Lok Sabha Question No. 1065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: High Speed Internet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1065 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## HIGH SPEED INTERNET

## 1065.   SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Madhya Pradesh are equipped with high speed internet and broadband under BharatNet scheme of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the Government intends to equip all GPs with high speed internet?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS

## ANSWER (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) Under the BharatNet scheme being implemented in phased manner, all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country including Madhya Pradesh are being provided with broadband connectivity. In Madhya Pradesh, so far, out of the total 22,841 GPs, 17,810 GPs have been provided with BharatNet connectivity.  This  infrastructure  is  leased  to  TSPs/ISPs  for  provision  of  high  speed  internet  and broadband connections in the GPs/rural areas. Under the BharatNet Udyami scheme, BSNL has so far  provided  12,037  high-speed  Fibre  to  the  Home  (FTTH)  connections  utilizing  BharatNet infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh State.

(b) The  district-wise  details  of  status  of  BharatNet  connectivity  and  FTTH  connections  in Madhya Pradesh is given at Annexure-I .

(c) The time line for connectivity to the remaining GPs and villages in the country, including Madhya Pradesh is 2025.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred  to  in  Part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1065  for  answer  on 08.02.2023

## District-wise  details  of  status  of  BharatNet  and  Fibre  to  the  Home  (FTTH)  connections  in Madhya Pradesh

| District    |   No. of GPs planned in Phase- I/II/Satellite |   Service Ready GPs | No. of GPs planned in Phase-III   |   FTTH connections provided |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| AGARMALWA   |                                           227 |                 227 |                                   |                           1 |
| ALIRAJPUR   |                                           288 |                 288 |                                   |                          17 |
| ANUPPUR     |                                           282 |                 282 |                                   |                          40 |
| ASHOKNAGAR  |                                           334 |                 334 |                                   |                         768 |
| BALAGHAT    |                                           691 |                 689 |                                   |                         251 |
| BARWANI     |                                           414 |                 412 |                                   |                         130 |
| BETUL       |                                           556 |                 556 |                                   |                         948 |
| BHIND       |                                            42 |                  42 | 405                               |                         288 |
| BHOPAL      |                                           193 |                 192 |                                   |                         419 |
| BURHANPUR   |                                           167 |                 167 |                                   |                         125 |
| CHHATARPUR  |                                           228 |                 228 | 330                               |                         175 |
| CHHINDWARA  |                                           783 |                 780 | 1                                 |                         191 |
| DAMOH       |                                           397 |                 397 | 63                                |                         352 |
| DATIA       |                                           281 |                 281 | 10                                |                         142 |
| DEWAS       |                                           495 |                 495 |                                   |                         267 |
| DHAR        |                                           384 |                 384 | 377                               |                         206 |
| DINDORI     |                                           364 |                 364 |                                   |                          27 |
| EAST NIMAR  |                                           422 |                 422 |                                   |                         185 |
| GUNA        |                                           425 |                 425 |                                   |                         415 |
| GWALIOR     |                                           264 |                 264 |                                   |                         165 |
| HARDA       |                                           207 |                 207 | 3                                 |                         140 |
| HOSHANGABAD |                                           418 |                 418 | 4                                 |                         102 |
| INDORE      |                                           316 |                 316 |                                   |                         711 |
| JABALPUR    |                                           521 |                 521 |                                   |                         564 |
| JHABUA      |                                           375 |                 375 |                                   |                         186 |
| KATNI       |                                           115 |                 115 | 292                               |                           2 |
| KHARGONE    |                                           308 |                 308 | 288                               |                          80 |
| MANDLA      |                                           485 |                 458 | 1                                 |                          86 |
| MANDSAUR    |                                           440 |                 440 |                                   |                         813 |
| MORENA      |                                           120 |                 120 | 358                               |                         104 |
| NARSINGHPUR |                                           446 |                 446 |                                   |                         434 |
| NEEMUCH     |                                           236 |                 236 |                                   |                         341 |
| NIWARI      |                                           136 |                 136 |                                   |                          84 |
| PANNA       |                                           395 |                 387 |                                   |                         113 |
| RAISEN      |                                           495 |                 491 | 2                                 |                         207 |
| RAJGARH     |                                           415 |                 415 | 207                               |                         254 |
| RATLAM      |                                           419 |                 419 |                                   |                         406 |
| REWA        |                                           354 |                 354 | 473                               |                         219 |
| SAGAR       |                                           343 |                 342 | 412                               |                         161 |
| SATNA       |                                           691 |                 674 | 1                                 |                          66 |
| SEHORE      |                                           499 |                 499 |                                   |                         355 |
| SEONI       |                                           645 |                 645 |                                   |                         323 |
| SHAHDOL     |                                            77 |                  77 | 314                               |                         143 |

| SHAJAPUR                  |   327 | 327   |      | 108   |
|---------------------------|-------|-------|------|-------|
| SHEOPUR                   |   225 | 221   |      | 56    |
| SHIVPURI                  |   215 | 215   | 385  | 275   |
| SIDHI                     |   151 | 151   | 249  | 106   |
| SINGRAULI                 |   212 | 212   | 104  | 86    |
| TIKAMGARH                 |   323 | 323   |      | 2     |
| UJJAIN                    |   253 | 253   | 356  | 165   |
| UMARIA                    |   234 | 232   |      | 145   |
| VIDISHA                   |   248 | 248   | 330  | 88    |
| GPs under reconciliation* |   -16 |       | 11   |       |
| Grand Total               | 17865 | 17810 | 4976 | 12037 |

*GPs under reconciliation on account of merger/creation and other reasons.

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