Lok Sabha Question No. 2491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: High Speed Internet and Broadband
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2022

## HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND BROADBAND

## 2491.   SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Uttar Pradesh are equipped with high speed internet and broadband under BharatNet scheme of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the Government intend to equip all GPs with high speed internet?

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

- (a) As on 07.12.2022, under BharatNet project, in Uttar Pradesh out of 59,251 planned Gram Panchayats  (GPs),  39,925  GPs  have  been  made  service  ready  for  provisioning  of  broadband connectivity.
- (b) District-wise  status  of  planned  and  service  ready  GPs  in  Uttar  Pradesh  is  available  in Annexure-I .
- (c) BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  connect  about  6  lakh inhabited  villages  including  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  with  broadband  facility  in  the  country, including Uttar Pradesh. The target for completion of BharatNet project is 2025.

Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2491 for answer on 21.12.2022

## District-wise status of planned and service ready GPs in Uttar Pradesh under BharatNet

| District            |   No. of Planned GPs |   No. of Service Ready GPs |
|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| AGRA                |                  695 |                        339 |
| ALIGARH             |                  897 |                        576 |
| AMBEDKAR NAGAR      |                  929 |                        782 |
| AMETHI              |                  682 |                        525 |
| AMROHA              |                  605 |                        118 |
| AURAIYA             |                  477 |                        193 |
| AYODHYA             |                  836 |                        765 |
| AZAMGARH            |                 1876 |                        587 |
| BAGHPAT             |                  261 |                        196 |
| BAHRAICH            |                 1060 |                        334 |
| BALLIA              |                  952 |                        409 |
| BALRAMPUR           |                  802 |                        152 |
| BANDA               |                  471 |                        438 |
| BARABANKI           |                 1178 |                       1025 |
| BAREILLY            |                 1199 |                        616 |
| BASTI               |                 1249 |                        953 |
| BHADOHI             |                  561 |                        548 |
| BIJNOR              |                 1129 |                        749 |
| BUDAUN              |                 1041 |                        621 |
| BULANDSHAHR         |                  957 |                        857 |
| CHANDAULI           |                  738 |                        719 |
| CHITRAKOOT          |                  335 |                        300 |
| DEORIA              |                 1189 |                        899 |
| ETAH                |                  577 |                        399 |
| ETAWAH              |                  471 |                        383 |
| FARRUKHABAD         |                  606 |                        390 |
| FATEHPUR            |                  840 |                        373 |
| FIROZABAD           |                  574 |                        351 |
| GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR |                  259 |                        242 |
| GHAZIABAD           |                  162 |                        152 |
| GHAZIPUR            |                 1269 |                       1045 |
| GONDA               |                 1054 |                        261 |
| GORAKHPUR           |                 1354 |                       1047 |
| HAMIRPUR            |                  335 |                        305 |
| HAPUR               |                  272 |                        252 |
| HARDOI              |                 1306 |                        865 |
| HATHRAS             |                  475 |                        327 |

| District          |   No. of Planned GPs |   No. of Service Ready GPs |
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| JALAUN            |                  575 |                        564 |
| JAUNPUR           |                 1756 |                       1080 |
| JHANSI            |                  496 |                        445 |
| KANNAUJ           |                  501 |                         79 |
| KANPUR DEHAT      |                  640 |                        489 |
| KANPUR NAGAR      |                  592 |                        562 |
| KASGANJ           |                  424 |                        228 |
| KAUSHAMBI         |                  483 |                        417 |
| KHERI             |                 1167 |                        969 |
| KUSHI NAGAR       |                 1122 |                        516 |
| LALITPUR          |                  415 |                        316 |
| LUCKNOW           |                  572 |                        495 |
| MAHARAJGANJ       |                  924 |                        672 |
| MAHOBA            |                  273 |                        246 |
| MAINPURI          |                  561 |                        342 |
| MATHURA           |                  531 |                        479 |
| MAU               |                  684 |                        596 |
| MEERUT            |                  480 |                        258 |
| MIRZAPUR          |                  810 |                        288 |
| MORADABAD         |                  588 |                        452 |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR     |                  498 |                        421 |
| PILIBHIT          |                  720 |                        352 |
| PRATAPGARH        |                 1253 |                       1126 |
| PRAYAGRAJ         |                 1638 |                       1450 |
| RAE BARELI        |                  991 |                        847 |
| RAMPUR            |                  687 |                        466 |
| SAHARANPUR        |                  888 |                        455 |
| SAMBHAL           |                  556 |                        356 |
| SANT KABEER NAGAR |                  798 |                        680 |
| SHAHJAHANPUR      |                 1077 |                        791 |
| SHAMLI            |                  230 |                         74 |
| SHRAVASTI         |                  397 |                        139 |
| SIDDHARTH NAGAR   |                 1210 |                        786 |
| SITAPUR           |                 1601 |                       1004 |
| SONBHADRA         |                  637 |                         48 |
| SULTANPUR         |                  999 |                        806 |
| UNNAO             |                 1044 |                        784 |
| VARANASI          |                  760 |                        754 |

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