Lok Sabha Question No. 493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Internet Connectivity in Village of Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 493 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2025

## INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN VILLAGE OF MAHARASHTRA

## 493. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that despite its campaign of Digital India, several villages in the country do not possess internet connectivity and the ones which possess, have extremely poor internet speeds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the number of villages which do not have internet connectivity in the country, especially in Maharashtra, State-wise and district-wise;
- (d) the expected time limit by which each and every village in the country is expected to get high-speed internet connectivity; and
- (e) the measures being taken to improve the poor internet speed provided to the village?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) As on 31.10.2025, out of 6,44,131 villages (village data as per Registrar General of India) 6,30,949 villages have internet connectivity. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I .

In State of Maharashtra, out of 43,931 villages, 42,713 villages have internet connectivity. The district wise details are at Annexure-II .

Mobile coverage for any uncovered inhabited villages is provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) based on the techno-commercial viability. Government is implementing various schemes under Digital Bharat Nidhi for expansion of internet connectivity through installation of 4G mobile towers in the rural and remote areas of the country. In addition, BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity such as Wi-Fi Hotspots, Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections etc. to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages on demand basis.

## Annexure-I

Annexure  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  493  for  03.12.2025  regarding 'Internet Connectivity in Village of Maharashtra' raised by Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:

## State-wise Mobile coverage status as on 31.10.2025

| S.No.   | State/UT                 |   Total No. of villages as per RGI data Nov-2019 |   No. of villages having internet connectivity |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                              559 |                                            341 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |                                            17328 |                                          16652 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                             5993 |                                           4326 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                                            26429 |                                          26212 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |                                            44888 |                                          44836 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |                                                0 |                                              0 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |                                            20072 |                                          19095 |
| 8       | DNH&DD                   |                                               95 |                                             95 |
| 9       | Goa                      |                                              392 |                                            349 |
| 10      | Gujarat                  |                                            18425 |                                          18201 |
| 11      | Haryana                  |                                             6640 |                                           6638 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh         |                                            20852 |                                          20097 |
| 13      | J&K                      |                                             6474 |                                           6185 |
| 14      | Jharkhand                |                                            32370 |                                          31934 |
| 15      | Karnataka                |                                            29818 |                                          29235 |
| 16      | Kerala                   |                                             1438 |                                           1438 |
| 17      | Ladakh                   |                                              243 |                                            228 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep              |                                               27 |                                             27 |
| 19      | Maharashtra              |                                            43931 |                                          42713 |
| 20      | Manipur                  |                                             2612 |                                           2387 |
| 21      | Meghalaya                |                                             7100 |                                           6838 |
| 22      | Mizoram                  |                                              867 |                                            804 |
| 23      | Madhya Pradesh           |                                            55058 |                                          53860 |
| 24      | Nagaland                 |                                             1535 |                                           1210 |
| 25      | NCT of Delhi             |                                               55 |                                             55 |
| 26      | Odisha                   |                                            51176 |                                          49037 |
| 27      | Puducherry               |                                               96 |                                             96 |
| 28      | Punjab                   |                                            12534 |                                          12494 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                |                                            46077 |                                          45403 |
| 30      | Sikkim                   |                                              461 |                                            445 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               |                                            16488 |                                          16452 |
| 32      | Telangana                |                                            10203 |                                           9813 |
| 33      | Tripura                  |                                              937 |                                            926 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            |                                           105531 |                                         105343 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand              |                                            16456 |                                          16225 |
| 36      | West Bengal              |                                            40971 |                                          40959 |
|         | Total                    |                                           644131 |                                         630949 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  493  for  03.12.2025  regarding 'Internet Connectivity in Village of Maharashtra' raised by Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:

## District-wise Mobile coverage status in state of Maharashtra as on 31.10.2025

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   Total No. of villages as per RGI data Nov-2019 |   No. of villages having internet connectivity |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ahmadnagar         |                                             1586 |                                           1572 |
| 2       | Akola              |                                              972 |                                            958 |
| 3       | Amravati           |                                             1981 |                                           1859 |
| 4       | Aurangabad         |                                             1361 |                                           1350 |
| 5       | Bhandara           |                                              885 |                                            866 |
| 6       | Bid                |                                             1371 |                                           1355 |
| 7       | Buldana            |                                             1438 |                                           1407 |
| 8       | Chandrapur         |                                             1775 |                                           1726 |
| 9       | Dhule              |                                              720 |                                            711 |
| 10      | Gadchiroli         |                                             1646 |                                           1450 |
| 11      | Gondiya            |                                              934 |                                            893 |
| 12      | Hingoli            |                                              708 |                                            704 |
| 13      | Jalgaon            |                                             1524 |                                           1505 |
| 14      | Jalna              |                                              965 |                                            963 |
| 15      | Kolhapur           |                                             1250 |                                           1222 |
| 16      | Latur              |                                              943 |                                            942 |
| 17      | Nagpur             |                                             1900 |                                           1850 |
| 18      | Nanded             |                                             1663 |                                           1639 |
| 19      | Nandurbar          |                                              960 |                                            889 |
| 20      | Nashik             |                                             1928 |                                           1885 |
| 21      | Osmanabad          |                                              739 |                                            735 |
| 22      | Palghar            |                                              904 |                                            904 |
| 23      | Parbhani           |                                              843 |                                            837 |
| 24      | Pune               |                                             1882 |                                           1825 |
| 25      | Raigarh            |                                             2008 |                                           1967 |
| 26      | Ratnagiri          |                                             1538 |                                           1422 |
| 27      | Sangli             |                                              724 |                                            719 |
| 28      | Satara             |                                             1771 |                                           1712 |
| 29      | Sindhudurg         |                                              746 |                                            692 |
| 30      | Solapur            |                                             1159 |                                           1152 |
| 31      | Thane              |                                              816 |                                            806 |
| 32      | Wardha             |                                             1382 |                                           1359 |
| 33      | Washim             |                                              782 |                                            775 |
| 34      | Yavatmal           |                                             2127 |                                           2062 |
|         | Total              |                                            43931 |                                          42713 |

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