Lok Sabha Question No. 164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Number of villages with mobile services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2022

## NUMBER OF VILLAGES WITH MOBILE SERVICES

## 164. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  villages  which  have  not  yet  been  provided  with  mobile  services  so  far, State-wise along with the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the  number  of  Wi-Fi  hotspots  that  have  been  installed  at  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  and services are provided therefrom, State-wise including Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As per data provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and field units of Department of  Telecommunications  as  of  December  2020,  it  is  estimated  that  out  of  5,97,618  inhabited villages in the country, as per Census-2011, 25,067 villages don't have mobile connectivity. Out of  25,067  uncovered  villages  around  11,000  villages  have  been  included  in  Universal  Service Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  schemes.  The  remaining  villages  of  the  country  are  covered  by  the Government  and  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  in  a  phased  manner.  The  State/UT  wise details of the uncovered villages are given in Annexure-I.

- (b) Under BharatNet Project of Government of India, as on 03.01.2022, 1,04,259 number of Gram Panchayats(GPs) of the country including GPs of Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand have WiFi  Hotspots  installed.  There  are  53,913  number  of  GPs  where  Wi-Fi  Hotspots  are  providing services. Further, in Santhal Pargana, 517 number of Wi-Fi Hotspots are providing services. The State/UT wise details of the GPs are given in Annexure-II.

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 164 to be answered on 02 nd   February 2022 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament regarding 'Number of Villages with Mobile Services'

| State/UT-Wise Details of Mobile Connectivity in Villages of Country   | State/UT-Wise Details of Mobile Connectivity in Villages of Country   | State/UT-Wise Details of Mobile Connectivity in Villages of Country   | State/UT-Wise Details of Mobile Connectivity in Villages of Country             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                               | State/UT                                                              | No of inhabited villages as per Census 2011                           | No. of Villages which do not have Mobile Connectivity as per December 2020 data |
| 1                                                                     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                              | 396                                                                   | 151                                                                             |
| 2                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 16158                                                                 | 1787                                                                            |
| 3                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 5258                                                                  | 2223                                                                            |
| 4                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 25372                                                                 | 616                                                                             |
| 5                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 39073                                                                 | 245                                                                             |
| 6                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                            | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                               |
| 7                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 19567                                                                 | 1847                                                                            |
| 8                                                                     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman Diu                                        | 84                                                                    | 0                                                                               |
| 9                                                                     | Goa                                                                   | 320                                                                   | 28                                                                              |
| 10                                                                    | Gujarat                                                               | 17843                                                                 | 512                                                                             |
| 11                                                                    | Haryana                                                               | 6642                                                                  | 0                                                                               |
| 12                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 17882                                                                 | 383                                                                             |
| 13                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                        | 6101                                                                  | 154                                                                             |
| 14                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 29492                                                                 | 1144                                                                            |
| 15                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 27397                                                                 | 441                                                                             |
| 16                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 1017                                                                  | 0                                                                               |
| 17                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                | 236                                                                   | 64                                                                              |
| 18                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                           | 6                                                                     | 1                                                                               |
| 19                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 51929                                                                 | 2612                                                                            |
| 20                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 40959                                                                 | 2328                                                                            |
| 21                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 2515                                                                  | 463                                                                             |
| 22                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 6459                                                                  | 1674                                                                            |
| 23                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 704                                                                   | 206                                                                             |
| 24                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 1400                                                                  | 144                                                                             |
| 25                                                                    | Nct Of Delhi                                                          | 103                                                                   | 0                                                                               |
| 26                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 47677                                                                 | 6099                                                                            |
| 27                                                                    | Puducherry                                                            | 90                                                                    | 0                                                                               |
| 28                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 12168                                                                 | 0                                                                               |
| 29                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 43264                                                                 | 941                                                                             |
| 30                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 425                                                                   | 10                                                                              |
| 31                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 15049                                                                 | 49                                                                              |
| 32                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 10128                                                                 | 153                                                                             |
| 33                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 863                                                                   | 31                                                                              |
| 34                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 15745                                                                 | 426                                                                             |
| 35                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 97813                                                                 | 327                                                                             |
| 36                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 37478                                                                 | 8                                                                               |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 597618                                                                | 25067                                                                           |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 164 to be answered  on  02 nd   February  2022  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  regarding 'Number of Villages with Mobile Services'

| No of GPs provided with Wi- Fi Hotspots from BharatNet Network as on 03.01.2022   | No of GPs provided with Wi- Fi Hotspots from BharatNet Network as on 03.01.2022   | No of GPs provided with Wi- Fi Hotspots from BharatNet Network as on 03.01.2022   | No of GPs provided with Wi- Fi Hotspots from BharatNet Network as on 03.01.2022   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                            | State/UT                                                                          | No. of GPs where Wi-Fi Hotspots installed                                         | No. of GPs where Wi-Fi Hotspots are providing services                            |
| 1                                                                                 | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                  | 2                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | 1570                                                                              | 484                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | 240                                                                               | 184                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                 | Assam                                                                             | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                             | 5344                                                                              | 3553                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                        | 12                                                                                | 12                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                      | 3655                                                                              | 2540                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                 | Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman &Diu                                                    | 36                                                                                | 12                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                           | 3954                                                                              | 1814                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                | Haryana                                                                           | 5955                                                                              | 4347                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                  | 252                                                                               | 215                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                    | 981                                                                               | 598                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                         | 2383                                                                              | 824                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                         | 5301                                                                              | 3154                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                | Kerala                                                                            | 977                                                                               | 660                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                       | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                            | 169                                                                               | 114                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 11536                                                                             | 4243                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                       | 11014                                                                             | 3406                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                | Manipur                                                                           | 161                                                                               | 7                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                         | 70                                                                                | 51                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                           | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                          | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                | Odisha                                                                            | 2511                                                                              | 1337                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                        | 81                                                                                | 81                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                | Punjab                                                                            | 7887                                                                              | 5511                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                         | 8078                                                                              | 5237                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                            | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                | Telangana                                                                         | 1995                                                                              | 355                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                | Tripura                                                                           | 574                                                                               | 316                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 26898                                                                             | 13741                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                       | 1251                                                                              | 933                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                       | 1372                                                                              | 184                                                                               |
| Total                                                                             | Total                                                                             | 1,04,259                                                                          | 53,913                                                                            |

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