Lok Sabha Question No. 5515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Implementation of PM-WANI Scheme in Andhra Pradesh:
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-WANI SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH:

## 5515.   DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of Public Data Offices (PDOs) providing Wi-Fi connectivity under the PM-WANI  scheme,  State  and  year-wise  since  inception  including  district-wise  particularly  for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the number of PDO Aggregators (PDOAs) operating under the scheme, State and year-wise including district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the number of beneficiaries accessing Wi-Fi through these access points, State and year-wise including district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the average investment required to become a PDO and the business models adopted with PDOAs;
- (e) the details of number and value of coupons sold by PDOAs under the scheme, State and yearwise including district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh; and
- (f) the revenue generated and shared with PDOs by PDOAs under the scheme, State and yearwise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) State wise count of Public Data Offices (PDOs) across India, as on 28.02.2026 is as under:

|   S.No | State             | No. of Public Data Offices under PM-WANI   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman& Nicobar  | 275                                        |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 6,076                                      |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,017                                      |
|      4 | Assam             | 2,612                                      |
|      5 | Bihar             | 4,086                                      |
|      6 | Chandigarh        | 253                                        |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh      | 2,839                                      |
|      8 | Delhi             | 2,08,946                                   |

| 9   | Goa              | 430      |
|-----|------------------|----------|
| 10  | Gujarat          | 11,857   |
| 11  | Himachal Pradesh | 936      |
| 12  | Haryana          | 18,474   |
| 13  | Jharkhand        | 1,042    |
| 14  | Jammu &Kashmir   | 2,299    |
| 15  | Karnataka        | 21,842   |
| 16  | Kerala           | 5,002    |
| 17  | Ladakh           | 601      |
| 18  | Lakshadweep      | 1        |
| 19  | Maharashtra      | 34,240   |
| 20  | Meghalaya        | 256      |
| 21  | Manipur          | 21       |
| 22  | Madhya Pradesh   | 7,597    |
| 23  | Mizoram          | 3        |
| 24  | Nagaland         | 78       |
| 25  | Odisha           | 3,037    |
| 26  | Punjab           | 3,713    |
| 27  | Puducherry       | 89       |
| 28  | Rajasthan        | 2,890    |
| 29  | Sikkim           | 13       |
| 30  | Telangana        | 4,288    |
| 31  | Tamil Nadu       | 7,504    |
| 32  | Tripura          | 310      |
| 33  | Uttarakhand      | 980      |
| 34  | Uttar Pradesh    | 51,590   |
| 35  | West Bengal      | 4,206    |
|     | Total            | 4,09,403 |

District  wise  details  of  Public  Data  Offices  (PDOs)  working  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  as  on 28.02.2026, is as under:

| S. No   | District      | No. of Wi-Fi Hotspots   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | ANANTAPUR     | 380                     |
| 2       | CHITTOOR      | 603                     |
| 3       | EAST GODAVARI | 464                     |
| 4       | GUNTUR        | 586                     |
| 5       | KADAPA        | 330                     |
| 6       | KRISHNA       | 874                     |
| 7       | KURNOOL       | 404                     |
| 8       | NELLORE       | 361                     |
| 9       | PRAKASAM      | 234                     |
| 10      | SRIKAKULAM    | 220                     |
| 11      | VISAKHAPATNAM | 781                     |
| 12      | VIZIANAGARAM  | 211                     |
| 13      | WEST GODAVARI | 628                     |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL         | 6,076                   |

- (b) State wise count of PDO Aggregators, as on 28.02.2026, is as under:

|   S.No | State             |   No. of Public Data Office Aggregators under PM- WANI |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman& Nicobar  |                                                      5 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                     21 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                      4 |
|      4 | Assam             |                                                     15 |
|      5 | Bihar             |                                                     40 |
|      6 | Chandigarh        |                                                      6 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh      |                                                     20 |
|      8 | Delhi             |                                                     47 |
|      9 | Goa               |                                                      7 |
|     10 | Gujarat           |                                                     25 |
|     11 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                     12 |
|     12 | Haryana           |                                                     32 |

|   13 | Jharkhand      |   23 |
|------|----------------|------|
|   14 | Jammu &Kashmir |   10 |
|   15 | Karnataka      |   44 |
|   16 | Kerala         |   16 |
|   17 | Ladakh         |    1 |
|   18 | Lakshadweep    |    1 |
|   19 | Maharashtra    |   52 |
|   20 | Meghalaya      |    4 |
|   21 | Manipur        |    8 |
|   22 | Madhya Pradesh |   34 |
|   23 | Mizoram        |    2 |
|   24 | Nagaland       |    7 |
|   25 | Odisha         |   30 |
|   26 | Punjab         |   26 |
|   27 | Puducherry     |    5 |
|   28 | Rajasthan      |   32 |
|   29 | Sikkim         |    2 |
|   30 | Telangana      |   21 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu     |   31 |
|   32 | Tripura        |    8 |
|   33 | Uttarakhand    |   22 |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh  |   55 |
|   35 | West Bengal    |   47 |

PDO Aggregators operating in Andhra Pradesh, as on 28.02.2026 is as under:

|   S.No | PDO Aggregator Name                                  |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | CSC WI-FI CHOUPAL SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED     |
|      2 | Microsense Networks Private Limited                  |
|      3 | RAILTEL CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMTED                  |
|      4 | Remote Engineers Managed IT Services Private Limited |
|      5 | TESS AND TERA TECHNO SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED       |
|      6 | MatreComm Technologies Private Limited               |
|      7 | SPIKTEL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED                 |
|      8 | VBC ENGINEERS PVT LTD                                |
|      9 | RUBANI PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED                   |
|     10 | XB INFOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED                          |
|     11 | BHEEMAVARAM BROADBAND SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED       |
|     12 | SIMPLIFON TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED               |
|     13 | Nanovise Solutions Private Limited                   |
|     14 | BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED                         |
|     15 | Immunity Networks and Technologies Private Limited   |

|   16 | AMBORSIA INTERNATIONAL EXPORT PRIVATE LIMITED   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   17 | SPH BOHARA TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED           |
|   18 | TRUE WIFI NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED              |
|   19 | AXPECT INFOTECH NETWORK PRIVATE LIMITED         |
|   20 | Secure E techno World Private Limited           |
|   21 | INVENTOSYS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED         |

- (c) As on 28.02.2026, under PMWANI framework 2,44,67,896 users have utilized the PMWANI Wi-Fi network across India. State wise count of beneficiaries is not maintained.
- (d) The average investment required to become a Public Data Office and suggestive business model under  PM-WANI  has  been provided in public domain and can be accessed at https://pmwani.gov.in/assets/landing-page/booklets/Booklet\_PDO\_English.pdf
- (e)  & (f) Under  the  PM-WANI  framework,  the  Government's  role  is  limited  to  policy enablement, with no separate funding provided to States,  Union Territories, Public  Data  Offices (PDOs), or Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) for participation in the ecosystem. Service provision  under  PM-WANI  is  entirely  market-driven,  relying  on  local  entrepreneurial  initiative. Public  Wi-Fi  hotspots  are  deployed  by  entities  based  solely  on  techno-commercial  viability  in specific areas.

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