Lok Sabha Question No. 2184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Problem of Telecom Connectivity
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## PROBLEM OF TELECOM CONNECTIVITY

## †2184. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken to address the problem of telecom connectivity in Rajasthan including Jalore and Sirohi; and

(b) the State-wise and district-wise number of the mobile towers set up during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Government and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) provide the telecom connectivity in the Country in a phased manner including  Rajasthan. As per data provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), Department of Telecom field units and State Governments as of March 2022, out of  6,44,131    villages  in  the  country  (as  per  RGI  data  of  November  2019),  6,05,230  villages  are covered with Mobile internet connectivity. In the state of Rajasthan, there are 46,077 villages, out of which 42,761 (as of March 2022) are covered with mobile connectivity.

Government through funding from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)  is implementing various schemes for providing telecom connectivity to all uncovered villages of the country including Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, total 1,709 4G towers (including upgradation from 2G/3G to 4G) have been planned, including 16 towers in Jalore district and 37 towers in Sirohi district under the 4G saturation project of USOF.

Further, 51 4G towers have also been planned in Rajasthan under other schemes of USOF.

The state-wise and district-wise (Rajasthan State) number of the BTS set up during the last three years are attached as Annexure-I and Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2184 to be answered on 2 nd  August, 2023 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament regarding 'Problem Of Telecom Connectivity'

The state-wise number of the BTS set up is as detailed below:

| SN   | State/UT                 | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   |
|------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| SN   | State/UT                 | FY 2020-21                    | FY 2021- 22                   | FY 2022-23                    | 01.04.2023-till 24.07.2023    |
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar (UT)   | 150                           | 223                           | 129                           | 10                            |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh           | 9170                          | -84                           | 3402                          | 827                           |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh        | 448                           | 578                           | 522                           | 221                           |
| 4    | Assam                    | 5533                          | 5277                          | 4619                          | 3737                          |
| 5    | Bihar                    | 8662                          | 10078                         | 12329                         | 9937                          |
| 6    | Chandigarh (UT)          | 181                           | 114                           | 122                           | 21                            |
| 7    | Chattisgarh              | 8070                          | 8471                          | 6328                          | 5204                          |
| 8    | Dadra& Nagar Haveli (UT) | 62                            | 70                            | 69                            | 94                            |
| 9    | Daman (UT)               | 38                            | 50                            | 73                            | 45                            |
| 10   | Delhi NCR                | 9201                          | 8737                          | 17917                         | 3774                          |
| 11   | Diu (UT)                 | 8                             | 10                            | 14                            | 17                            |
| 12   | Goa                      | 306                           | 369                           | 1069                          | 482                           |
| 13   | Gujarat                  | 13121                         | 8947                          | 16449                         | 10570                         |
| 14   | Haryana                  | 5436                          | 3060                          | 5986                          | 5690                          |
| 15   | Himachal Pradesh         | 2283                          | 1343                          | 2177                          | 1359                          |
| 16   | Jammu& Kashmir           | 1394                          | 1704                          | 3960                          | 2650                          |
| 17   | Jharkhand                | 5084                          | 5250                          | 3142                          | 723                           |
| 18   | Karnataka                | 10192                         | 7891                          | 13832                         | 11030                         |
| 19   | Kerala                   | 4501                          | 5166                          | 8181                          | 11199                         |
| 20   | Laddakh                  | 115                           | 169                           | 204                           | 172                           |
| 21   | Lakshadweep              | 1                             | 4                             | 2                             | 0                             |
| 22   | Madhya Pradesh           | 8106                          | 6385                          | 5099                          | 2278                          |
| 23   | Maharashtra              | 29775                         | 31895                         | 32244                         | 21981                         |
| 24   | Manipur                  | 970                           | 651                           | 343                           | 21                            |
| 25   | Meghalaya                | 559                           | 968                           | 507                           | 81                            |
| 26   | Mizoram                  | 438                           | 425                           | 271                           | 30                            |
| 27   | Nagaland                 | 449                           | 428                           | 213                           | 68                            |
| 28   | Odisha                   | 7725                          | 5393                          | 6563                          | 6451                          |
| 29   | Puducherry (UT)          | 161                           | 109                           | 114                           | 22                            |
| 30   | Punjab                   | 5371                          | 3434                          | 3921                          | 726                           |
| 31   | Rajasthan                | 8678                          | 8284                          | 8565                          | 2521                          |
| 32   | Sikkim                   | 150                           | 283                           | 114                           | 14                            |
| 33   | Tamilnadu                | 9640                          | 8413                          | 7305                          | 1807                          |
| 34   | Telangana                | 5733                          | 7866                          | 3640                          | 913                           |
| 35   | Tripura                  | 746                           | 614                           | 293                           | 77                            |
| 36   | Uttar Pradesh East       | 33983                         | 14353                         | 12930                         | 5484                          |
| 37   | Uttar Pradesh West       | 9109                          | 6334                          | 10377                         | 7810                          |
| 38   | Uttarakhand              | 3265                          | 2408                          | 2959                          | 1922                          |
| 39   | West Bengal              | 10576                         | 10571                         | 10282                         | 6079                          |
|      | Total                    | 219390                        | 176241                        | 206266                        | 126047                        |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply of part (b)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2184 to be answered on 2 nd  August, 2023 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament regarding 'Problem Of Telecom Connectivity'

The district-wise number of the BTS set up in state of Rajasthan is as detailed below:

| SN   |                      | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   | Number of BTS set up during   |
|------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| SN   | Name of the District | FY 2020-21                    | FY 2021-22                    | FY 2022- 23                   | 01.04.2023-till 24.07.2023    |
| 1    | Ajmer                | 354                           | 306                           | 385                           | 120                           |
| 2    | Alwar                | 413                           | 404                           | 441                           | 128                           |
| 3    | Banswara             | 110                           | 173                           | 148                           | 37                            |
| 4    | Baran                | 124                           | 118                           | 91                            | 34                            |
| 5    | Barmer               | 387                           | 275                           | 363                           | 112                           |
| 6    | Bharatpur            | 406                           | 245                           | 240                           | 74                            |
| 7    | Bhilwara             | 283                           | 326                           | 325                           | 110                           |
| 8    | Bikaner              | 322                           | 214                           | 234                           | 83                            |
| 9    | Bundi                | 128                           | 97                            | 109                           | 41                            |
| 10   | Chittorgarh          | 201                           | 206                           | 244                           | 75                            |
| 11   | Churu                | 224                           | 216                           | 209                           | 92                            |
| 12   | Dausa                | 126                           | 163                           | 229                           | 94                            |
| 13   | Dholpur              | 113                           | 106                           | 126                           | 41                            |
| 14   | Dungarpur            | 66                            | 74                            | 118                           | 30                            |
| 15   | Hanumangarh          | 271                           | 198                           | 158                           | 37                            |
| 16   | Jaipur               | 1083                          | 1338                          | 1069                          | 279                           |
| 17   | Jaisalmer            | 166                           | 110                           | 147                           | 27                            |
| 18   | Jalore               | 175                           | 146                           | 254                           | 78                            |
| 19   | Jhalawar             | 146                           | 163                           | 175                           | 50                            |
| 20   | Jhunjhunu            | 333                           | 280                           | 272                           | 63                            |
| 21   | Jodhpur              | 466                           | 479                           | 479                           | 140                           |
| 22   | Karauli              | 171                           | 110                           | 112                           | 29                            |
| 23   | Kota                 | 309                           | 326                           | 364                           | 78                            |
| 24   | Nagaur               | 471                           | 445                           | 328                           | 130                           |
| 25   | Pali                 | 261                           | 225                           | 277                           | 99                            |
| 26   | Pratapgarh           | 64                            | 56                            | 112                           | 11                            |
| 27   | Rajsamand            | 144                           | 145                           | 181                           | 32                            |
| 28   | Sawaimadhopur        | 122                           | 150                           | 119                           | 60                            |
| 29   | Sikar                | 393                           | 384                           | 396                           | 104                           |
| 30   | Sirohi               | 111                           | 82                            | 104                           | 10                            |
| 31   | Sriganganagar        | 283                           | 225                           | 212                           | 70                            |
| 32   | Tonk                 | 104                           | 132                           | 149                           | 67                            |
| 33   | Udaipur              | 348                           | 367                           | 395                           | 86                            |
|      | Grand Total          | 8678                          | 8284                          | 8565                          | 2521                          |

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