Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Telecom Towers installed in Rural Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 110 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## TELECOM TOWERS INSTALLED IN RURAL AREAS

## 110. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of telecom towers installed in rural areas in the country, especially in West Bengal during the last three years, year-wise and district-wise;
- (b) the details of the name of the telecom companies which have installed telecom towers in the rural areas in the country especially in West Bengal therein; and
- (c) the details of TRAI direction/notice for installation of such towers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sir, the state-wise and year-wise details of the total number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) installed in the rural areas of the country, for last three years are given at Annexure-1 . The district-wise, telecom company-wise and year-wise details of the total number of BTSs installed in the rural areas of West Bengal, for last three years are given at Annexure-2 .
- (b) Following  telecom  companies  have  installed  BTSs  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country including West Bengal:
- i. Bharti Airtel Limited
- ii. Bharati Hexacom Limited
- iii. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
- iv. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
- v. Vodafone Idea Limited
- (c) No such direction/ notice from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been received by Department of Telecommunications.

## ANNEXURE-1

## STATE-WISE  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  BASE  TRANSCEIVER STATIONS (BTSs) INSTALLED IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, FOR LAST THREE YEARS:

|      |                                    | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   |
|------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S No | Name of State/UT                   | During 2019-20             | During 2020-21             | During 2021-22             | Total                      |
| 1    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 77                         | 32                         | 48                         | 157                        |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5112                       | 3086                       | 3733                       | 11931                      |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 416                        | 223                        | 230                        | 869                        |
| 4    | Assam                              | 5830                       | 4144                       | 4215                       | 14189                      |
| 5    | Bihar                              | 11468                      | 6539                       | 7361                       | 25368                      |
| 6    | Chandigarh                         | 13                         | 13                         | 6                          | 32                         |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                       | 3187                       | 1975                       | 2502                       | 7664                       |
| 8    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 76                         | 40                         | 40                         | 156                        |
| 9    | Goa                                | 128                        | 213                        | 208                        | 549                        |
| 10   | Gujarat                            | 9146                       | 4870                       | 3433                       | 17449                      |
| 11   | Haryana                            | 3902                       | 1596                       | 487                        | 5985                       |
| 12   | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1681                       | 1661                       | 1376                       | 4718                       |
| 13   | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 1698                       | 964                        | 642                        | 3304                       |
| 14   | Jharkhand                          | 4577                       | 3265                       | 3163                       | 11005                      |
| 15   | Karnataka                          | 3340                       | 1542                       | 872                        | 5754                       |
| 16   | Kerala                             | 2610                       | 1235                       | 1801                       | 5646                       |
| 17   | Ladakh                             | 156                        | 77                         | 109                        | 342                        |
| 18   | Lakshadweep                        | 4                          | 0                          | 0                          | 4                          |
| 19   | Madhya Pradesh                     | 4778                       | 3522                       | 2250                       | 10550                      |
| 20   | Maharashtra                        | 11362                      | 4941                       | 6232                       | 22535                      |
| 21   | Manipur                            | 665                        | 544                        | 212                        | 1421                       |
| 22   | Meghalaya                          | 353                        | 308                        | 641                        | 1302                       |
| 23   | Mizoram                            | 395                        | 218                        | 121                        | 734                        |
| 24   | Nagaland                           | 413                        | 223                        | 137                        | 773                        |
| 25   | NCT of Delhi                       | 66                         | 37                         | 50                         | 153                        |
| 26   | Odisha                             | 5069                       | 2843                       | 3101                       | 11013                      |
| 27   | Puducherry                         | 19                         | 20                         | 11                         | 50                         |
| 28   | Punjab                             | 1931                       | 2424                       | 1615                       | 5970                       |
| 29   | Rajasthan                          | 7315                       | 3473                       | 4400                       | 15188                      |
| 30   | Sikkim                             | 102                        | 27                         | 55                         | 184                        |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                         | 2585                       | 1816                       | 1430                       | 5831                       |
| 32   | Telangana                          | 3400                       | 2099                       | 3024                       | 8523                       |
| 33   | Tripura                            | 242                        | 318                        | 254                        | 814                        |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                      | 28110                      | 16449                      | 14500                      | 59059                      |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                        | 3118                       | 2462                       | 2420                       | 8000                       |
| 36   | West Bengal                        | 12842                      | 5999                       | 4297                       | 23138                      |
|      | Total                              | 1,36,186                   | 79,198                     | 74,976                     | 2,90,360                   |

## DISTRICT-WISE,  TELECOM  COMPANY  WISE  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BASE TRANSCEIVER STATIONS (BTSs) INSTALLED IN THE RURAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL, FOR LAST THREE YEARS:

| S   | No               | Name of         | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   |
|-----|------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|     | No               | Telecom Company | During 2019-20             | During 2020-21             | During 2021-22             | Total                      |
| 2   | Alipurduar       | BAL             | 61                         | 71                         | 20                         | 152                        |
| 1   | Alipurduar       | BSNL            | 0                          | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          |
| 3   | Alipurduar       | RJIL            | 141                        | 36                         | 68                         | 245                        |
| 4   | Alipurduar       | VIL             | 75                         | 10                         | 5                          | 90                         |
| 5   | Bankura          | BAL             | 152                        | 146                        | 18                         | 316                        |
| 6   | Bankura          | BSNL            | 0                          | 38                         | 0                          | 38                         |
| 7   | Bankura          | RJIL            | 564                        | 155                        | 145                        | 864                        |
| 8   | Bankura          | VIL             | 178                        | 24                         | 9                          | 211                        |
| 9   | Bardhaman (East) | BAL             | 193                        | 147                        | 50                         | 390                        |
| 10  | Bardhaman (East) | BSNL            | 0                          | 21                         | 28                         | 49                         |
| 11  | Bardhaman (East) | RJIL            | 495                        | 146                        | 184                        | 825                        |
| 12  | Bardhaman (East) | VIL             | 189                        | 13                         | 4                          | 206                        |
| 13  | Bardhaman (West) | BAL             | 50                         | 20                         | 13                         | 83                         |
| 14  | Bardhaman (West) | BSNL            | 0                          | 6                          | 5                          | 11                         |
| 15  | Bardhaman (West) | RJIL            | 35                         | 28                         | 34                         | 97                         |
| 16  | Bardhaman (West) | VIL             | 34                         | 5                          | 2                          | 41                         |
| 17  | Birbhum          | BAL             | 177                        | 151                        | 22                         | 350                        |
| 18  | Birbhum          | BSNL            | 0                          | 63                         | 5                          | 68                         |
| 19  | Birbhum          | RJIL            | 315                        | 207                        | 144                        | 666                        |
| 20  | Birbhum          | VIL             | 185                        | 9                          | 9                          | 203                        |
| 21  | Cooch Behar      | BAL             | 147                        | 163                        | 44                         | 354                        |
| 22  | Cooch Behar      | BSNL            | 0                          | 26                         | 0                          | 26                         |
| 23  | Cooch Behar      | RJIL            | 244                        | 90                         | 155                        | 489                        |
| 24  | Cooch Behar      | VIL             | 151                        | 21                         | 26                         | 198                        |
| 25  | Dakshin Dinajpur | BAL             | 66                         | 69                         | 31                         | 166                        |
| 26  | Dakshin Dinajpur | BSNL            | 6                          | 11                         | 0                          | 17                         |
| 27  | Dakshin Dinajpur | RJIL            | 150                        | 31                         | 50                         | 231                        |
| 28  | Dakshin Dinajpur | VIL             | 56                         | 13                         | 14                         | 83                         |
| 29  | Darjeeling       | BAL             | 62                         | 64                         | 44                         | 170                        |
| 30  | Darjeeling       | BSNL            | 1                          | 36                         | 1                          | 38                         |
| 31  | Darjeeling       | RJIL            | 132                        | 45                         | 169                        | 346                        |
| 32  | Darjeeling       | VIL             | 80                         | 11                         | 19                         | 110                        |

| S No   | Name of         | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   |
|--------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S No   | Telecom Company | During 2019-20             | During 2020-21             | During 2021-22             | Total                      |
| 33     | BAL             | 214                        | 112                        | 86                         | 412                        |
| 34     | BSNL            | 0                          | 2                          | 15                         | 17                         |
| 35     | RJIL            | 440                        | 97                         | 226                        | 763                        |
| 36     | VIL             | 227                        | 33                         | 3                          | 263                        |
| 37     | BAL             | 115                        | 90                         | 42                         | 247                        |
| 38     | BSNL            | 0                          | 16                         | 4                          | 20                         |
| 39     | RJIL            | 262                        | 99                         | 125                        | 486                        |
| 40     | VIL             | 156                        | 16                         | 4                          | 176                        |
| 41     | BAL             | 37                         | 23                         | 9                          | 69                         |
| 42     | BSNL            | 0                          | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          |
| 43     | RJIL            | 67                         | 26                         | 37                         | 130                        |
| 44     | VIL             | 90                         | 6                          | 3                          | 99                         |
| 45     | BAL             | 106                        | 91                         | 33                         | 230                        |
| 46     | BSNL            | 0                          | 22                         | 3                          | 25                         |
| 47     | RJIL            | 161                        | 80                         | 47                         | 288                        |
| 48     | VIL             | 108                        | 11                         | 10                         | 129                        |
| 49     | BAL             | 55                         | 44                         | 4                          | 103                        |
| 50     | BSNL            | 0                          | 0                          | 10                         | 10                         |
| 51     | RJIL            | 161                        | 36                         | 39                         | 236                        |
| 52     | VIL             | 68                         | 18                         | 11                         | 97                         |
| 53     | BAL             | 18                         | 5                          | 11                         | 34                         |
| 54     | BSNL            | 0                          | 7                          | 1                          | 8                          |
| 55     | RJIL            | 66                         | 23                         | 66                         | 155                        |
| 56     | VIL             | 15                         | 4                          | 12                         | 31                         |
| 57     | BAL             | 189                        | 154                        | 91                         | 434                        |
| 58     | BSNL            | 0                          | 13                         | 0                          | 13                         |
| 59     | RJIL            | 321                        | 107                        | 138                        | 566                        |
| 60     | VIL             | 194                        | 27                         | 23                         | 244                        |
| 61     | BAL             | 190                        | 393                        | 80                         | 663                        |
| 62     | BSNL            | 0                          | 16                         | 3                          | 19                         |
| 63     | RJIL            | 428                        | 274                        | 256                        | 958                        |
| 64     | VIL             | 332                        | 30                         | 12                         | 374                        |
| 65     | BAL             | 161                        | 119                        | 58                         | 338                        |
| 66     | BSNL            | 0                          | 38                         | 0                          | 38                         |
| 67     | RJIL            | 384                        | 235                        | 258                        | 877                        |
| 68     | VIL             | 202                        | 39                         | 32                         | 273                        |

| S     | No Name            | Name of         | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   | Number of BTSs installed   |
|-------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S     | No Name            | Telecom Company | During 2019-20             | During 2020-21             | During 2021-22             | Total                      |
| 69 70 | North 24 Paraganas | BAL             | 173                        | 156                        | 53                         | 382                        |
|       | North 24 Paraganas | BSNL            | 0                          | 23                         | 1                          | 24                         |
| 71    | North 24 Paraganas | RJIL            | 306                        | 152                        | 224                        | 682                        |
| 72    | North 24 Paraganas | VIL             | 210                        | 59                         | 18                         | 287                        |
| 73    | Purulia            | BAL             | 123                        | 162                        | 6                          | 291                        |
| 74    | Purulia            | BSNL            | 0                          | 11                         | 8                          | 19                         |
| 75    | Purulia            | RJIL            | 372                        | 66                         | 84                         | 522                        |
| 76    | Purulia            | VIL             | 79                         | 22                         | 19                         | 120                        |
| 77    | South 24 Paraganas | BAL             | 286                        | 263                        | 86                         | 635                        |
| 78    | South 24 Paraganas | BSNL            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 79    | South 24 Paraganas | RJIL            | 627                        | 198                        | 224                        | 1049                       |
| 80    | South 24 Paraganas | VIL             | 261                        | 47                         | 29                         | 337                        |
| 81    | Uttar Dinajpur     | BAL             | 148                        | 177                        | 46                         | 371                        |
| 82    | Uttar Dinajpur     | BSNL            | 0                          | 16                         | 0                          | 16                         |
| 83    | Uttar Dinajpur     | RJIL            | 379                        | 84                         | 112                        | 575                        |
| 84    | Uttar Dinajpur     | VIL             | 138                        | 10                         | 21                         | 169                        |
| 85    | West Midnapore     | BAL             | 216                        | 164                        | 41                         | 421                        |
| 86    | West Midnapore     | BSNL            | 0                          | 0                          | 27                         | 27                         |
| 87    | West Midnapore     | RJIL            | 589                        | 132                        | 187                        | 908                        |
| 88    | West Midnapore     | VIL             | 229                        | 67                         | 41                         | 337                        |
|       | Total=             | Total=          | 12,842                     | 5,999                      | 4,297                      | 23,138                     |

Note:      Kolkata District in West Bengal has no rural area.

## Legends:

BAL :

Bharti Airtel Limited

BSNL :

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

RJIL :

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

VIL :

Vodafone Idea Limited

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