Lok Sabha Question No. 336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Broadband Connectivity in Jharkhand
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 336 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2021

## BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY IN JHARKHAND

## †336. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  and  details  of  the  gram  panchayats  connected  under  Bharatnet  and  ready  to provide service, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  targeted  to  be  connected  with  broadband  connectivity under the said project in Jharkhand, district-wise; and
- (c) the number of Gram Panchayats where the said service has become operational as on date along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity  at  all  the  Gram  Panchayats  (approx.  2,  50,000)  in  the  country.  As  on  27.01.2021, under BharatNet project (Phase-I & II), a total number of 1,51,431 Gram Panchayats (including BHQs) have been made Service Ready.  The State/UT-wise list of Service Ready GPs is attached as Annexure-I .

(b) & (c) A total number of about 4653 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are targeted to be connected with  broadband  connectivity  under  the  said  project  in  Jharkhand,  out  of  which  3433  GPs (including BHQs) have been made Service Ready. The District-wise details of the total number of GPs and Service Ready GPs in Jharkhand are given in Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

Annexure  referred  to  in  Part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  336  for  answer  on 03.02.2021

## State/UT-wise Status of Service Ready Gram Panchayats (GPs) under BharatNet

| S. No.   | State/UT                            |   No. of GPs Planned (including BHQ) |   No. of Service Ready GPs (including BHQ) |
|----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands            |                                   71 |                                          8 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                13533 |                                       1696 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                 1864 |                                        510 |
| 4        | Assam                               |                                 2979 |                                       1627 |
| 5        | Bihar                               |                                 8963 |                                       8819 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                          |                                   13 |                                         13 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                        |                                10181 |                                       6638 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                   39 |                                         39 |
| 9        | Gujarat                             |                                14311 |                                      13266 |
| 10       | Haryana                             |                                 6204 |                                       6202 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                 3269 |                                        369 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh           |                                 4799 |                                       1174 |
| 13       | Jharkhand                           |                                 4653 |                                       3433 |
| 14       | Karnataka                           |                                 6252 |                                       6247 |
| 15       | Kerala                              |                                 1129 |                                       1129 |
| 16       | Lakshadweep                         |                                   10 |                                          0 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                23728 |                                      14721 |
| 18       | Maharashtra                         |                                28260 |                                      18259 |
| 19       | Manipur                             |                                 2799 |                                       1417 |
| 20       | Meghalaya                           |                                 1814 |                                        359 |
| 21       | Mizoram                             |                                  776 |                                        303 |
| 22       | Nagaland                            |                                 1042 |                                        180 |
| 23       | Odisha                              |                                 7095 |                                       5396 |
| 24       | Puducherry                          |                                  101 |                                        101 |
| 25       | Punjab                              |                                12940 |                                      12795 |
| 26       | Rajasthan                           |                                10151 |                                       8961 |
| 27       | Sikkim                              |                                  207 |                                         28 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                          |                                12909 |                                          0 |
| 29       | Telangana                           |                                13421 |                                       2047 |
| 30       | Tripura                             |                                 1062 |                                        730 |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                56244 |                                      30998 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand                         |                                 7706 |                                       1536 |
| 33       | West Bengal                         |                                 3708 |                                       2430 |
|          | Total                               |                               262233 |                                     151431 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in Part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 336 for answer on 03.02.2021

## District-wise Status of Service Ready GPs under BharatNet in Jharkhand State

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   Total No. of GPs Planned(including BHQ) |   Total No. of Service Ready GPs(including BHQ) |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bokaro             |                                       260 |                                             255 |
| 2       | Chatra             |                                       166 |                                              86 |
| 3       | Deoghar            |                                       204 |                                             197 |
| 4       | Dhanbad            |                                       264 |                                             178 |
| 5       | Dumka              |                                       216 |                                             137 |
| 6       | East Singhbhum     |                                       239 |                                             175 |
| 7       | Garhwa             |                                       209 |                                              70 |
| 8       | Giridih            |                                       370 |                                             363 |
| 9       | Godda              |                                       210 |                                             103 |
| 10      | Gumla              |                                       171 |                                              82 |
| 11      | Hazaribagh         |                                       270 |                                             264 |
| 12      | Jamtara            |                                       124 |                                              50 |
| 13      | Khunti             |                                        92 |                                              67 |
| 14      | Koderma            |                                       115 |                                             111 |
| 15      | Latehar            |                                       119 |                                              96 |
| 16      | Lohardaga          |                                        71 |                                              65 |
| 17      | Pakur              |                                       134 |                                              71 |
| 18      | Palamu             |                                       303 |                                             247 |
| 19      | Ramgarh            |                                       148 |                                             145 |
| 20      | Ranchi             |                                       319 |                                             314 |
| 21      | Sahebganj          |                                       173 |                                             166 |
| 22      | Saraikela          |                                       141 |                                              61 |
| 23      | Simdega            |                                       104 |                                              52 |
| 24      | West Singhbhum     |                                       231 |                                              78 |
|         | Total              |                                      4653 |                                            3433 |

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