Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: BharatNet Project in M.P
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## BHARATNET PROJECT IN M.P

†1826. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the  district-wise  details  of  the  implementation  of  BharatNet  project  to  achieve  the target fixed in Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the number of broadband connections in Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Madhya Pradesh particularly in Bhind Parliamentary Constituency; and

(c) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) BharatNet  project  is  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all  Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country including Madhya Pradesh. The district-wise  details  of  the  implementation  of  BharatNet  project  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b) As of now, 16935 GPs are Service Ready in Madhya Pradesh including 335 GPs of Bhind Parliamentary Constituency (consisting of Bhind and Datia Districts) under BharatNet project. The infrastructure created under the project is a national asset, accessible on a nondiscriminatory basis to the Service Providers, and the same can be utilized for provisioning of broadband/internet services.

(c) The  scope  of  BharatNet  on  30.06.2021  was  extended  upto  all  inhabited  villages beyond GPs. The target date for completion of the project is August 2023.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1826 for answer on 08.12.2021

## District-wise details of the implementation of BharatNet project in Madhya Pradesh

|   S. No. | District    |   Total number of GPs Planned* |   No. of Service Ready GPs* |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Agar Malwa  |                            231 |                         231 |
|        2 | Alirajpur   |                            294 |                         277 |
|        3 | Anuppur     |                            286 |                         275 |
|        4 | Ashoknagar  |                            338 |                         321 |
|        5 | Balaghat    |                            699 |                         697 |
|        6 | Barwani     |                            420 |                         281 |
|        7 | Betul       |                            566 |                         566 |
|        8 | Bhind       |                            448 |                          42 |
|        9 | Bhopal      |                            188 |                         188 |
|       10 | Burhanpur   |                            169 |                         162 |
|       11 | Chhatarpur  |                            561 |                         228 |
|       12 | Chhindwara  |                            795 |                         739 |
|       13 | Damoh       |                            466 |                         403 |
|       14 | Datia       |                            293 |                         293 |
|       15 | Dewas       |                            501 |                         501 |
|       16 | Dhar        |                            769 |                         391 |
|       17 | Dindori     |                            371 |                         356 |
|       18 | East Nimar  |                            429 |                         303 |
|       19 | Guna        |                            430 |                         430 |
|       20 | Gwalior     |                            260 |                         254 |
|       21 | Harda       |                            213 |                         213 |
|       22 | Hoshangabad |                            428 |                         428 |
|       23 | Indore      |                            316 |                         316 |
|       24 | Jabalpur    |                            523 |                         494 |
|       25 | Jhabua      |                            381 |                         358 |
|       26 | Katni       |                            409 |                         117 |
|       27 | Khargone    |                            599 |                         311 |
|       28 | Mandla      |                            496 |                         377 |
|       29 | Mandsaur    |                            445 |                         357 |
|       30 | Morena      |                            480 |                         122 |
|       31 | Narsinghpur |                            452 |                         450 |

| S. No.   | District   |   Total number of GPs Planned* |   No. of Service Ready GPs* |
|----------|------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 32       | Neemuch    |                            239 |                         239 |
| 33       | Niwari     |                             66 |                          66 |
| 34       | Panna      |                            400 |                         376 |
| 35       | Raisen     |                            501 |                         440 |
| 36       | Rajgarh    |                            626 |                         419 |
| 37       | Ratlam     |                            424 |                         424 |
| 38       | Rewa       |                            831 |                         352 |
| 39       | Sagar      |                            761 |                         353 |
| 40       | Satna      |                            701 |                         373 |
| 41       | Sehore     |                            503 |                         502 |
| 42       | Seoni      |                            653 |                         635 |
| 43       | Shahdol    |                            392 |                          78 |
| 44       | Shajapur   |                            330 |                         330 |
| 45       | Sheopur    |                            224 |                         222 |
| 46       | Shivpuri   |                            613 |                         218 |
| 47       | Sidhi      |                            402 |                         159 |
| 48       | Singrauli  |                            318 |                         214 |
| 49       | Tikamgarh  |                            399 |                         369 |
| 50       | Ujjain     |                            622 |                         255 |
| 51       | Umaria     |                            237 |                         189 |
| 52       | Vidisha    |                            592 |                         241 |
|          | Total      |                          23090 |                       16935 |

*with Block Headquarters

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