Lok Sabha Question No. 3161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: BSNL Market share in Bihar
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2025

## BSNL MARKET SHARE IN BIHAR

## 3161.   SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has the lowest market share in Bihar compared to other States and if so, the reasons for the same;
- (b) the details of BSNL's market share across the country along with State-wise and especially, district and company-wise breakup for Bihar;
- (c) the  steps taken or proposed by the Government to strengthen BSNL's presence, improve service quality and expand network coverage in Bihar and across the Country; and
- (d) the status of BSNL's 4G and 5G rollout in Bihar along with a comparison of its network expansion with private telecom operators?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) The State-wise number of subscribers (wireless and wireline) as on 31.12.2024 is enclosed at Annexure - I .  Details of number of subscribers in the State of Bihar as on 31.12.2024 is enclosed at Annexure - II .

(c) & (d) In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has placed purchase order for 1 Lakh indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment, including 2,958 4G sites for Bihar. Supply of  4G  equipment  has  started  from  September  2023  and  as  on  08.03.2025,  total  83,993  4G  sites including 2,600 4G sites in Bihar have been installed and 74,521 sites including 2,276 sites in Bihar are ON-Air. The equipment is 5G upgradable.

Annexure-I

The State-wise number of subscribers (wireless and wireline) as on 31.12.2024

| S.   | State/ UT Name                   | Number of wireless subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireless subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireline subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireline subscribers as on 31.12.2024   |
|------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| No   | State/ UT Name                   | Number of subscribers across all TSPs             | Subscribers of M/s BSNL                           | Number of subscribers across all TSPs             | Subscribers of M/s BSNL                           |
| 1    | Andaman& Nicobar Islands         | 4,89,024                                          | 2,26,652                                          | 34,911                                            | 34,911                                            |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                   | 4,20,48,037                                       | 45,36,422                                         | 2,559,510                                         | 300,923                                           |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                | 12,51,429                                         | 1,48,522                                          | 19,531                                            | 4,259                                             |
| 4    | Assam                            | 2,60,77,704                                       | 29,92,345                                         | 416,442                                           | 70,238                                            |
| 5    | Bihar                            | 7,05,14,484                                       | 43,47,344                                         | 926,642                                           | 87,785                                            |
| 6    | Chandigarh                       | 17,64,578                                         | 1,94,547                                          | 303,054                                           | 39,108                                            |
| 7    | Chattisgarh                      | 2,09,69,206                                       | 21,41,444                                         | 480,119                                           | 79,757                                            |
| 8    | Dadar &Nagar Haveli &Daman & Diu | 9,22,922                                          | 10,833                                            | 9,698                                             | 5,556                                             |
| 9    | Delhi                            | 3,49,60,633                                       | -                                                 | 4,288,264                                         | -                                                 |
| 10   | Goa                              | 23,92,672                                         | 1,20,809                                          | 64,281                                            | 47,203                                            |
| 11   | Gujarat                          | 6,40,42,488                                       | 33,07,476                                         | 1,945,260                                         | 272,016                                           |
| 12   | Haryana                          | 3,52,12,247                                       | 41,59,824                                         | 950,760                                           | 221,829                                           |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh                 | 88,25,306                                         | 16,66,376                                         | 201,160                                           | 87,985                                            |
| 14   | Jammu& Kashmir                   | 1,16,15,520                                       | 7,28,408                                          | 480,421                                           | 56,820                                            |
| 15   | Jharkhand                        | 2,43,49,942                                       | 16,19,163                                         | 443,626                                           | 53,869                                            |
| 16   | Karnataka                        | 6,78,74,969                                       | 45,71,164                                         | 3,763,238                                         | 507,766                                           |
| 17   | Kerela                           | 4,12,22,082                                       | 86,70,146                                         | 1,644,124                                         | 1,063,424                                         |
| 18   | Ladakh                           | 5,40,774                                          | 1,43,749                                          | 4,570                                             | 1,909                                             |
| 19   | Lakshdweep                       | 66,502                                            | 59,896                                            | 7,604                                             | 7,604                                             |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh                   | 5,88,51,097                                       | 29,92,619                                         | 1,656,852                                         | 156,381                                           |
| 21   | Maharashtra                      | 12,22,10,038                                      | 53,50,116                                         | 5,550,572                                         | 433,053                                           |
| 22   | Manipur                          | 23,77,288                                         | 59,321                                            | 78,665                                            | 9,476                                             |
| 23   | Meghalaya                        | 25,89,139                                         | 3,24,647                                          | 70,756                                            | 16,508                                            |
| 24   | Mizoram                          | 13,57,875                                         | 2,19,256                                          | 43,106                                            | 7,907                                             |
| 25   | Nagaland                         | 16,66,075                                         | 58,464                                            | 41,878                                            | 3,412                                             |
| 26   | Odisha                           | 3,43,46,098                                       | 55,73,321                                         | 617,524                                           | 127,289                                           |
| 27   | Puduchery                        | 14,09,802                                         | 3,37,516                                          | 68,543                                            | 50,327                                            |
| 28   | Punjab                           | 3,20,14,293                                       | 39,02,683                                         | 1,669,665                                         | 476,238                                           |
| 29   | Rajasthan                        | 6,43,13,762                                       | 56,12,098                                         | 1,281,148                                         | 235,827                                           |
| 30   | Sikkim                           | 7,83,543                                          | 75,828                                            | 8,526                                             | 4,734                                             |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                       | 7,59,91,121                                       | 76,05,539                                         | 3,117,770                                         | 806,867                                           |
| 32   | Telangana                        | 4,04,60,642                                       | 22,88,989                                         | 1,615,055                                         | 198,372                                           |
| 33   | Tripura                          | 32,00,563                                         | 4,78,287                                          | 54,823                                            | 15,702                                            |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                    | 16,36,00,553                                      | 1,20,90,874                                       | 2,609,705                                         | 193,423                                           |

| S. No   | State/ UT Name   | Number of wireless subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireless subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireline subscribers as on 31.12.2024   | Number of wireline subscribers as on 31.12.2024   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | Number of subscribers across all TSPs             | Subscribers of M/s BSNL                           | Number of subscribers across all TSPs             | Subscribers of M/s BSNL                           |
| 35      | Uttarakhand      | 1,20,79,832                                       | 14,77,066                                         | 441,702                                           | 59,495                                            |
| 36      | West Bengal      | 7,82,64,393                                       | 38,55,477                                         | 1,798,516                                         | 317,171                                           |
| Total   | Total            | 1,15,06,56,633                                    | 9,19,47,221                                       | 39,268,021                                        | 6,055,144                                         |

Annexure - II

Details of number of subscribers in the State of Bihar as on 31.12.2024

| S.No   | Telecom Service Provider     | Number of Wireless subscribers   | Number of Wireline subscribers   |
|--------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1      | Bharti Airtel Ltd.           | 31,372,822                       | 317,765                          |
| 2      | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.    | 4,347,344                        | 87,785                           |
| 3      | Reliance Communications Ltd. | 0                                | 3                                |
| 4      | Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.   | 28,075,730                       | 511,204                          |
| 5      | Vodafone Idea Ltd.           | 6,718,588                        | 4,363                            |
| 6      | Tata Teleservices            | --                               | 5,522                            |
|        | Total                        | 70,514,484                       | 926,642                          |

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