Lok Sabha Question No. 1172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Budgetary Allocation and Utilization for BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari, Arun Sao, Sunil Kumar Singh, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## BUDGETARY ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION FOR BHARATNET

## 1172.   SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  budgetary  allocation  and  utilization  for  BharatNet  project  at  present, State/UT-wise including in Bilaspur, Durg and Chatra Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (b) whether it is a fact that BharatNet project has connected all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) of the country with high-speed optical fibre cable network and optimal mix of media i.e. optical fibre cable/ radio/satellite therein;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of GPs including in Bilaspur, Mungeli, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts of Chhattisgarh, Chatra and Latehar, Durg and Bemetara districts of Jharkhand, which have been connected with optical fibre cable/radio/satellite, at present, State/UT-wise thereto; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the broadband connectivity with Gram Panchayats?

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

- (a) The State/UT-wise details of budgetary allocation / utilisation/ disbursement of Funds for BharatNet  project  upto  September  2022,  including  Bilaspur,  Durg  and  Chatra  Parliamentary Constituencies is given in Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) On  19.07.2017,  Union  Cabinet  approved  the  BharatNet  project  to  provide broadband connectivity to approximately 2.6 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country out of which 1,84,399 GPs have been made service ready. BharatNet is a challenging project of mega nature as the Gram Panchayats (GPs) are widely dispersed across the country in rural and remote areas. The reason for delay in the implementation of the BharatNet are as under:

1. Delay in project implementation because of multiple challenges in remote and far-flung rural  areas,  involvement  of  multiple  agencies,  and  slow  progress  by  implementing agencies.
2. Delay in Right of Way clearances from Government Instrumentalities regulating forest land, railway lines, defense areas, highways, oil and gas pipelines or any other agencies or departments.

(d) The States/UT wise detail of Gram Panchayats which have been made Service Ready on optical fibre cable/radio/satellite under the BharatNet Project is given in Annexure-II.

The number of Gram Panchayats in Bilaspur, Mungeli, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi Durg and Bemetara Districts of Chhattisgarh, Latehar and Chatra Districts of Jharkhand, which have been connected with optical fibre cable/radio/satellite is as given below:

| Name of State   | District               |   Service ready GPs |
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| Chhattisgarh    | Bilaspur               |                 425 |
| Chhattisgarh    | Mungeli,               |                 307 |
| Chhattisgarh    | Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi |                 150 |
| Chhattisgarh    | Durg                   |                 287 |
| Chhattisgarh    | Bemetara               |                 352 |
| Jharkhand       | Chatra                 |                 152 |
| Jharkhand       | Latehar                |                 106 |

(e) On 30.06.2021, Union Cabinet has accorded in principle approval for extending BharatNet to cover all inhabited villages in the States and UTs.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1172 to be answered on 14.12.2022

## The State/UT-wise details of budgetary allocation / utilisation/ disbursement of Funds for BharatNet project upto September 2022, including Bilaspur, Durg and Chatra Parliamentary Constituencies

| S. No.   | Name of States/UT                            |   Figures in Rs. crore |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar                             |                  28.66 |
| 2        | Assam                                        |                 277.86 |
| 3        | Bihar                                        |                1432.93 |
| 4        | Chandigarh                                   |                   0.05 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                                 |                2545.1  |
| 6        | Haryana                                      |                 539.77 |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir                               |                 281.16 |
| 8        | Karnataka                                    |                1099.69 |
| 9        | Kerala                                       |                 265.43 |
| 10       | Maharashtra                                  |                4633.41 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh                               |                3796.02 |
| 12       | Punjab                                       |                1297.31 |
| 13       | Rajasthan                                    |                1410.04 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh                                |                4613.66 |
| 15       | Uttarakhand                                  |                 363.58 |
| 16       | West Bengal                                  |                 510.11 |
| 17       | Sikkim                                       |                 118.94 |
| 18       | Puducherry                                   |                   7.7  |
| 19       | NE-I (Mizoram, Meghalaya &Tripura)           |                 301.09 |
| 20       | NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland &Manipur) |                 300.14 |
| 21       | Gujarat, Dadar &Nagar Haveli, Daman &Diu     |                3095.12 |
| 22       | Lakshadweep                                  |                   9.9  |
| 23       | Telangana                                    |                1741.45 |
| 24       | Odisha                                       |                1149.33 |
| 25       | Jharkhand                                    |                 888.18 |
| 26       | Himachal Pradesh                             |                 121.6  |
| 27       | Andhra Pradesh                               |                 874.96 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                                   |                 299.27 |
| 29       | Ladakh                                       |                   0.69 |
|          | Total                                        |               31429.7  |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1172 to be answered on 14.12.2022

The States/UT wise detail of Gram Panchayats which have been made Service Ready on optical fibre cable/radio/satellite under the BharatNet Project

| S. No.   | State/UT            |   Total Service ready (excluding BHQs) |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam               |                                   1511 |
| 2        | Bihar               |                                   8316 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        |                                   9451 |
| 4        | Haryana             |                                   6082 |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                   1091 |
| 6        | Karnataka           |                                   6084 |
| 7        | Kerala              |                                    978 |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                  17776 |
| 9        | Maharashtra         |                                  23597 |
| 10       | Punjab              |                                  12668 |
| 11       | Rajasthan           |                                   8770 |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh (E)   |                                  29566 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh (W)   |                                  10252 |
| 14       | Uttarakhand         |                                   1760 |
| 15       | West Bengal         |                                   2507 |
| 16       | Sikkim              |                                     26 |
| 17       | Chandigarh          |                                     12 |
| 18       | Lakshadweep         |                                      9 |
| 19       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                    769 |
| 20       | Nagaland            |                                    232 |
| 21       | Manipur             |                                   1458 |
| 22       | Mizoram             |                                    452 |
| 23       | Tripura             |                                    727 |
| 24       | Meghalaya           |                                    681 |
| 25       | Gujarat             |                                  14227 |
| 26       | Daman &Diu          |                                     18 |
| 27       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                     20 |
| 28       | Puducherry          |                                     98 |
| 29       | Andhra Pradesh      |                                   4281 |
| 30       | Telangana           |                                   8716 |
| 31       | Odisha              |                                   6779 |
| 32       | Jharkhand           |                                   4335 |
| 33       | Himachal Pradesh    |                                    408 |
| 34       | Ladakh              |                                    192 |
| 35       | Goa                 |                                      0 |
| 36       | Tamil Nadu          |                                    499 |
| 37       | Andaman &Nicobar    |                                     51 |
|          | Total               |                                 184399 |

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