Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Telecom Towers in Punjab
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2022

## TELECOM TOWERS IN PUNJAB

## 474. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of villages in the rural areas of Chandigarh and Punjab where telecom towers have been installed, State/UT and telecom company-wise during each of the last two years and the current year; and
- (b) the number of such towers targeted to be installed in the rural areas of Chandigarh and Punjab in the coming financial year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sir, the total number of villages in the rural areas of Chandigarh and Punjab where Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed, State/UT and telecom company-wise during each of the last two years and the current year is attached as Annexure .
- (b) The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) decide their future plan based on their capacity, techno-commercial assessment and other parameters.

BAL :

Bharti Airtel Limited

BSNL :

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

RJIL :

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

VIL :

Vodafone Idea Limited

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## ANNEXURE

TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  VILLAGES  IN  THE  RURAL  AREAS  OF  CHANDIGARH  AND PUNJAB WHERE BASE TRANSCEIVER STATIONS (BTSs) HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, STATE/UT  AND  TELECOM  COMPANY-WISE  DURING  EACH  OF  THE  LAST  TWO YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR:

|      |            |             | No. of Census inhabited villages where BTSs* were installed   | No. of Census inhabited villages where BTSs* were installed   | No. of Census inhabited villages where BTSs* were installed   |
|------|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No | State/UT   | Name of TSP | During 2020-21                                                | During 2021-22                                                | During current year 2022-23                                   |
|      |            | BAL         | 3                                                             | 4                                                             | NIL                                                           |
|      |            | BSNL        | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           |
|      |            | RJIL        | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           |
| 1    | Chandigarh | VIL         | 1                                                             | 1                                                             | NIL                                                           |
|      |            | BAL         | 345                                                           | 347                                                           | 35                                                            |
|      |            | BSNL        | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           |
|      |            | RJIL        | 1                                                             | NIL                                                           | NIL                                                           |
| 2    | Punjab     | VIL         | 120                                                           | 636                                                           | 108                                                           |

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