Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Internet by BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MAY, 2016

## INTERNET BY BSNL

## 1634. SHRI P.K. BIJU:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether BSNL has extended its internet network in rural areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, including Kerala; and
- (c) if  not,  the  time frame for extension of the service in rural and remote areas in Kerala?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)to(c) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reported that it has extended its  internet  services  in  the  country  (except  Delhi  and  Mumbai)  including  rural  areas through  wireline    and  wireless  services.    Circle-wise  details  of  number  of  villages covered in the country including Kerala by internet services are given in Annexure.

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Annexure Circle-wise details of number of villages covered by internet services

| S. No.   | Name of Telecom Circle   | No. of Villages covered by internet services through   | No. of Villages covered by internet services through   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of Telecom Circle   | Wireline media                                         | Wireless media                                         |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar        | 120                                                    | 323                                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 13125                                                  | 22633                                                  |
| 3        | Assam                    | 6995                                                   | 20291                                                  |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 8043                                                   | 27917                                                  |
| 5        | Chattisgarh              | 4315                                                   | 14412                                                  |
| 6        | Chennai                  | 1544                                                   | 1515                                                   |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 7970                                                   | 13238                                                  |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 4630                                                   | 4467                                                   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 8163                                                   | 16520                                                  |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 2533                                                   | 5278                                                   |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 2736                                                   | 19345                                                  |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 11235                                                  | 22009                                                  |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 1367                                                   | 1489                                                   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 6142                                                   | 30470                                                  |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 11290                                                  | 20972                                                  |
| 16       | North-East- I            | 535                                                    | 2048                                                   |
| 17       | North-East- II           | 1889                                                   | 4826                                                   |
| 18       | Odisha                   | 10093                                                  | 27847                                                  |
| 19       | Punjab                   | 10021                                                  | 11321                                                  |
| 20       | Rajasthan                | 5672                                                   | 26336                                                  |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu               | 9380                                                   | 12162                                                  |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh (East)     | 25763                                                  | 71341                                                  |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh (West)     | 3753                                                   | 11580                                                  |
| 24       | Uttarakhand              | 2923                                                   | 13341                                                  |
| 25       | West Bengal              | 12831                                                  | 25516                                                  |

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