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Lok Sabha Question No. 2711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Transition to Net-Zero Emission
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2711

ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2024

## TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO EMISSION

## 2711.   DR. PRADEEP KUMAR PANIGRAHY

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the specific policies being implemented by the Government to accelerate the  transition  to  net  zero  emissions  along  with  the  contribution  of  international collaboration in synchronizing the strategy for energy transition towards net zero goals; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  potential  risk  and  obstacles  that  India  likely  to  face  in  achieving  a successful transition to net zero emissions along with the plans to address them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Nuclear energy has huge potential to provide the country long-term energy security in a sustainable manner. It has a vital role in the energy transition to net zero, as a base load source of clean electricity, available 24X7. The country's nuclear power plants have so far generated about 880 Billion Units of clean electricity, avoiding about 757 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions to the environment. A nuclear power capacity expansion programme to enhance the installed  capacity  from  8180  MW  at  present  to  22480  MW  by  2031-32  is  presently  under implementation.
- (b) There have been sporadic instances of resistance for setting up nuclear power plants by some sections of local people at some of the new nuclear power plants sites.   The resistance has been mainly on account of issues related to Rehabilitation package, apprehensions about loss of traditional means of livelihood and safety of the nuclear power plants.  A large public outreach  programme  based  on  a  multipronged  approach  is  implemented  to  address  the apprehensions of the people about safety of nuclear power plants and related to rehabilitation are being addressed in association with respective state Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Hiring Contractual Employees for Reserved Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2710

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024)

## HIRING CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES FOR RESERVED POSTS

## †2710. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take  any  steps  for  not  hiring  contract employees for vacant posts reserved for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe/Other Backward Classes; (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c): Vacant posts under the Government are filled as per the Recruitment Rules. Further, as  per  Rules  177  to  206  of  the  General  Financial  Rules,  2017  (GFR  2017),  Ministries  or Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  are  allowed  to  hire  'Consulting  Services'  such  as external professionals,  consultancy firms or consultants or 'Non-Consulting Services' such as hiring of vehicle, outsourcing of building facilities management, security, photocopier service, etc. in the interest of economy and efficiency. In pursuance of these provisions, these services are outsourced by the Ministries/ Departments to the private agencies as per the requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Vande Bharat Train in Kasargod
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## VANDE BHARAT TRAIN IN KASARGOD

## 2708 SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  lot  of  Train  services  are terminated  at  Kannur  (CAN)  Railway  Station  and  there  are  no  train
- services to the North Kerala after 5 pm;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  considers  to  extend  the  train services to North Kerala and provide all facilities in Vande Bharat Train services in Kasargod;
- (c)  whether it extend many Train services terminated at Kannur(CAN) to Kasargod (KGQ) or Mangalore (MAQ), if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it will allot more coaches to current Train services; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)  As  the  Railway  network  straddles  across  State  boundaries, trains are introduced, as per network  requirement, across  such boundaries. At present, Kannur-Kasaragod sector is served by 89 train services including four Vande Bharat trains viz. 20631/20632 Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Vande Bharat Express and 20633/20634 Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram  Central Vande  Bharat Express. Similarly, Kannur-Mangaluru sector is being served by 95 train

services including 20631/20632 Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central  Vande  Bharat  Express.  Further,  Indian  Railways  also  operate special  train  services  during  festivals,  holidays  etc.  and  augment  the load  of  trains,  both  on  permanent  and  temporary  basis,  to  cater  to additional  demands.  Moreover,  extension  and  augmentation  of  train services  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways,  subject  to  traffic justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Acquisition of Land for Coal Mining Projects
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Smt. Dhanorkar Pratibha Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2705 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR COAL MINING PROJECTS

## 2705.  SMT. DHANORKAR PRATIBHA SURESH

- Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state: (a) whether Coal India and its associate companies are facing hurdles in acquisition of land for their new coal mining projects and extended projects; (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  hurdles  being  faced  by  CIL  and  its  associate  companies  for acquisition of land; (c) whether demands are being raised to amend the Coal Bearing Areas Act (Acquisition and Development), 1957 with regard to acquisition of land, commensurate with present times; (d) if so, whether the Government has taken decision to amend the said Act commensurate with
- the present times; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (b): Subsidiary companies of Coal India Limited (CIL) are undertaking land acquisition as  per  requirement  of  new  coal  mining  projects  and  expansion  of  existing  mines.  Coal companies are able to acquire land with support of State Governments. In some cases, land acquisition process takes longer time due to lack of updated records, apportionment disputes, demand for higher compensation and Rehabilitation & resettlement benefits.

- (c), (d) & (e): Some suggestions received in the Ministry are under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Revise the Time Table of Ambikapur-Durg Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chintamani Maharaj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2704 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## REVISE THE TIME TABLE OF AMBIKAPUR -DURG TRAIN

## †2704 SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to revise the time-table of Ambikapur-Durg  Passenger  train-18242  so  as  to  reach  Raipur Junction at 07.00 am in order to link/connect with the North-south journey trains as well as flights, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to run Sampark Kranti DurgHarzrat  Nizammudin  on  daily  basis  which  currently  runs on Monday, Thursday and Saturday;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  change  the  name  of Ambikapur Hazrat Nizammudin Superfast 22408 to Surguja Superfast express; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  its  frequency from once a week to two days from Ambikapur and two days from Hazrat Nizammudin, Delhi?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d) Change in timings of trains and  increase in frequency of existing trains is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to traffic demand and operational feasibility.

Further, naming of trains is done, as per extant policy guidelines, and accordingly, trains may be named after cities, States, rivers, mountains, regions, dynasties, monuments, famous book, special characteristic of the trains, place, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Integrated Coach Factory in Kazipet Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2700

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## INTEGRATED COACH FACTORY IN KAZIPET TELANGANA

2700 SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the rail coach factory projects started by the Government in the past five years;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  establish  an Integrated  Coach  Factory  in  Kazipet  under  schedule  13  of  the  Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the Government sanctioned Rs 40 crores for rail coach  factory  in  the  Kazipet  but  later  diverted  it  and  announced  a  rail coach factory for Latur, Maharashtra; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING  AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  Rail  Coach  factories  are  set up  keeping in view  the  Railways' overall  requirement  of  Rolling  Stock.  Presently,  the  existing  Production Units  and  those  already  planned  are  sufficient  to  meet  the  Railways' overall requirement of Rolling Stock in near future.

Indian Railways has planned to develop a Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet, Telangana at a cost of Rs. 521.36 Crs which will be capable of manufacturing  and  maintaining  a  variety  of  modern  Rolling  Stocks.  Till 31st March, 2024, expenditure amounting to Rs. 190.88 Cr have already been  made  on  this  work.  Further,  funds  of  Rs.  150  Crs  have  been allocated in 2024-25 for this work.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Appointment through Lateral Entry
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Adv. Chandra Shekhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2699

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024)

## APPOINTMENT THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY

## 2699. ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced lateral entry for Deputy Secretaries, Directors and Joint Secretaries in its Ministries/Departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of employees appointed through lateral entry till date; and
- (d) the number of SCs/STs/OBCs appointed through lateral entry till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b):    Yes,  NITI  Aayog,  in  its  three  year  Action  Agenda,  and  the  Sectoral  Group  of Secretaries (SGoS) on Governance, in its Report submitted in February, 2017 recommended for induction of personnel in the middle and senior management level in the Government with the twin  objectives  of  bringing  in  fresh  talent  as  well  as  augment  the  availability  of  manpower. Keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area, lateral recruitment at the level of Joint Secretary, Director and Deputy Secretary in the Government of India, has been undertaken to appoint persons for specific assignments.
- (c):  So far 63 appointments have been made through lateral entry and presently 57 officers are in positions in Ministries/Departments.
- (d):  Details relating to category of the selected candidates are not required to be maintained for making lateral recruitment, as reservation is not applicable for appointment to single post cadres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Regulation of Communication Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2698 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## REGULATION OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

## 2698   SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  new  regulations  or  policies  to  improve  the quality and affordability of communication services;
- (b) if so, the details of these regulations including the specific services targeted;
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  to  protect  consumer  rights  and  ensure  fair  practices  by  service providers; and
- (d) the penalties for service providers in case of violation of these regulations?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) On 2nd August 2024, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released revised Regulations 'The Standards of Quality of Service of Access (Wireline and Wireless) and Broadband (Wireline and Wireless) Service Regulations, 2024 (06 of 2024)'. These Regulations are applicable for Access (Wireline and Wireless) and Broadband (Wireline and Wireless) services and will be effective from 1st October 2024. The copy of the Regulation is available at TRAI's website on the link https://trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Regulation\_02082024.pdf.

Moreover, to facilitate faster and easier deployment of telecom infrastructure, Government has amended the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2016 on 17th August 2022 and 7th August 2023.  These amendments pave the way for deployment of 5G small cells, optical fibre cable on  existing  street  infrastructure  and  also  rationalize  the  fees  and  charges  paid  by  the  Telecom Licensees for the RoW permissions.

(c) To protect the interest of telecom consumers, TRAI had notified the regulation on "Telecom Consumers Protection Regulations, 2012 (2 of 2012)" dated 6th January 2012.

(d) Section-VIII of 'The Standards of Quality of Service of Access (Wireline and Wireless) and Broadband (Wireline and Wireless) Service Regulations, 2024' provides provisions for consequences for failure to comply with the regulations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Status of Vande Bharat to North East
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Parimal Suklabaidya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## STATUS OF VANDE BHARAT TO NORTH EAST

2696 SHRI PARIMAL SUKLABAIDYA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  statistics  regarding  the  number  of Vande Bharat Trains to North East and if so, the details thereof; and

(b)  whether  the  Government intends to launch Vande Bharat Trains from Silchar to other parts of the country including North-Eastern States and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b) As the Railway network straddles across State boundaries, trains are introduced, as per network requirement, across such boundaries.   As on  31 st   July,  2024,  102  Vande  Bharat  train  services  are  running  across Indian Railways, connecting States having  Broad Gauge (B.G.) electrified network. Of these,  06  Vande Bharat Express services viz. 22227/22228 New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati Vande Bharat Express, 22301/22302 Howrah-New Jalpaiguri  Vande  Bharat  Express  and  22233/22234  Patna-New  Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express are serving the States located in the North-Eastern Frontier Railway. Presently, Silchar is presently being served by 15 pairs of regular services and 2 pairs of Special services connecting it inter alia to important places like Delhi, Kolkata, Secunderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, etc.    Besides,  introduction of  trains,  including Vande Bharat trains, is an justification, ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic operational feasibility, resource availability etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Controling of Food Inflation
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2695

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## CONTROLING OF FOOD INFLATION

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- (a) the Government's plan to control food inflation without resorting to export curbs; and
- (b) the manner in which the Government intends to deal with the increasing rice stocks without allowing exports given the prediction of a good harvest this year?

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI B.L. VERMA)

- (a)    :  The  Government  takes,  from  time  to  time,  various  measures  to  control  the  prices  of  essential  food commodities. These measures include release of stocks from the buffer, imposition of stock limits and changes in import-export policy to augment availability in the market. Union Budget 2024-25 has allocated Rs.10,000 crore under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) scheme of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, for maintaining a stable price regime in the economy. The allocated fund will be utilised for building adequate quantities of pulses and onion buffers for market interventions to stabilise prices and control inflation.
- (b)      :  In  order  to  reduce  the  surplus  stocks  of  rice  prior  to  the  commencement  of  the  new  procurement,  the Government has allowed  grain  deficient  states  to  directly  purchase  rice  from  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI) under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) (OMSS [D]) without participating in the e-auction from August 1st, 2024. Under the OMSS (D), the Department of Food and Public Distribution will directly offload rice to states for Rs.2,800 per quintal (excluding the cost of transportation). If the States/UTs want to procure more than the stipulated 5 kg of free grain per individual, then they can procure that at the same price at Rs.2,800 per quintal instead of earlier Rs.2,900 per quintal. Further, the sale of atta and rice under the 'Bharat' brand will continue.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Grievance Redressal Mechanism
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Shankar Lalwani, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2690

TO BE ANSWER ON: 07.08.2024

## GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

## 2690   SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYbe pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Significant  Social  Media  Intermediaries  have  complied  with  the  new grievanceredressal mechanism; and
- (b) if so, the  number  of cases filed and disposed of by the Grievance Appellate Committeesover the past year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) and (b):  The Government after extensive public consultations with relevant stakeholders has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)  Rules,  2021  ('IT  Rules,  2021')  on  25.02.2021  which  were  subsequently  amended 28.10.2022 and 6.4.2023. The IT Rules, 2021 cast specific legal obligations on intermediaries, including significant social media intermediaries to ensure their accountability towards safe and trusted internet.

The number of cases filed and disposed of by the Grievance Appellate Committees, since its inception from 1 st March, 2023 to 30 th June 2024, are as follows:

-  Cases filed:1,065
-  Cases disposed of: 937

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: 4G/2G Towers in Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## 4G/2G TOWERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

## †2689  SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to provide better connectivity of BSNL network in Himachal Pradesh;

(b) the total number  of 4G/2G  towers  installed (operational) in Shimla Parliamentary Constituency along with the number of towers being installed and the number of towers remaining to be installed;

- (c) the total amount of funds approved so far in this regard;
- (d) the total number of subscribers of BSNL at present; and
- (e) the efforts being made to increase the number of the said subscribers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) To provide connectivity to  uncovered villages in  Himachal  Pradesh, under 4G Saturation scheme, new mobile towers are planned by BSNL. In addition, BSNL has also planned to upgrade existing 2G/3G sites to 4G sites.

(b) In Shimla Parliamentary constituency (Shimla, Sirmour & Solan districts), as on 01.07.2024, there are total 10,399 sites of all Telecom Service Providers. Further, 224 towers are planned by BSNL under 4G Saturation Scheme.

(c) For Himachal Pradesh, fund of Rs. 927.68 Crore has been approved under 4G Saturation Project.

(d) The details of mobile subscribers of the Telecom Service Providers collected and published by TRAI from time to time are available on their website.

(e) For expanding 4G services in the country, BSNL has placed purchase order for procurement of indigenously developed 4G sites, supply of which has started from September, 2023. This will help increasing the subscriber base.

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