Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Amended Bharat Net Programme (ABNP)
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 531 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025

## AMENDED BHARAT NET PROGRAMME (ABNP)

## 531. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) broadband networks selected for upgradation under Amended Bharat Net Programme (ABNP), State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the number of proposals received and approved for providing broadband connectivity to nonGP villages, year, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned and disbursed under ABNP by BSNL to State implementing agencies, State and year-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  onboarding  status  of  Project  Implementation  Agencies  for  operation  and maintenance of BharatNet networks, State-wise;
- (e) the details regarding the criteria used to select BharatNet Udyamis (BNUs);
- (f) the number of BNUs engaged under ABNP, year, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh; and
- (g) the number of new home fiber connections activated by BNUs and the amount of incentive disbursed to BNUs for doing the same, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) is proposed to be implemented under state led model in the state of Andhra Pradesh to connect the Gram Panchayats (GPs) in ring topology and to connect non-GP villages on demand basis. The total of 1,692 of Gram Panchayats (GPs) broadband networks are under scope of work for upgradation under Amended BharatNet Program (ABP). District-wise details are as follows:

| S/N   | District Name         |   Total Number of Gram Panchayats for Upgradation under ABNP |
|-------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Alluri Sitharama Raju |                                                          196 |
| 2     | Anakapalli            |                                                          272 |
| 3     | Annamayya             |                                                          242 |
| 4     | Chittoor              |                                                          586 |
| 5     | Tirupathi             |                                                          396 |
|       | Total                 |                                                         1692 |

- (b) & (c) Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) in Andhra Pradesh State is to be implemented by Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) of Government of Andhra Pradesh as State Implementing Agency. The State SPV has to initiate the process for finalization of Project Implementing Agency (PIA) for ABP implementation that also includes the operation and maintenance of the BharatNet network and providing broadband connectivity to non-GP villages on demand basis. Funds for implementation of ABP will be disbursed by Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) to State SPV.
- (d) Under the BSNL-led model, 12 packages have been finalized, and Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) have been on boarded, covering a total of 18 States and Union Territories. Details are enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (e) Any local individual, entrepreneur, Self Help Group (SHG), Gram Panchayat (GP), firm, or ISP can become a BharatNet Udyami (BNU) partner.
- (f)      The details for Number of BNUs engaged under ABP District-wise for Andhra Pradesh is as follows:
- (g) As on 30.09.2025, the State-wise details of new home fiber connections activated by BNUs and the amount of incentives disbursed to BNUs are enclosed as Annexure-II.

| S/N   | Andhra Pradesh, District   |   Total Number of BNU |
|-------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1     | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU      |                     6 |
| 2     | ANAKAPALLI                 |                    17 |
| 3     | ANNAMAYYA                  |                     1 |
| 4     | CHITTOOR                   |                    20 |
| 5     | TIRUPATI                   |                    10 |
| 6     | VISAKHAPATANAM             |                    19 |
| 7     | VISAKHAPATNAM              |                     2 |
|       | Grand Total                |                    75 |

## Annexure-I

|   Package No | States&UT                           | Project Implementing Agencies   |
|--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|            1 | Madhya Pradesh, DD &DNH             | M/s NCC Ltd                     |
|            2 | UP East                             | M/s RVNL                        |
|            3 | Karnataka, Goa, Puducherry          | M/s Poly Cab                    |
|            4 | Uttarakhand                         | M/s NCC ltd                     |
|            5 | UP West                             | M/s RVNL                        |
|            6 | Bihar                               | M/s Poly Cab                    |
|            7 | Himachal Pradesh                    | M/s ITI                         |
|            8 | West Bengal, A&N                    | M/s ITI                         |
|            9 | Punjab                              | M/s HFCL                        |
|           10 | J&K and Ladakh                      | M/s STL                         |
|           11 | NE-2 (Arunachal, Nagaland &Manipur) | M/s ITI                         |
|           12 | Kerala                              | M/s GR Infra projects Ltd       |

## Annexure-II

| STATE                                    |   NET CONNECTIONS |   Amount of Subsidy incentive to BNU (in Rs @4400/- per FTTH) |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| PAN INDIA                                |             65593 |                                                     288609200 |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              |               827 |                                                       3638800 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           |               744 |                                                       3273600 |
| ASSAM                                    |               226 |                                                        994400 |
| BIHAR                                    |              2660 |                                                      11704000 |
| CHHATTISGARH                             |               532 |                                                       2340800 |
| GUJARAT                                  |               772 |                                                       3396800 |
| HARYANA                                  |              6180 |                                                      27192000 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         |               312 |                                                       1372800 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        |               229 |                                                       1007600 |
| JHARKHAND                                |               904 |                                                       3977600 |
| KARNATAKA                                |              2517 |                                                      11074800 |
| KERALA                                   |             21172 |                                                      93156800 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           |              1086 |                                                       4778400 |
| MAHARASHTRA                              |              1057 |                                                       4650800 |
| MEGHALAYA                                |                 1 |                                                          4400 |
| NAGALAND                                 |                 6 |                                                         26400 |
| ODISHA                                   |               599 |                                                       2635600 |
| PUDUCHERRY                               |               177 |                                                        778800 |
| PUNJAB                                   |             16057 |                                                      70650800 |
| RAJASTHAN                                |              1132 |                                                       4980800 |
| TAMILNADU                                |                12 |                                                         52800 |
| TELANGANA                                |               622 |                                                       2736800 |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMANANDDIU |                20 |                                                         88000 |
| TRIPURA                                  |                 3 |                                                         13200 |
| UTTAR PRADESH EAST                       |              1804 |                                                       7937600 |
| UTTAR PRADESH WEST                       |              1706 |                                                       7506400 |
| UTTARAKHAND                              |               858 |                                                       3775200 |
| WEST BENGAL                              |              3378 |                                                      14863200 |

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