(a) whether the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited propose to start mobile
telephone service in certain districts of Maharashtra and Jharkhand
in near future;
(b) if so, the place-wise details thereof ; and
(c) the time by which this service is likely to be launched?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The place-wise details in Maharashtra and Jharkhand state are as per Annnexure-I & II.
(c) The service is likely to be launched in the 3rd Quarter of the current financial year.
ANNEXURE -I
Name of the Places planned to be covered in Maharashtra State
S.No Name of the S. Name of S.No Name of the Places No Places Places
1. Ahmednagr 43 Vasai 85 Koregaon- BHIMA
2. Shrirampur 44 Bhiwandi 86 Saswad
3. Kopargaon 45 Dhahanu 87 Urlikanjan
4. Sangamner 46 Tarapur 88 Manchar
5. Rahuri 47 Palghar 89 Walchand nagar 6. Srigonda 48 Ambernath 90 Baramati
7 Akola 49 Kulgaon 91` Alibag
8. Washim 50 Wada 92 Khopoli
9. Amaravati 51 Sahapur 93 Pen 10. Achalpur 52 Mokhada 94 Roha 11. Warud 53 Jawahar 95 Mahad 12. Aurangabad 54 Talasari 96 Ratnagiri 13. Sillod 55 Kholapur 97 Chiplun 14. Vaijapur 56 lchalkaranji 98 Rajapur 15. Kultabad 57 Jaisingpur 99 Sangli 16. Paithan 58 Gadhiglaj 100 Miraj 17. Beed 59 Bhudargad 101 lslampur 18. Ambejogai 60 Latur 102 Vita 19. Parli 61 Udgidr 103 Tasgaon 20. Bhandara 62 Ahmedpur 104 Satara 21. Gondia 63 Nagpur 105 Karad 22. Tumsar 64 Umred 106 Vai 23. Buldana 65 Butibori 107 Phaltan 24. Khamgaon 66 Nanded 108 Mahabaleshwar 25. Malkapur 67 Degloor 109 Sawantwadi 26. Chandrapur 68 Nasik 110 Kankawli 27. Ballarpur 69 Manmad 111 Kudal 28. Dhule 70 Lasalgaon 112 Solapur 29. Nandurbar 71 Pimpalgaon 113 Akluj 30. Shirpur 72 Ozar 114 Pandharpur 31. Gadchiroli 73 lgatpuri 115 Barsi 32. Desaiganj 74 Osmanabad 116 Wardha 33. Jalgaon 75 Tuljapur 117 Hingaghat 34. Bhusawal 76 Parbhani 118 Arvi 35. Chalisgaon 77 Hingoli 119 Yeotmal 36. Amalner 78 Shelu 120 Pusad 37. Erandol 79 Pune 121 Wani 38. Jaina 80 Talegaon 122 Digrus 39. Ambed 81 Lonavala 123 Daund 40. Ulhasnagar 82 Dehuroad 124 Dondicha 41. Murbad 83 Chakan 125 Malegaon 42. Virar 84 Koregaon-MIDC
Annexure- II
Name of the Places planned to be covered in Jharkhand State
S.No. Name of the Places
1 Bokaro 2 Chaibasa 3 Chatra 4 Daltonganj 5 Deoghar 6 Dhanbad 7 Dumka 8 Garhwa 9 Giridih 10 Godda 11 Gumla 12 Hazaribagh 13 Kordarma 14 Lohardagga 15 Pakur 16 Sahebganj
Service is already functional in Ranchi and Jamshedpur.