Lok Sabha Question No. 965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: National Digital Communication Policy
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Arun Sao, Saikia Dilip, Sunil Kumar Soni, Diya Kumari, Mohan Mandavi, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 965 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2023

## NATIONAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION POLICY

†965.   SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

MS. DIYA KUMARI:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL :

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the phases in which the objectives of the National Digital Communication Policy are being implemented nationwide;

- (b) the status of the various phases of the National Digital Communication Policy and the Statewise details thereof;
- (c) the details of the district-wise progress report of the National Digital Communication Policy in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  and  Chhattisgarh  including  Bilaspur,  Mungeli  and  Gaurela-PendraMarwahi; and

(d) whether the Government intends to launch a follow up policy with the completion of the National Digital Communication Policy in the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) The National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP-2018) was launched by the Government of India in the year 2018 with a vision to fulfill the information and communication needs  of  citizens  and  enterprises  through  the  establishment  of  a  ubiquitous,  resilient,  secure, accessible  and  affordable  Digital  Communications  Infrastructure.  The  implementation  of  the objectives of the policy has not been divided into phases.

(c) The policy envisages developing a robust digital communications infrastructure throughout the  country,  including  all  the  districts  of  the  state  of  Rajasthan  and  Chhattisgarh.  As  per  the information provided by the Telecom Service Providers and the field units of the Department of Telecommunications, district-wise status of progress of mobile coverage in the state of Rajasthan and  Chhattisgarh,  on  account  of  the  implementation  of  the  policy,  is  placed  at Annexure -I & Annexure-II respectively.

- (d) As of now, follow-up policy is not envisaged.

Annexure-I District-wise status of progress of mobile coverage in the state of Rajasthan

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   No of villages as per RGI Data (Nov, 2019) |   No. of Villages having mobile connectivity |   No. of villages with 2G mobile coverage |   No. of villages with 3G mobile coverage |   No. of villages with 4G mobile coverage |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ajmer           |                                         1128 |                                         1104 |                                      1095 |                                       646 |                                      1098 |
| 2         | Alwar           |                                         2067 |                                         2011 |                                      1985 |                                      1610 |                                      1998 |
| 3         | Banswara        |                                         1540 |                                         1482 |                                      1440 |                                       912 |                                      1481 |
| 4         | Baran           |                                         1233 |                                         1182 |                                      1080 |                                       533 |                                      1178 |
| 5         | Barmer          |                                         2964 |                                         2439 |                                      2248 |                                       630 |                                      2271 |
| 6         | Bharatpur       |                                         1530 |                                         1527 |                                      1522 |                                      1429 |                                      1521 |
| 7         | Bhilwara        |                                         1910 |                                         1854 |                                      1827 |                                      1070 |                                      1831 |
| 8         | Bikaner         |                                          946 |                                          850 |                                       750 |                                       302 |                                       830 |
| 9         | Bundi           |                                          881 |                                          863 |                                       829 |                                       624 |                                       858 |
| 10        | Chittaurgarh    |                                         1771 |                                         1560 |                                      1464 |                                       965 |                                      1555 |
| 11        | Churu           |                                          904 |                                          894 |                                       857 |                                       601 |                                       892 |
| 12        | Dausa           |                                         1136 |                                         1059 |                                      1059 |                                       967 |                                      1051 |
| 13        | Dhaulpur        |                                          834 |                                          786 |                                       774 |                                       679 |                                       781 |
| 14        | Dungarpur       |                                         1014 |                                          970 |                                       966 |                                       807 |                                       961 |
| 15        | Ganganagar      |                                         3024 |                                         2987 |                                      2910 |                                      2474 |                                      2987 |
| 16        | Hanumangarh     |                                         1909 |                                         1870 |                                      1825 |                                      1479 |                                      1870 |
| 17        | Jaipur          |                                         2264 |                                         2166 |                                      2140 |                                      1663 |                                      2145 |
| 18        | Jaisalmer       |                                          855 |                                          448 |                                       357 |                                       117 |                                       444 |
| 19        | Jalor           |                                          822 |                                          797 |                                       762 |                                       603 |                                       796 |
| 20        | Jhalawar        |                                         1626 |                                         1554 |                                      1434 |                                       860 |                                      1547 |
| 21        | Jhunjhunun      |                                          982 |                                          895 |                                       893 |                                       803 |                                       873 |
| 22        | Jodhpur         |                                         1909 |                                         1784 |                                      1753 |                                      1051 |                                      1759 |
| 23        | Karauli         |                                          900 |                                          813 |                                       793 |                                       562 |                                       801 |
| 24        | Kota            |                                          879 |                                          878 |                                       828 |                                       542 |                                       876 |
| 25        | Nagaur          |                                         1641 |                                         1589 |                                      1570 |                                      1338 |                                      1588 |
| 26        | Pali            |                                         1047 |                                          951 |                                       908 |                                       614 |                                       945 |
| 27        | Pratapgarh      |                                         1009 |                                          943 |                                       883 |                                       532 |                                       942 |
| 28        | Rajsamand       |                                         1084 |                                          840 |                                       821 |                                       464 |                                       839 |
| 29        | Sawai Madhopur  |                                          825 |                                          806 |                                       795 |                                       616 |                                       797 |
| 30        | Sikar           |                                         1191 |                                         1162 |                                      1154 |                                      1029 |                                      1147 |
| 31        | Sirohi          |                                          506 |                                          428 |                                       404 |                                       336 |                                       427 |
| 32        | Tonk            |                                         1210 |                                         1191 |                                      1167 |                                       885 |                                      1185 |
| 33        | Udaipur         |                                         2536 |                                         2078 |                                      1933 |                                       945 |                                      2069 |
| Total     | Total           |                                        46077 |                                        42761 |                                     41226 |                                     28688 |                                     42343 |

Annexure-II District-wise status of progress of mobile coverage in the state of Chhattisgarh

| Sl. No                       | District Name                |   No of villages as per RGI Data (Nov, 2019) |   No. of Villages having mobile connectivity |   No. of villages with 2G mobile coverage |   No. of villages with 3G mobile coverage |   No. of villages with 4G mobile coverage |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1                            | Balod                        |                                          695 |                                          690 |                                       682 |                                       579 |                                       689 |
| 2                            | Balodabazar- Bhatapara       |                                          951 |                                          926 |                                       918 |                                       900 |                                       914 |
| 3                            | Balrampur- Ramanujganj       |                                          637 |                                          584 |                                       544 |                                       268 |                                       562 |
| 4                            | Bastar                       |                                          592 |                                          539 |                                       516 |                                       209 |                                       520 |
| 5                            | Bemetara                     |                                          694 |                                          694 |                                       694 |                                       692 |                                       694 |
| 6                            | Bijapur                      |                                          695 |                                          319 |                                       216 |                                        16 |                                       188 |
| 7                            | Bilaspur                     |                                          674 |                                          667 |                                       660 |                                       652 |                                       667 |
| 8                            | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada     |                                          230 |                                          160 |                                       112 |                                        19 |                                       151 |
| 9                            | Dhamtari                     |                                          628 |                                          581 |                                       553 |                                       426 |                                       570 |
| 10                           | Durg                         |                                          378 |                                          377 |                                       377 |                                       375 |                                       377 |
| 11                           | Gariyaband                   |                                          707 |                                          639 |                                       503 |                                       277 |                                       627 |
| 12                           | Gaurela- Pendra- Marwahi     |                                          223 |                                          216 |                                       205 |                                        80 |                                       216 |
| 13                           | Janjgir- Champa              |                                          892 |                                          890 |                                       890 |                                       890 |                                       890 |
| 14                           | Jashpur                      |                                          755 |                                          707 |                                       649 |                                       189 |                                       690 |
| 15                           | Kabeerdham                   |                                         1004 |                                          934 |                                       906 |                                       755 |                                       885 |
| 16                           | Kondagaon                    |                                          576 |                                          468 |                                       405 |                                       105 |                                       450 |
| 17                           | Korba                        |                                          721 |                                          683 |                                       629 |                                       527 |                                       670 |
| 18                           | Koriya                       |                                          650 |                                          524 |                                       509 |                                       286 |                                       472 |
| 19                           | Mahasamund                   |                                         1139 |                                         1130 |                                      1120 |                                      1073 |                                      1129 |
| 20                           | Mungeli                      |                                          696 |                                          662 |                                       662 |                                       623 |                                       659 |
| 21                           | Narayanpur                   |                                          418 |                                          205 |                                       145 |                                        36 |                                       115 |
| 22                           | Raigarh                      |                                         1447 |                                         1416 |                                      1370 |                                      1250 |                                      1414 |
| 23                           | Raipur                       |                                          441 |                                          441 |                                       441 |                                       436 |                                       441 |
| 24                           | Rajnandgaon                  |                                         1654 |                                         1528 |                                      1483 |                                      1176 |                                      1471 |
| 25                           | Sukma                        |                                          401 |                                          222 |                                       137 |                                         8 |                                       129 |
| 26                           | Surajpur                     |                                          544 |                                          508 |                                       499 |                                       358 |                                       501 |
| 27                           | Surguja                      |                                          560 |                                          547 |                                       529 |                                       483 |                                       545 |
| 28 Uttar Bastar Kanker Total | 28 Uttar Bastar Kanker Total |                                        20072 |                                        18185 |                                     17181 |                                     12875 |                                     17482 |

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