Lok Sabha Question No. 1622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Budgetary Allocation under BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1622 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## BUDGETARY ALLOCATION UNDER BHARATNET

- †1622.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  State-wise/Union  Territories-wise  details  of  budgetary  allocation  and  its  use  under BharatNet Project at present;
- (b) whether all  the  Gram  Panchayats  of  the  country  have  been  connected  with  high  speed optical fiber cable network and optical mix of media (means optical fiber cable/radio/satellite) under the BharatNet Project;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the number of Gram Panchayats of Jammu region;
- (e) whether constituencies of Sonepat and Mangaldoi are currently enjoying this connectivity; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) State-wise/Union  Territory-wise  details of budgetary  allocation and  its use  under BharatNet Project are given in Annexure-I .
- (b) & (c) BharatNet  project  is  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (2.6 lakh approx.) in the country. As on 01.11.2021, a total number of 1,66,088 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are made Service Ready.
- (d) As on 01-11-2021, total 1055 GPs are Service Ready in Jammu & Kashmir (including Jammu Region) under BharatNet Project.
- (e) & (f) Sonipat constituency consists of part of Sonipat District and part of Jind District. As on 01.11.2021, total 638 GPs are Service Ready in Sonipat and Jind Districts and 87 GPs are Service Ready in Mangaldoi constituency.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 1622 for answer on 08.12.2021 Details of Allocation / Disbursement of funds under BharatNet Project as on 30.09.2021 (Figures in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of State/ UT                        |   Allocated / Disbursed funds |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 |                         16.71 |
| 2        | Assam                                    |                        206.08 |
| 3        | Bihar                                    |                       1300.29 |
| 4        | Chandigarh                               |                          0.04 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                             |                       1722.12 |
| 6        | Haryana                                  |                        483.1  |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir                           |                        151.75 |
| 8        | Karnataka                                |                        862.3  |
| 9        | Kerala                                   |                        104.88 |
| 10       | Maharashtra                              |                       3646.13 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh                           |                       3614.67 |
| 12       | Punjab                                   |                       1037.84 |
| 13       | Rajasthan                                |                       1201.44 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh                            |                       4101.83 |
| 15       | Uttarakhand                              |                        285.51 |
| 16       | West Bengal                              |                        468.54 |
| 17       | Sikkim                                   |                         47.36 |
| 18       | Puducherry                               |                          6.63 |
| 19       | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                        105.22 |
| 20       | Manipur                                  |                         70.63 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                                |                         93.78 |
| 22       | Mizoram                                  |                         66.3  |
| 23       | Nagaland                                 |                         92.1  |
| 24       | Tripura                                  |                         86.09 |
| 25       | Gujarat, Dadra &Nagar Haveli, Daman &Diu |                       2875.02 |
| 26       | Telangana                                |                        880.93 |
| 27       | Odisha                                   |                        947.48 |
| 28       | Jharkhand                                |                        746.57 |
| 29       | Himachal Pradesh                         |                        114.64 |
| 30       | Andhra Pradesh                           |                        546.44 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               |                        160.9  |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                              |                          0.1  |
| 33       | Ladakh                                   |                          0.64 |
|          | Total                                    |                      26044.1  |

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