Lok Sabha Question No. 4765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Optical Fibre Cables
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4765 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2023

## OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES

4765.   SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of cities in Maharashtra which have been connected by Optical Fibre Cables (OFCs);
- (b) whether rural areas of Maharashtra are also being connected with OFC;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) All  cities  of  Maharashtra  are  connected  by  Optical  Fibre  Cable (OFC).  BharatNet project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  create  network  to  connect  all  the  Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Villages with broadband in the country including Maharashtra. As on Feb 2023, Optical Fibre Cable connectivity has been provided in 23,824 GPs in 34 districts of Maharashtra. District-wise details of GPs in Maharashtra that have been connected (service ready) on Optical Fibre Cable is given in Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

| S. No.   | District                 |   No. of GPs planned on OFC (Ph-I + Ph- II) |   No. of GPs service ready on OFC (Ph-I + Ph-II) |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | AHMEDNAGAR               |                                        1316 |                                              915 |
| 2        | AKOLA                    |                                         528 |                                              490 |
| 3        | AMRAVATI                 |                                         837 |                                              836 |
| 4        | AURANGABAD               |                                         861 |                                              684 |
| 5        | BEED                     |                                        1018 |                                             1013 |
| 6        | BHANDARA                 |                                         535 |                                              535 |
| 7        | BULDHANA                 |                                         867 |                                              709 |
| 8        | CHANDRAPUR               |                                         826 |                                              817 |
| 9        | DHULE                    |                                         539 |                                              539 |
| 10       | GADCHIROLI               |                                         460 |                                              314 |
| 11       | GONDIA                   |                                         553 |                                              553 |
| 12       | HINGOLI                  |                                         563 |                                              550 |
| 13       | JALGAON                  |                                        1144 |                                             1094 |
| 14       | JALNA                    |                                         780 |                                              780 |
| 15       | KOLHAPUR                 |                                        1026 |                                              785 |
| 16       | LATUR                    |                                         788 |                                              775 |
| 17       | NAGPUR                   |                                         764 |                                              761 |
| 18       | NANDED                   |                                        1313 |                                             1006 |
| 19       | NANDURBAR                |                                         586 |                                              586 |
| 20       | NASHIK                   |                                        1389 |                                             1032 |
| 21       | OSMANABAD                |                                         621 |                                              621 |
| 22       | PALGHAR                  |                                         475 |                                              456 |
| 23       | PARBHANI                 |                                         704 |                                              619 |
| 24       | PUNE                     |                                        1385 |                                             1111 |
| 25       | RAIGAD                   |                                         795 |                                              792 |
| 26       | RATNAGIRI                |                                         846 |                                              463 |
| 27       | SANGLI                   |                                         700 |                                              680 |
| 28       | SATARA                   |                                        1500 |                                             1014 |
| 29       | SINDHUDURG               |                                         429 |                                              390 |
| 30       | SOLAPUR                  |                                        1025 |                                              748 |
| 31       | THANE                    |                                         430 |                                               51 |
| 32       | WARDHA                   |                                         519 |                                              507 |
| 33       | WASHIM                   |                                         491 |                                              481 |
| 34       | YAVATMAL                 |                                        1198 |                                             1117 |
| 35       | GPs under reconciliation |                                           0 |                                                0 |
|          | Total                    |                                       27811 |                                            23824 |

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