Lok Sabha Question No. 3299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Phases of National Digital Communication Policy
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2022

## PHASES OF NATIONAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION POLICY

## 3299.   MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the phases in which the objectives of the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) are being implemented nation-wide;
- (b) the status of the progress of the various phases of the NDCP and the state-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether targeted efforts are also being focused in the state of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the district-wise progress report of the NDCP in the state of Rajasthan; and
- (e) whether the Government intends to launch a follow-up policy with the completion of the NDCP in the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) The National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP-2018) was launched by the  Government  of  India  in  the  year  2018  with  a  vision  to  fulfill  the  information  and communication  needs  of  citizens  and  enterprises  through  the  establishment  of  a  ubiquitous, resilient, secure, accessible and affordable Digital Communications Infrastructure. The implementation of the objectives of the policy has not been divided into phases.

(c) to (d) The policy  envisages  developing  a  robust  digital  communications  infrastructure throughout the country, including all the districts of the state of Rajasthan. As per the information provided by the Telecom  Service  Providers and the field units of the  Department  of Telecommunications, district-wise status of progress of mobile coverage in the state of Rajasthan is placed at Annexure .

- (e) As of now, the Government has not thought of launching a follow-up policy.

Annexure District-wise status of progress of mobile coverage in the state of Rajasthan

| Sr. No.   | District Name   |   Total No. of inhabited villages as per Census 2011 |   No. of inhabited villages with mobile connectivity as per 2020 data |   No. of villages with 2G |   No. of villages with 3G |   No. of villages with 4G |   No. of villages with 3G or 4G |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Ajmer           |                                                 1099 |                                                                  1097 |                      1096 |                       255 |                      1085 |                            1085 |
| 2         | Alwar           |                                                 2021 |                                                                  2003 |                      2002 |                       797 |                      2000 |                            2000 |
| 3         | Banswara        |                                                 1485 |                                                                  1473 |                      1459 |                       358 |                      1458 |                            1458 |
| 4         | Baran           |                                                 1114 |                                                                  1081 |                      1050 |                       137 |                      1069 |                            1069 |
| 5         | Barmer          |                                                 2452 |                                                                  2347 |                      2219 |                       191 |                      2253 |                            2255 |
| 6         | Bharatpur       |                                                 1432 |                                                                  1432 |                      1428 |                       575 |                      1425 |                            1425 |
| 7         | Bhilwara        |                                                 1790 |                                                                  1788 |                      1783 |                       324 |                      1776 |                            1776 |
| 8         | Bikaner         |                                                  857 |                                                                   800 |                       754 |                       122 |                       757 |                             757 |
| 9         | Bundi           |                                                  867 |                                                                   854 |                       836 |                       173 |                       843 |                             845 |
| 10        | Chittaurgarh    |                                                 1581 |                                                                  1521 |                      1491 |                       287 |                      1479 |                            1481 |
| 11        | Churu           |                                                  873 |                                                                   867 |                       860 |                       228 |                       860 |                             860 |
| 12        | Dausa           |                                                 1079 |                                                                  1077 |                      1077 |                       421 |                      1077 |                            1077 |
| 13        | Dhaulpur        |                                                  801 |                                                                   778 |                       763 |                       202 |                       776 |                             776 |
| 14        | Dungarpur       |                                                  972 |                                                                   970 |                       969 |                       342 |                       966 |                             966 |
| 15        | Ganganagar      |                                                 2855 |                                                                  2819 |                      2788 |                       766 |                      2778 |                            2779 |
| 16        | Hanumangarh     |                                                 1831 |                                                                  1828 |                      1820 |                       530 |                      1817 |                            1817 |
| 17        | Jaipur          |                                                 2126 |                                                                  2123 |                      2119 |                       844 |                      2119 |                            2119 |
| 18        | Jaisalmer       |                                                  756 |                                                                   554 |                       491 |                        52 |                       501 |                             504 |
| 19        | Jalor           |                                                  791 |                                                                   788 |                       781 |                       238 |                       782 |                             782 |
| 20        | Jhalawar        |                                                 1488 |                                                                  1460 |                      1403 |                       188 |                      1448 |                            1448 |
| 21        | Jhunjhunun      |                                                  926 |                                                                   926 |                       926 |                       381 |                       925 |                             925 |
| 22        | Jodhpur         |                                                 1836 |                                                                  1817 |                      1808 |                       339 |                      1770 |                            1770 |
| 23        | Karauli         |                                                  851 |                                                                   801 |                       789 |                       245 |                       785 |                             786 |
| 24        | Kota            |                                                  805 |                                                                   804 |                       795 |                       141 |                       802 |                             802 |
| 25        | Nagaur          |                                                 1575 |                                                                  1573 |                      1569 |                       521 |                      1562 |                            1562 |
| 26        | Pali            |                                                 1017 |                                                                   998 |                       978 |                       238 |                       978 |                             978 |
| 27        | Pratapgarh      |                                                  970 |                                                                   931 |                       908 |                        97 |                       899 |                             899 |
| 28        | Rajsamand       |                                                 1037 |                                                                  1035 |                      1020 |                       207 |                      1026 |                            1026 |
| 29        | Sawai Madhopur  |                                                  758 |                                                                   744 |                       743 |                       220 |                       741 |                             741 |
| 30        | Sikar           |                                                 1162 |                                                                  1156 |                      1153 |                       472 |                      1149 |                            1149 |
| 31        | Sirohi          |                                                  470 |                                                                   444 |                       436 |                       139 |                       435 |                             435 |
| 32        | Tonk            |                                                 1116 |                                                                  1115 |                      1110 |                       218 |                      1110 |                            1110 |
| 33        | Udaipur         |                                                 2471 |                                                                  2319 |                      2190 |                       365 |                      2254 |                            2254 |
|           | Total           |                                                43264 |                                                                 42323 |                     41614 |                     10613 |                     41705 |                           41716 |

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