Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Extension of Broadband Connectivity in  Schools
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025

## EXTENSION OF BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY IN  SCHOOLS

## 596. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI: SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  Government-run  secondary  schools  eligible  for  extension  of  broadband connectivity under Bharat Net initiative, State-wise, district wise in Andhra Pradesh and especially in Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the details of the list of the States/UTs that have proposed, under negotiation and presently functional MoUs with BSNL for implementing broadband connectivity in Government schools over the last ten years;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  Government  schools  being  provided  fibre  to  the  Home  (FTTH) connections, State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh and in Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (d) the details of number of FTTH connections operationalized along with customer usage data of such connections, State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh especially in Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (e) the details of funds released to implementation agencies for establishing FTTH connections, Statewise, district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and from Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under Amended BharatNet program, 1.5 Crore Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connections to be provided across all States/UTs (including Andhra Pradesh) with priority to cover Government institutions including schools over the next five years, with funding support from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN). All Government run secondary  schools  available  in  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)/villages  are  eligible  for  provisioning  of  FTTH connectivity under Amended BharatNet program. However, FTTH connections are provided on the basis of demand and availability of BharatNet network.
- (b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has approached States/UTs to have a MoU/Agreement to provide FTTH connections in Government run secondary schools in GPs/villages under BharatNet. So far, BSNL  has  signed  the  MoU/Agreement  with  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh, Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  Manipur,  Nagaland,  Sikkim,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttrakhand,  Gujarat, Assam, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, for providing FTTH connections in Government Schools.
- (c) & (d) The details of State/UT-wise working FTTH connections using BharatNet, in Government Schools, along with customer usage data is attached at Annexure-I .  The  details  of  District-wise  FTTH connections provided to Government Schools using BharatNet in Andhra Pradesh is attached at AnnexureII .
- (e) A  total  subsidy  of  Rs.  516  Cr.  (approx.)  for  providing  FTTH  connections  using  BharatNet  is released by DBN to BSNL for Pan-India.

Annexure  referred  to  parts  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  596  for  answer  on 03.12.2025

Details  of  State/UT-wise  working FTTH  connections  using  BharatNet,  provided  by  BSNL,  in Government Schools, along with customer usage data

| S. No.   | State/UT                               | No. of FTTH connections   | Data Usage in GB (in month of Oct'25)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands               | 65                        | 2,330.59                                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh*                        | 6,679                     | 31,809.73                               |
| 3        | Assam                                  | 261                       | 15,420.23                               |
| 4        | Bihar                                  | 2,414                     | 1,56,234.04                             |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                           | 927                       | 53,172.82                               |
| 6        | Gujarat                                | 4,028                     | 1,57,780.88                             |
| 7        | Haryana                                | 9,469                     | 8,39,343.37                             |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 55                        | 5,947.57                                |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 46                        | 4,525                                   |
| 10       | Jharkhand                              | 201                       | 17,994.19                               |
| 11       | Karnataka                              | 2,726                     | 94,924.98                               |
| 12       | Kerala                                 | 1,710                     | 1,19,926.5                              |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 6,706                     | 85,213.08                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra                            | 710                       | 23,558                                  |
| 15       | Manipur                                | 29                        | 1,826.07                                |
| 16       | Mizoram                                | 6                         | 362.77                                  |
| 17       | Odisha                                 | 426                       | 31,807.58                               |
| 18       | Puducherry                             | 37                        | 2,501.69                                |
| 19       | Punjab                                 | 12,961                    | 9,15,356.67                             |
| 20       | Rajasthan                              | 5,252                     | 1,73,648.03                             |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu                             | 22                        | 536.61                                  |
| 22       | Telangana                              | 220                       | 13,638.91                               |
| 23       | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 8                         | 2,012.98                                |
| 24       | Tripura                                | 2                         | 5.54                                    |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh                          | 6,572                     | 3,27,186.79                             |
| 26       | Uttarakhand                            | 2,678                     | 1,39,847.16                             |
| 27       | West Bengal                            | 3,745                     | 1,86,068.69                             |
|          | Total                                  | 67,955                    | 34,02,980.47                            |

Annexure  referred  to  parts  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  596  for  answer  on 03.12.2025

Details of District-wise FTTH connections provided to Government Schools in Andhra Pradesh under BharatNet:

| S. No.   | District              | No. of FTTH connections   |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Alluri Sitharama Raju | 3                         |
| 2        | Anakapalli            | 371                       |
| 3        | Anantapur             | 528                       |
| 4        | Annamayya             | 335                       |
| 5        | Bapatla               | 164                       |
| 6        | Chittoor              | 117                       |
| 7        | East Godavari         | 148                       |
| 8        | Eluru                 | 190                       |
| 9        | Guntur                | 85                        |
| 10       | Kakinada              | 359                       |
| 11       | Konaseema             | 291                       |
| 12       | Krishna               | 60                        |
| 13       | Kurnool               | 135                       |
| 14       | Nandyal               | 4                         |
| 15       | NTR                   | 255                       |
| 16       | Palnadu               | 105                       |
| 17       | Parvathipuram Manyam  | 257                       |
| 18       | Prakasam              | 168                       |
| 19       | SPSR Nellore          | 835                       |
| 20       | Sri Sathya Sai        | 188                       |
| 21       | Srikakulam            | 567                       |
| 22       | Tirupati              | 15                        |
| 23       | Visakhapatnam         | 153                       |
| 24       | Vizianagaram          | 753                       |
| 25       | West Godavari         | 200                       |
| 26       | YSR Kadapa            | 393                       |
| Total    | Total                 | 6,679                     |

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