Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Expansion of 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 51 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025

## EXPANSION OF 5G SERVICES

| †*51.                                                                                                    | SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:                                                                                 |
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| (a)                                                                                                      | the total number of 5G mobile towers installed across the country till November 2025;                       |
| (b) thereof;                                                                                             | whether rural connectivity has improved under the BharatNet project and if so, the details                  |
| (c)                                                                                                      | the steps taken to bridge the digital divide in remote and border areas; and                                |
| (d) respect                                                                                              | the district-wise details of the status of expansion of 5G services and rural connectivity in of Rajasthan? |
| ANSWER MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA) | ANSWER MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)    |
| (a) to (d)                                                                                               | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                              |

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.51 FOR 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025 REGARDING 'EXPANSION OF 5G SERVICES.'

- (a) As on 31.10.2025, Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have installed 5.08 Lakhs 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country.
- (b) Yes, the rural connectivity has improved under BharatNet project. As of October 2025, 2.14 Lakh Gram Panchayats are service ready for broadband connectivity and 13.66 Lakh Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connections have been provided throughout the country under this project.
- (c) To bridge the digital divide in remote and border areas, Government has taken number of steps using Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), which, inter-alia , includes following :-
- i. BharatNet  project  for  providing  broadband  connectivity  in  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  and villages.
- ii. Scheme for providing mobile services in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas and in Aspirational Districts.
- iii. Scheme for providing mobile services in border areas.
- iv. 4G Saturation scheme to provide 4G mobile coverage in all uncovered villages.
- (d) The district-wise details of expansion of 5G services in Rajasthan, as provided by TSPs, is placed at Annexure-I. Further, under DBN funded Mobile schemes, 1409 Mobile Towers with 4G technology have been commissioned and providing services to 1684 rural villages in Rajasthan.

Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 51 to be answered on 03.12.2025.

## District-wise count of 5G BTSs in Rajasthan:

| Sr. No.   | Districts         |   Count of 5G BTSs |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Ajmer             |               1461 |
| 2         | Alwar             |               1497 |
| 3         | Balotra           |                 16 |
| 4         | Banswara          |                373 |
| 5         | Baran             |                303 |
| 6         | Barmer            |                803 |
| 7         | Beawar            |                 35 |
| 8         | Bharatpur         |                789 |
| 9         | Bhilwara          |                911 |
| 10        | Bikaner           |               1232 |
| 11        | Bundi             |                336 |
| 12        | Chittorgarh       |                611 |
| 13        | Churu             |                796 |
| 14        | Dausa             |                562 |
| 15        | Deeg              |                 59 |
| 16        | Dholpur           |                336 |
| 17        | Didwana- Kuchaman |                 67 |
| 18        | Dungarpur         |                348 |
| 19        | Ganganagar        |                786 |
| 20        | Hanumangarh       |                739 |
| 21        | Jaipur            |               5033 |
| 22        | Jaisalmer         |                289 |
| 23        | Jalore            |                798 |
| 24        | Jhalawar          |                412 |
| 25        | Jhunjhunu         |                968 |
| 26        | Jodhpur           |               2115 |
| 27        | Karauli           |                348 |
| 28        | Khairthal-Tijara  |                125 |
| 29        | Kota              |               1214 |
| 30        | Kotputli-Behror   |                 87 |
| 31        | Nagaur            |               1194 |
| 32        | Pali              |                881 |
| 33        | Phalodi           |                 29 |
| 34        | Pratapgarh        |                192 |
| 35        | Rajsamand         |                542 |
| 36        | Salumbar          |                 11 |
| 37        | Sawai Madhopur    |                445 |
| 38        | Sikar             |               1245 |
| 39        | Sirohi            |                449 |
| 40        | Tonk              |                362 |
| 41        | Udaipur           |               1487 |
|           | Total             |              30286 |

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## Annexure-I