areas of Bihar including Bhagalpur district where telecom towers have been installed during each of the last two years and the current year

| S No   | Name of the TSP installing BTS on Towers   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bihar where Towers have been installed during   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bihar where Towers have been installed during   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bihar where Towers have been installed during   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bhagalpur where Towers have been installed during   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bhagalpur where Towers have been installed during   | Total no. of Villages in Rural Area of Bhagalpur where Towers have been installed during   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No   | Name of the TSP installing BTS on Towers   | 2018-19                                                                                | 2019-20                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                | 2018- 19                                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                    |
| 1      | BSNL                                       | 312                                                                                    | 18                                                                                     | 1                                                                                      | 10                                                                                         | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          |
| 2      | Airtel                                     | 441                                                                                    | 1091                                                                                   | 1113                                                                                   | 8                                                                                          | 24                                                                                         | 29                                                                                         |
| 3      | VIL                                        | 277                                                                                    | 325                                                                                    | 4                                                                                      | 17                                                                                         | 28                                                                                         | 1                                                                                          |
| 4      | RJIL                                       | 2424                                                                                   | 2208                                                                                   | 1265                                                                                   | 60                                                                                         | 42                                                                                         | 49                                                                                         |

## Legend:

BSNL -

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

VIL -

Vodafone Idea Ltd

RJIL -

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

## Notes

:

1. The  towers  are  installed  by Infrastructure  Providers  and  are  utilized  by  TSPs  for installation of BTSs.
2. BTS i.e. Base Transceiver Station consist of the antennae and the corresponding electronic equipment which sends and receives mobile signals for providing mobile connectivity.
3. More  than  one  BTS  can  be  installed  on  a  single  tower  by  different  Telecom  Service Providers (TSPs).

## Telecom towers targeted for installation in the rural areas of Bihar during the next financial year

|   S No | Name of District   |   No of Towers to be installed in the financial year 2021-22 |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Araria             |                                                           77 |
|      2 | Arrah              |                                                           50 |
|      3 | Aurangabad         |                                                           99 |
|      4 | Begusarai          |                                                           64 |
|      5 | West Champaran     |                                                           54 |
|      6 | Bhagalpur          |                                                           90 |
|      7 | Nalanda            |                                                           73 |
|      8 | Buxar              |                                                           94 |
|      9 | Saran              |                                                           80 |
|     10 | Darbhanga          |                                                           74 |
|     11 | Rohtas             |                                                           65 |
|     12 | Gaya               |                                                           33 |
|     13 | Gopalganj          |                                                           48 |
|     14 | Vaishali           |                                                           90 |
|     15 | Munger             |                                                           35 |
|     16 | Jamui              |                                                           11 |
|     17 | Jehanabad          |                                                           53 |
|     18 | Katihar            |                                                           59 |
|     19 | Khagaria           |                                                           48 |
|     20 | Kishanganj         |                                                           42 |
|     21 | Lakhisarai         |                                                           19 |

| 22   | Madhubani      |   154 |
|------|----------------|-------|
| 23   | East Champaran |   124 |
| 24   | Muzaffarpur    |   127 |
| 25   | Nawada         |    44 |
| 26   | Patna          |    65 |
| 27   | Purnia         |    83 |
| 28   | Saharsa        |    40 |
| 29   | Samastipur     |   125 |
| 30   | Kaimur         |    30 |
| 31   | Sitamarhi      |    61 |
| 32   | Siwan          |    77 |
| 33   | Supaul         |    25 |
|      | TOTAL          |  2213 |

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