Lok Sabha Question No. 3819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Mobile Towers in Bhagalpur
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## MOBILE TOWERS IN BHAGALPUR

## †3819. Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total number of villages in rural areas of Bihar, including Bhagalpur district where telecom towers have been installed during each of the last three years and the current year, telecom company and year-wise; and
- (b) the number of towers targeted to be upgraded in rural areas in the coming financial year, region-wise ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of total number of villages in rural areas of Bihar, including Bhagalpur district where Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed during each of the last three years and the current year, Telecom Service Provider (TSP) and year-wise are placed as Annexure-I .
- (b) Government  of  India  has  undertaken  '4G  Saturation  Project'  which  aims  to  provide  4G mobile  services  to  all  uncovered  villages  in  the  country.  Under  this  project,  in  Bihar  State,  136 villages have been identified for 4G coverage. This includes sites identified for upgradation to 4G network. Further, Telecom Service Providers are also continuously expanding their mobile networks.

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3819 to be answered on 18.12.2024.

## Number of villages in the rural area where BTSs have been setup in the last three years and current year:

| Year                         | TSP                           |   Number of villages where BTSs have been installed in Bihar State |   Number of villages where BTSs have been installed in Bhagalpur District |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22                      | Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                                               1876 |                                                                        13 |
| 2021-22                      | BSNL                          |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2021-22                      | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                                               2746 |                                                                        54 |
| 2021-22                      | Vodafone Idea Limited         |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2022-23                      | Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                                               4962 |                                                                        52 |
| 2022-23                      | BSNL                          |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2022-23                      | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                                                882 |                                                                        43 |
| 2022-23                      | Vodafone Idea Limited         |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2023-24                      | Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                                               2294 |                                                                        57 |
| 2023-24                      | BSNL                          |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2023-24                      | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                                                169 |                                                                         5 |
| 2023-24                      | Vodafone Idea Limited         |                                                                 11 |                                                                         0 |
| 2024-25 (till November 2024) | Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                                                709 |                                                                        22 |
| 2024-25 (till November 2024) | BSNL                          |                                                                  0 |                                                                         0 |
| 2024-25 (till November 2024) | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                                                115 |                                                                         2 |
| 2024-25 (till November 2024) | Vodafone Idea Limited         |                                                                 40 |                                                                         0 |

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