Lok Sabha Question No. 2836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Implementation of BharatNet in Gujarat
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF BHARATNET IN GUJARAT

2836. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the district-wise details of the implementation of Bharat Net project in Gujarat;
- (b) the details of the number of new Broadband connections provided in Gujarat; and
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any exhibition or door to door campaigning for speedy implementation of Bharat Net project in Gujarat and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) BharatNet  project  is  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country including Gujarat. The district-wise details  of  the  implementation  of  Bharat  Net  project  in  Gujarat  as  on  27.07.2022  is  given  at Annexure-I. So far, 21,791 Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connections and 3,954 Wi-Fi hotspots have been provided in Gujarat.
- (c) For expediting the implementation of BharatNet Project, regular review and monitoring of the project is done by Department of Telecommunications with the implementing agencies. As a result, implementation of BharatNet project to connect all Gram Panchayats is almost complete in Gujarat as out of 14,301 GPs, 14,191 GPs have been made Service Ready.

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2836 to be answered on 03.08.2022

District wise status of BharatNet in Gujarat as on 27.07.2022

| S. No.   | District         |   No. of GPs planned |   No. of GPs Service Ready |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | AHMEDABAD        |                  465 |                        465 |
| 2        | AMRELI           |                  600 |                        598 |
| 3        | ANAND            |                  351 |                        351 |
| 4        | ARVALLI          |                  321 |                        317 |
| 5        | BANASKANTHA      |                  879 |                        873 |
| 6        | BHARUCH          |                  563 |                        561 |
| 7        | BHAVNAGAR        |                  666 |                        655 |
| 8        | BOTAD            |                  183 |                        183 |
| 9        | CHHOTA UDEPUR    |                  343 |                        337 |
| 10       | DANGS            |                   70 |                         70 |
| 11       | DEVBHOOMI DWARKA |                  239 |                        239 |
| 12       | DAHOD            |                  557 |                        537 |
| 13       | GANDHINAGAR      |                  302 |                        302 |
| 14       | GIR SOMNATH      |                  329 |                        329 |
| 15       | JAMNAGAR         |                  417 |                        417 |
| 16       | JUNAGADH         |                  491 |                        491 |
| 17       | KACHCHH          |                  632 |                        628 |
| 18       | KHEDA            |                  520 |                        520 |
| 19       | MAHESANA         |                  610 |                        609 |
| 20       | MAHISAGAR        |                  355 |                        349 |
| 21       | MORBI            |                  350 |                        350 |
| 22       | NARMADA          |                  222 |                        218 |
| 23       | NAVSARI          |                  370 |                        369 |
| 24       | PANCHMAHAL       |                  493 |                        485 |
| 25       | PATAN            |                  474 |                        474 |
| 26       | PORBANDAR        |                  149 |                        149 |
| 27       | RAJKOT           |                  591 |                        591 |
| 28       | SABARKANTHA      |                  460 |                        454 |
| 29       | SURAT            |                  547 |                        545 |
| 30       | SURENDRANAGAR    |                  540 |                        540 |
| 31       | TAPI             |                  291 |                        289 |
| 32       | VADODARA         |                  537 |                        525 |
| 33       | VALSAD           |                  384 |                        371 |
|          | Grand Total      |                14301 |                      14191 |

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