Lok Sabha Question No. 2999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: BSNL Revival Roadmap
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2999 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2026

## BSNL REVIVAL ROADMAP

## 2999.   ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI: SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL: MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has prepared a time-bound and outcome-based revival roadmap for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and if so, the details thereof including financial targets, subscriber growth projections and service quality benchmarks;

- (b) the details of  total financial support, equity infusion, debt restructuring and spectrum support provided to BSNL since 2014, year-wise and the measurable outcomes achieved in terms of revenue, market share and network capacity;
- (c) the details of spectrum allocated to BSNL for 4G and 5G services, including band, quantum, valuation methodology and rollout timelines;
- (d) the number of mobile towers installed since 2014 and proposed to be installed over the next three years, State and district-wise particularly in Maharashtra; and
- (e) the steps taken to ensure that strengthening BSNL translates into affordable and accessible broadband and mobile services particularly in rural and remote areas and the targets fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) With  a  view  to  strengthen  BSNL  and  to  make  it  robust,  competitive  and  viable, Government has approved three revival  packages to BSNL amounting  to approx. Rs. 3.22 Lakh crores.  These  packages  cover  capital  infusion,  debt  restructuring,  viability  gap  funding  for  rural telephony, and the provision of 4G/5G spectrum, among other measures.

The Government has administratively assigned spectrum to BSNL in frequency bands of 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2500 MHz and 3300 MHz at auction-determined prices for providing 4G and 5G services.

As a result of the revival packages given to BSNL, BSNL has started earning operating profits from F.Y. 2020-21.

(d) BSNL  has  added  13,748  number  of  2G  BTS,  39,722  number  of  3G  BTS  (NodeB)  and 1,03,305 number of 4G BTS (eNodeB) since 2014. District-wise details of BSNL mobile towers in Maharashtra is attached at Annexure-I .

( e ) To strengthening the telecom services, BSNL is rolling out one lakh indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment . As on 28.02.2026, total 97,906 4G sites have been installed and 96,103 4G sites are ON -Air .

Further, Amended Bharatnet program has been approved by the Union Cabinet on 04 . 08 . 2023 with an outlay of Rs. 1.39 Lakh Crores to extend fiber to all Gram Panchayats and villages on demand basis, including provisions for 1.5 Crores high speed FTTH broadband connections in rural areas . BSNL is the Project Management Agency for this scheme .

To  further  expand  the  network  coverage  in  Border  and  remote  areas,  the  Government  is implementing  various  schemes  such  as  4G  Saturation  Scheme,  Border  Out  Post ( BOP )/ Border Intelligence Post ( BIP ) etc . The details of these schemes are available on https://usof.gov.in.

Annexure-I of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2999 for 11.03.2026 District-wise details of BSNL mobile towers installed in Maharashtra since 2014.

| District/SSA   |   No. of Towers installed |
|----------------|---------------------------|
| Ahmadnagar     |                       220 |
| Akola          |                       100 |
| Amrawati       |                       147 |
| Aurangabad     |                       105 |
| Beed           |                        90 |
| Bhandara       |                       105 |
| Buldhana       |                        75 |
| Chandrapur     |                       187 |
| Dhule          |                       184 |
| Gadchiroli     |                       266 |
| Goa            |                        96 |
| Jalgaon        |                       168 |
| Jalna          |                        45 |
| Kalyan         |                       266 |
| Kolhapur       |                       157 |
| Latur          |                       219 |
| Nagpur         |                       274 |
| Nanded         |                        97 |
| Nasik          |                       228 |
| Osmanabad      |                        52 |
| Parbhani       |                        41 |
| Pune           |                       252 |
| Raigad         |                       159 |
| Ratnagiri      |                       248 |
| Sangli         |                        58 |
| Satara         |                       149 |
| Sindhudurg     |                       220 |
| Solapur        |                        90 |
| Wardha         |                        59 |
| Yeotmal        |                        74 |

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