Lok Sabha Question No. 5490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Funds under BharatNet Project
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Jaskaur Meena, Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2023

## FUNDS UNDER BHARATNET PROJECT

## 5490.   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  BharatNet  project  in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the villages connected with broadband facility under this project in the aforesaid States, so far;
- (c) whether the Government has also fixed any target under the project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details about the number of the villages which have still not been covered under the said project to achieve the target in these States; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to cover the said villages faster?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) BharatNet  project  is  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. As on 31.12.2022, Rs. 2551 Crore has been sanctioned/allocated/utilized during the last three years and the current year in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam under BharatNet project. The yearwise details of expenditure of the said States are given in Annexure-I .  As on 06-03-2023, the Status of Gram Panchayats (GPs) which have been made service ready and which are to be connected under BharatNet to provide broadband facility are given in Annexure-II.

The Union Cabinet on 30.06.2021 accorded in-principle approval for extending the scope of BharatNet to all inhabited villages in the country (including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam).

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in Part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5490 to be answered on 05.04.2023

The details of funds sanctioned/allocated/utilized during the last three years and the current year in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam under BharatNet project

## Rupees in crores

|   S. No. | Name of States   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (upto 31.12.2022) |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan        |       207 |       259 |        85 |                         175 |
|        2 | Uttar Pradesh    |       643 |       480 |       233 |                         371 |
|        3 | Assam            |        21 |        13 |        40 |                          24 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in Part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5490 to be answered on 05.04.2023

## The  details  of  villages  connected  with  broadband  facility  under  the  BharatNet  Project  in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam under BharatNet project

| S. No.   | Name of States   | Status of BharatNet Phase-I &II as on 06.03.2023   | Status of BharatNet Phase-I &II as on 06.03.2023   | Status of BharatNet Phase-I &II as on 06.03.2023   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|          |                  | Total GPs Planned under Phase-I &II                | Service Ready GPs                                  | GPs to be connected                                |
| 1        | Rajasthan        | 8777                                               | 8770                                               | 7                                                  |
| 2        | Uttar Pradesh    | 46999                                              | 41529                                              | 5470                                               |
| 3        | Assam            | 1511                                               | 1511                                               | 0                                                  |

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