Lok Sabha Question No. 4216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Thiru Arun Nehru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2026

## DIGITAL INDIA LAND RECORDS MODERNISATION PROGRAMME

## 4216.   THIRU ARUN NEHRU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  dedicated  funding  is  proposed  for  4G/5G  Saturation  Project  and  BharatNet implementation  in  blocks  of  Veppanthattai  and  Veppur  in  Perambalur  facing  unstable  mobile connectivity in remote rural areas and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the current status of installation of BSNL 4G towers, PM-WANI WiFi hotspots operationality and optical fibre connectivity coverage, block-wise;

(c) whether the Perambalur and Musiri is proposed to be included in the next phase of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) for farmers' benefit; and

(d) the funding allocation, implementation timeline and digital literacy centres planned by the year 2027?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Digital  Bharat  Nidhi  (DBN)  has  the  mandate  to  support  universal  service  by promoting access and delivery of telecommunication service in underserved rural, remote and urban areas  of  the  country.  BharatNet is  being  implemented  in  a  phased manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country including 29 GPs of Veppanthattai and 33 GPs of Veppur blocks of Perambalur district. All GPs of these blocks have been connected. Further, BSNL has installed 13 and 9 4G Mobile towers in Veppanthattai and Veppur blocks respectively. Under PM-WANI, 44 Wi-Fi Hotspots have been installed in Perambalur District.

(c) Department  of  Land  Resources  has  informed  that  Land  and  Land  Revenue,  including maintenance of land records is a State subject listed at Sl. No. 18 & 45 of State List (List II) of the 7 th   Schedule of the Constitution wherein land revenue is governed by State specific Acts/ Rules/ Regulations.  The  Department  of  Land  Resources  is  implementing  Digital  India  Land  Record Modernization Program (DILRMP) as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1 st  April, 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre which has been extended for the period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. As per MIS of DILRMP, the digitization of Land Records has been completed 100% in Perambalur and Musiri- District Tiruchirappalli.

(d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has informed that the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) was initiated to reach digital literacy in 6 crore rural households (one person per household) nationwide. As against 6 crore, 6.39 crore individuals were trained across the country including the State of Tamil Nadu. The Scheme was implemented by CSC e- Governance Services India Limited through 4.39 Lakh Common Service Centres spread across 2.52 Lakh Gram Panchayats in the country. In the State of Tamil Nadu, a total of 17,04,537 candidates from the rural households were enrolled, and 14,07,880 candidates were trained under the Scheme.  The Scheme concluded on 31.03.2024.

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