Lok Sabha Question No. 2810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Poor Connectivity of Mobile and Internet Network in Rural Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2810 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## POOR CONNECTIVITY OF MOBILE AND INTERNET NETWORK IN RURAL AREAS

## †2810.  SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the poor connectivity of mobile and internet networks in the rural areas of various States of the Country particularly in Maharashtra, Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State and district-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  along  with  the  proposals  under consideration of the Government to improve the connectivity of mobile and internet networks in the said areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) In  Maharashtra, out of 43,931 villages (as per data of Registrar General of India), 42,605 villages are covered with mobile connectivity and out of these, 42,333 villages have 3G/4G mobile internet connectivity. District wise details of mobile coverage in villages of Maharashtra are at Annexure-I .

In Madhya Pradesh, out of 55,058 villages (as per data of Registrar General of India), 53,575 villages are covered with mobile connectivity and out of these, 53,358 villages have 3G/4G mobile internet connectivity. District wise details of mobile coverage in villages of Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-II .

All the 95 villages of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu have 4G Mobile connectivity.

Mobile coverage for any uncovered inhabited villages is provided by the Telecom Service Providers  (TSPs)  based  on  the  techno-commercial  viability.  Government,  through  funding  from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), is implementing various schemes for expansion of telecom connectivity through installation of 4G mobile towers in the rural and remote areas of the country. Till Jun 2025, 21,748 mobile towers have been commissioned in the country under various DBN funded schemes, including 3,804 mobile towers in Maharashtra, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Madhya Pradesh.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2810 answered on  06 th   August,  2025  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  regarding  'Poor Connectivity of Mobile and Internet Network in Rural Areas'

District wise details of mobile coverage in villages of Maharashtra:

| District   | Total villages (as per RGI data)   | No. of villages having mobile connectivity   | No. of villages having Internet coverage (3G/4G connectivity)   |
|------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ahmadnagar | 1586                               | 1557                                         | 1552                                                            |
| Akola      | 972                                | 960                                          | 953                                                             |
| Amravati   | 1981                               | 1851                                         | 1845                                                            |
| Aurangabad | 1361                               | 1356                                         | 1350                                                            |
| Bhandara   | 885                                | 869                                          | 859                                                             |
| Bid        | 1371                               | 1363                                         | 1352                                                            |
| Buldana    | 1438                               | 1408                                         | 1403                                                            |
| Chandrapur | 1775                               | 1724                                         | 1712                                                            |
| Dhule      | 720                                | 710                                          | 707                                                             |
| Gadchiroli | 1646                               | 1447                                         | 1410                                                            |
| Gondiya    | 934                                | 898                                          | 889                                                             |
| Hingoli    | 708                                | 705                                          | 700                                                             |
| Jalgaon    | 1524                               | 1503                                         | 1502                                                            |
| Jalna      | 965                                | 965                                          | 960                                                             |
| Kolhapur   | 1250                               | 1213                                         | 1210                                                            |
| Latur      | 943                                | 943                                          | 942                                                             |
| Nagpur     | 1900                               | 1838                                         | 1832                                                            |
| Nanded     | 1663                               | 1638                                         | 1626                                                            |
| Nandurbar  | 960                                | 860                                          | 854                                                             |
| Nashik     | 1928                               | 1836                                         | 1834                                                            |
| Osmanabad  | 739                                | 738                                          | 734                                                             |
| Palghar    | 904                                | 886                                          | 886                                                             |
| Parbhani   | 843                                | 839                                          | 835                                                             |
| Pune       | 1882                               | 1809                                         | 1800                                                            |
| Raigarh    | 2008                               | 1957                                         | 1941                                                            |
| Ratnagiri  | 1538                               | 1402                                         | 1394                                                            |
| Sangli     | 724                                | 720                                          | 718                                                             |
| Satara     | 1771                               | 1711                                         | 1709                                                            |
| Sindhudurg | 746                                | 697                                          | 686                                                             |
| Solapur    | 1159                               | 1157                                         | 1152                                                            |
| Thane      | 816                                | 805                                          | 805                                                             |
| Wardha     | 1382                               | 1361                                         | 1356                                                            |
| Washim     | 782                                | 780                                          | 773                                                             |
| Yavatmal   | 2127                               | 2099                                         | 2052                                                            |
| Total      | 43,931                             | 42,605                                       | 42,333                                                          |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2810 answered on  06 th   August,  2025  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  regarding  'Poor Connectivity of Mobile and Internet Network in Rural Areas'

District wise details of mobile coverage in villages of Madhya Pradesh:

| District              |   Total villages (as per RGI data) |   No. of villages having mobile connectivity |   No. of villages having Internet coverage (3G/4G connectivity) |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Agar-Malwa            |                                499 |                                          497 |                                                             496 |
| Alirajpur             |                                544 |                                          512 |                                                             509 |
| Anuppur               |                                579 |                                          551 |                                                             548 |
| Ashoknagar            |                                880 |                                          870 |                                                             866 |
| Balaghat              |                               1394 |                                         1250 |                                                            1233 |
| Barwani               |                                707 |                                          693 |                                                             691 |
| Betul                 |                               1457 |                                         1350 |                                                            1319 |
| Bhind                 |                                939 |                                          939 |                                                             938 |
| Bhopal                |                                514 |                                          506 |                                                             505 |
| Burhanpur             |                                265 |                                          259 |                                                             257 |
| Chhatarpur            |                               1238 |                                         1207 |                                                            1203 |
| Chhindwara            |                               2002 |                                         1889 |                                                            1882 |
| Damoh                 |                               1216 |                                         1188 |                                                            1186 |
| Datia                 |                                663 |                                          661 |                                                             661 |
| Dewas                 |                               1128 |                                         1112 |                                                            1104 |
| Dhar                  |                               1561 |                                         1545 |                                                            1542 |
| Dindori               |                                928 |                                          807 |                                                             799 |
| Guna                  |                               1333 |                                         1330 |                                                            1330 |
| Gwalior               |                                590 |                                          574 |                                                             573 |
| Harda                 |                                550 |                                          533 |                                                             529 |
| Hoshangabad           |                                966 |                                          919 |                                                             912 |
| Indore                |                                621 |                                          618 |                                                             616 |
| Jabalpur              |                               1395 |                                         1383 |                                                            1383 |
| Jhabua                |                                821 |                                          820 |                                                             820 |
| Katni                 |                                947 |                                          933 |                                                             933 |
| Khandwa (East Nimar)  |                                718 |                                          713 |                                                             711 |
| Khargone (West Nimar) |                               1409 |                                         1372 |                                                            1365 |
| Mandla                |                               1247 |                                         1160 |                                                            1142 |
| Mandsaur              |                                951 |                                          940 |                                                             939 |
| Morena                |                                847 |                                          824 |                                                             821 |
| Narsimhapur           |                               1058 |                                         1041 |                                                            1040 |
| Neemuch               |                                808 |                                          778 |                                                             771 |
| Niwari                |                                281 |                                          281 |                                                             280 |
| Panna                 |                               1035 |                                          986 |                                                             979 |
| Raisen                |                               1486 |                                         1450 |                                                            1446 |
| Rajgarh               |                               1723 |                                         1717 |                                                            1714 |
| Ratlam                |                               1085 |                                         1079 |                                                            1074 |
| Rewa                  |                               2711 |                                         2701 |                                                            2695 |
| Sagar                 |                               2025 |                                         1984 |                                                            1978 |

| Satna     | 1953   | 1916   | 1914   |
|-----------|--------|--------|--------|
| Sehore    | 1082   | 1062   | 1061   |
| Seoni     | 1574   | 1533   | 1525   |
| Shahdol   | 836    | 812    | 809    |
| Shajapur  | 632    | 632    | 631    |
| Sheopur   | 609    | 545    | 545    |
| Shivpuri  | 1355   | 1338   | 1338   |
| Sidhi     | 1055   | 992    | 988    |
| Singrauli | 761    | 748    | 744    |
| Tikamgarh | 682    | 679    | 678    |
| Ujjain    | 1107   | 1107   | 1106   |
| Umaria    | 647    | 604    | 599    |
| Vidisha   | 1644   | 1635   | 1630   |
| Total     | 55,058 | 53,575 | 53,358 |

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