Lok Sabha Question No. 1085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Broadband Services in Government Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  JULY, 2021 Broadband Services in Government Schools

## †1085. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to provide broadband services in all Government schools of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and Union Territory-wise; (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to connect Government schools with broadband internet services in order to provide computer education to them and make Digital India Programme successful; and (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) and (b) Yes,  internet  connection  through  broadband  services  to  government schools have been made available in many Government schools. The State/UT wise list of government schools with internet connection has been attached as Annexure-A.

(c) to (e) Under the BharatNet programme, the CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd  (CSC-SPV) of MeitY has been assigned the task of providing Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to the Government Institutions, including schools. This project is for providing  Internet  connection  to  Government  schools  in  respective  Gram  Panchayat (GP).  The  School  Education  Departments  of  the  respective  State  Governments  has appointed State/District-wise Nodal Officers for this project for effective implementation. As on 09.07.2021, out of the targeted 1,20,392 GPs of this phase, a total of 1,18,649 GPs have been made Service Ready. As part of the BharatNet project, the last mile connectivity,  through  Wi-Fi  or  any  other  suitable  broadband  technology  to  access internet/broadband services, is to be provided  in a phased manner in the GPs in the country.  About  63,100  Schools  have  been  provided  FTTH  connections  through BharatNet so far.

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ANNEXURE REFERRRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021 ASKED BY SHRI  MAHABALI  SINGH,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING 'BROADBAND SERVICES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

## ANNEXURE-A

| Number of Schools with Internet Facility   | Number of Schools with Internet Facility   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                   | Government                                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                  | 68                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                             | 4104                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                          | 105                                        |
| Assam                                      | 2037                                       |
| Bihar                                      | 1492                                       |
| Chandigarh                                 | 121                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                               | 1627                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                       | 44                                         |
| Daman & Diu                                | 77                                         |
| Delhi                                      | 2440                                       |
| Goa                                        | 70                                         |
| Gujarat                                    | 23434                                      |
| Haryana                                    | 2879                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                           | 2153                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir                            | 1201                                       |
| Jharkhand                                  | 10891                                      |
| Karnataka                                  | 3862                                       |
| Kerala                                     | 4393                                       |
| Ladakh                                     | 17                                         |
| Lakshadweep                                | 42                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                             | 3792                                       |
| Maharashtra                                | 7149                                       |
| Manipur                                    | 68                                         |
| Meghalaya                                  | 99                                         |
| Mizoram                                    | 60                                         |
| Nagaland                                   | 61                                         |
| Odisha                                     | 1450                                       |
| Puducherry                                 | 180                                        |
| Punjab                                     | 6830                                       |
| Rajasthan                                  | 16332                                      |
| Sikkim                                     | 112                                        |
| Tamilnadu                                  | 6746                                       |
| Telangana                                  | 2408                                       |
| Tripura                                    | 69                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                              | 4042                                       |
| Uttarakhand                                | 1071                                       |
| West Bengal                                | 8055                                       |
| India                                      | 119581                                     |