State-wise and Year-wise total number of Gram Panchayats connected by Optical Fibre Cable/Satellite link under the Bharat Net Project
State-wise and Year-wise total number of Gram Panchayats connected by Optical Fibre Cable/Satellite link under the Bharat Net Project
State-wise and Year-wise total number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) connected by Optical Fibre Cable (OFC)/Satellite link under the Bharat Net Project is given in Annexure-I.
BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats (around 2.64 lakh) in the country. Till Oct end, 2024, under BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II; 2,14,283 GPs are service ready. This is against the planned network of 2,22,343 GPs in Phase-I and Phase-II.
Challenges were faced in expansion of telecommunications infrastructure in rural and remote areas, such as:
(d) Steps undertaken to improve quality of internet services in rural regions and to bridge the urban-rural divide:
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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SB/DP/ARJ
Annexure-I
State-wise and Year-wise total number of Gram Panchayats connected under the BharatNet Project
S. No.
Name of States
Mar-13
Mar-14
Mar-15
Mar-16
Mar-17
Mar-18
Mar-19
Mar-20
Mar-21
Mar-22
Mar-23
Mar-24
Till end of Oct-24
1
Andaman & Nicobar
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
23
29
72
72
72
2
Andhra Pradesh
13
13
13
13
13
13
1398
1639
1700
1716
5209
12955
12955
3
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
0
13
105
327
657
769
964
1104
1123
4
Assam
0
0
0
88
329
1397
1496
1496
1497
1511
1511
1511
1507
5
Bihar
0
0
0
204
416
4692
5525
7961
8293
8307
8316
8340
8340
6
Chandigarh
0
0
0
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
7
Chhattisgarh
0
0
0
495
1250
3533
4017
4773
7534
8971
9584
9695
9695
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0
0
0
0
0
14
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
9
Daman & Diu
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
10
Gujarat
0
0
0
116
491
4764
5375
11680
13303
14144
14260
14316
14316
11
Haryana
0
0
0
149
640
5757
6069
6071
6081
6082
6082
6082
6082
12
Himachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
0
164
222
275
365
406
408
409
410
13
Jammu & Kashmir
0
0
0
0
0
168
646
863
997
1078
1092
1099
1101
14
Jharkhand
0
0
0
121
356
1455
2261
2427
3522
4279
4357
4384
4390
15
Karnataka
0
0
32
2864
4825
6069
6080
6080
6080
6083
6084
6084
6084
16
Kerala
0
0
295
977
977
977
977
977
977
978
978
978
978
17
Ladakh
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
167
184
190
192
193
193
18
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
19
Madhya Pradesh
0
0
0
145
2559
11560
12547
12942
15169
17652
17837
17850
17850
20
Maharashtra
0
0
0
127
1597
13572
14976
15644
18955
22124
23951
24253
24575
21
Manipur
0
0
0
0
24
121
316
947
1423
1436
1467
1469
1469
22
Meghalaya
0
0
0
0
0
122
187
256
580
652
682
695
697
23
Mizoram
0
0
0
0
0
18
32
235
422
452
452
507
532
24
Nagaland
0
0
0
0
0
61
98
129
222
232
232
232
236
25
Odisha
0
0
0
104
462
2482
3524
4021
5818
6672
6782
6785
6785
26
Puducherry
0
0
0
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
27
Punjab
0
0
0
0
237
6758
7887
12539
12664
12668
12668
12668
12668
28
Rajasthan
30
30
30
282
1188
8014
8352
8598
8759
8770
8770
8776
8776
29
Sikkim
0
0
0
0
0
4
13
22
22
24
35
35
35
30
Tamil Nadu
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1922
8405
10295
31
Telangana
0
0
0
105
125
1996
1996
1996
3647
7260
9410
10800
10825
32
Tripura
15
15
15
73
75
477
506
665
711
726
731
740
740
33
Uttar Pradesh
0
0
0
186
1392
27082
27859
28759
31069
36911
41780
46408
46729
34
Uttarakhand
0
0
0
183
284
1365
1480
1502
1537
1653
1863
1983
1991
35
West Bengal
0
0
0
0
205
1990
2039
2187
2262
2350
2593
2676
2677
36
Total
58
58
385
6342
17555
104748
116178
135331
154619
174282
190441
211661
214283
Note: Delhi has no GPs and thus not taken up under BharatNet Project. Goa had its own similar broadband network and thus not taken up under Phase-I and Phase-II of BharatNet Project.
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- Difficult terrains (including Hilly/ Rocky) and widely dispersed villages, especially in northeastern states
- Limited working season specially in northeastern states
- Difficulty in getting Right of Way (RoW) issues in various states
- Non-availability of stable power supply in GPs