Lok Sabha Question No. 2502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: BSNL Bharat Fiber Internet Service
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2502 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2023

## BSNL BHARAT FIBER INTERNET SERVICE

## 2502.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has succeeded in reaching the remote areas of the country to provide better BSNL Bharat Fiber Internet service;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise, along with future initiatives for its progress; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  is  providing  Fiber  to  the  Home  (FTTH) connections using BSNL Bharat Fiber internet service in all states and UTs including remote areas in the country. The details of connections (State wise and UT wise) are attached as per Annexure-I .

## Annexure-I

| Number of Bharat Fibre Subscribers as on 28-Feb-2023   | Number of Bharat Fibre Subscribers as on 28-Feb-2023   | Number of Bharat Fibre Subscribers as on 28-Feb-2023   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                | Name of Sates/ Union Territories                       | Bharat Fibre-BB Subscribers Total                      |
| States                                                 | States                                                 | States                                                 |
| 1                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 179743                                                 |
| 2                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 2894                                                   |
| 3                                                      | Assam                                                  | 44760                                                  |
| 4                                                      | Bihar                                                  | 55164                                                  |
| 5                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                           | 36591                                                  |
| 6                                                      | Goa                                                    | 22089                                                  |
| 7                                                      | Gujarat                                                | 82692                                                  |
| 8                                                      | Haryana                                                | 111990                                                 |
| 9                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 46334                                                  |
| 10                                                     | Jharkhand                                              | 42331                                                  |
| 11                                                     | Karnataka                                              | 213441                                                 |
| 12                                                     | Kerala                                                 | 473778                                                 |
| 13                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                         | 98134                                                  |
| 14                                                     | Maharashtra incl. Mumbai                               | 196066                                                 |
| 15                                                     | Manipur                                                | 5393                                                   |
| 16                                                     | Meghalaya                                              | 9207                                                   |
| 17                                                     | Mizoram                                                | 7062                                                   |
| 18                                                     | Nagaland                                               | 1800                                                   |
| 19                                                     | Odisha                                                 | 86106                                                  |
| 20                                                     | Punjab                                                 | 165316                                                 |
| 21                                                     | Rajasthan                                              | 139385                                                 |
| 22                                                     | Sikkim                                                 | 2686                                                   |
| 23                                                     | Tamil Nadu incl. Chennai                               | 423177                                                 |
| 24                                                     | Telangana                                              | 93896                                                  |
| 25                                                     | Tripura                                                | 10479                                                  |
| 26                                                     | Uttar Pradesh (UPE+UPW)                                | 100168                                                 |
| 27                                                     | Uttarakhand                                            | 33645                                                  |
| 28                                                     | West Bengal incl. Kolkata                              | 72595                                                  |
| Union Territories                                      | Union Territories                                      | Union Territories                                      |
| 1                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                              | 25179                                                  |
| 2                                                      | Chandigarh                                             | 18577                                                  |
| 3                                                      | Dadar & Nagar Haweli (incl. Daman &Diu)                | 3824                                                   |
| 4                                                      | Delhi                                                  | 0                                                      |
| 5                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                        | 35246                                                  |
| 6                                                      | Ladakh                                                 | 627                                                    |
| 7                                                      | Lakshdweep                                             | 0                                                      |
| 8                                                      | Puduchery                                              | 26481                                                  |
| Total 28,66,856                                        | Total 28,66,856                                        | Total 28,66,856                                        |

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