Lok Sabha Question No. 616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: WiFi System Installed in Daman & Diu
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 616 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025

## WIFI SYSTEM INSTALLED IN DAMAN & DIU

## †616.   SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of the public places where Wi-Fi system  has been installed by the Government along with the details thereof including address during the last five years;

(b) the amount of funds allocated by the Union Government for this project to Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and the amount utilized by UT administration during the last five years;

- (c) the details of the number of residents who used this service so far, year-wise;
- (d) the total bandwidth of the system installed in Daman & Diu, so far;
- (e) whether the said bandwidth is appropriate as par the guidelines set by the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Union Territory administration has done any field survey to assess it and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Government  approved  the  PM-WANI  Scheme  on  9th  December  2020  to  accelerate  the proliferation  of  Broadband  services  through  Public Wi-Fi  networks across  the country. The PMWANI  framework,  in  line  with  the  objectives  of  the  National  Digital  Communications  Policy (NDCP) 2018, aims to create a robust digital communications infrastructure. The framework allows Public Data Offices (PDOs) to set up Wi-Fi hotspots, under the aggregation of Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs), with minimal regulatory oversight, thus encouraging local entrepreneurs to participate in the digital transformation process. As on 26.11.2025 the count of pan India PMWANI WiFi hotspots is 3,91,599. State wise count of PMWANI WiFi hotspots is enclosed as Annexure-I .

- (b) No  separate  funds  have  been  allocated  by  Union  Government  for  this  scheme  to  Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- (c) As on 26.11.2025, under PMWANI scheme, 2,41,61,459 users have utilized the PMWANI Wi-Fi network.

(d) to (f) Under PMWANI scheme specific bandwidth related instructions/guidelines have not been defined.

| S.No   | State             |   No. of WI-FI Hotspots |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar  |                     275 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |                    6074 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |                    1017 |
| 4      | Assam             |                    1063 |
| 5      | Bihar             |                    4086 |
| 6      | Chandigarh        |                     253 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh      |                    2839 |
| 8      | Delhi             |                  198275 |
| 9      | Goa               |                     430 |
| 10     | Gujarat           |                   11857 |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  |                     936 |
| 12     | Haryana           |                   18131 |
| 13     | Jharkhand         |                    1042 |
| 14     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                    2299 |
| 15     | Karnataka         |                   21834 |
| 16     | Kerala            |                    4987 |
| 17     | Ladakh            |                     601 |
| 18     | Lakshadweep       |                       1 |
| 19     | Maharashtra       |                   33084 |
| 20     | Meghalaya         |                     256 |
| 21     | Manipur           |                      21 |
| 22     | Madhya Pradesh    |                    7592 |
| 23     | Mizoram           |                       3 |
| 24     | Nagaland          |                      78 |
| 25     | Odisha            |                    3040 |
| 26     | Punjab            |                    3713 |
| 27     | Puducherry        |                      89 |
| 28     | Rajasthan         |                    2891 |
| 29     | Sikkim            |                      13 |
| 30     | Telangana         |                    4284 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu        |                    7501 |
| 32     | Tripura           |                     310 |
| 33     | Uttarakhand       |                     980 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh     |                   47549 |
| 35     | West Bengal       |                    4195 |
|        | Total             |                  391599 |

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## Annexure-I