Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Mobile and Landline Connectivity in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## MOBILE AND LANDLINE CONNECTIVITY IN MADHYA PRADESH

## †2741. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  number  of  villages  in  Madhya  Pradesh  which  have  no  mobile  and landline connectivity as of now;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  making  any  efforts  to  provide  this  connectivity  in  such villages; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## 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, it is estimated that out of 51929 inhabited villages (as per Census-2011) in the state of Madhya Pradesh, 2612 villages have no telecom connectivity. District wise details are given in Annexure-I .
- (b) & (c) The uncovered villages are being covered in phases by the TSPs and under various schemes  of  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF).In  Madhya  Pradesh,  228  villages  are already being covered under existing USOF schemes.

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2741 to be answered on 04 th August,  2021  raised  by  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  regarding  'Mobile  and  Landline  Connectivity  in Madhya Pradesh'

| District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Madhya Pradesh   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Madhya Pradesh   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Madhya Pradesh   | District wise list of Villages with no telecom Connectivity in the state of Madhya Pradesh   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                      | District Name*                                                                               | Total No of inhabited villages as per Census 2011                                            | No. of Uncovered villages as on December 2020                                                |
| 1                                                                                            | Alirajpur                                                                                    | 538                                                                                          | 62                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                            | Anuppur                                                                                      | 562                                                                                          | 34                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                            | Ashoknagar                                                                                   | 818                                                                                          | 24                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                            | Balaghat                                                                                     | 1272                                                                                         | 125                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                            | Barwani                                                                                      | 696                                                                                          | 71                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                            | Betul                                                                                        | 1344                                                                                         | 210                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                            | Bhind                                                                                        | 890                                                                                          | 3                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                            | Bhopal                                                                                       | 501                                                                                          | 13                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                            | Burhanpur                                                                                    | 261                                                                                          | 24                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                           | Chhatarpur                                                                                   | 1085                                                                                         | 57                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                           | Chhindwara                                                                                   | 1906                                                                                         | 183                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                           | Damoh                                                                                        | 1176                                                                                         | 81                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                           | Datia                                                                                        | 586                                                                                          | 3                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                           | Dewas                                                                                        | 1057                                                                                         | 25                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                           | Dhar                                                                                         | 1477                                                                                         | 43                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                           | Dindori                                                                                      | 901                                                                                          | 176                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                           | Guna                                                                                         | 1264                                                                                         | 59                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                           | Gwalior                                                                                      | 618                                                                                          | 18                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                           | Harda                                                                                        | 511                                                                                          | 52                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                           | Hoshangabad                                                                                  | 921                                                                                          | 81                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                           | Indore                                                                                       | 614                                                                                          | 8                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                           | Jabalpur                                                                                     | 1377                                                                                         | 20                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                           | Jhabua                                                                                       | 783                                                                                          | 3                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                           | Katni                                                                                        | 905                                                                                          | 12                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                           | Khandwa (East Nimar)                                                                         | 711                                                                                          | 36                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                           | Khargone (West Nimar)                                                                        | 1194                                                                                         | 54                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                           | Mandla                                                                                       | 1203                                                                                         | 115                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                           | Mandsaur                                                                                     | 893                                                                                          | 6                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                           | Morena                                                                                       | 775                                                                                          | 21                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                           | Narsimhapur                                                                                  | 1035                                                                                         | 38                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                           | Neemuch                                                                                      | 675                                                                                          | 33                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                           | Panna                                                                                        | 947                                                                                          | 92                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                           | Raisen                                                                                       | 1424                                                                                         | 66                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                           | Rajgarh                                                                                      | 1677                                                                                         | 18                                                                                           |
| 35                                                                                           | Ratlam                                                                                       | 1053                                                                                         | 32                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                           | Rewa                                                                                         | 2408                                                                                         | 18                                                                                           |
| 37                                                                                           | Sagar                                                                                        | 1901                                                                                         | 64                                                                                           |
| 38                                                                                           | Satna                                                                                        | 1799                                                                                         | 51                                                                                           |
| 39                                                                                           | Sehore                                                                                       | 1031                                                                                         | 33                                                                                           |
| 40                                                                                           | Seoni                                                                                        | 1579                                                                                         | 89                                                                                           |
| 41                                                                                           | Shahdol                                                                                      | 814                                                                                          | 48                                                                                           |
| 42                                                                                           | Shajapur(Including Agar Malwa)                                                               | 1071                                                                                         | 4                                                                                            |
| 43                                                                                           | Sheopur                                                                                      | 516                                                                                          | 71                                                                                           |
| 44                                                                                           | Shivpuri                                                                                     | 1305                                                                                         | 71                                                                                           |
| 45                                                                                           | Sidhi                                                                                        | 1025                                                                                         | 83                                                                                           |
| 46                                                                                           | Singrauli                                                                                    | 727                                                                                          | 97                                                                                           |
| 47                                                                                           | Tikamgarh(Including Niwari)                                                                  | 878                                                                                          | 5                                                                                            |
| 48                                                                                           | Ujjain                                                                                       | 1095                                                                                         | 0                                                                                            |
| 50                                                                                           | Vidisha                                                                                      | 1536                                                                                         | 33                                                                                           |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 51929*                                                                                       | 2612                                                                                         |

*Districts are as per census 2011.Presently there are 52 district in the state of Madhya Pradesh. However, villages are also as per the census of 2011 and thus includes the census villages of two newly carved out districts.

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