(a) the total number of new offices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) opened in the country, State-wise including Rajasthan;
(b) whether the Government proposes to open some new BSNL offices in the tribal areas of the country; and
(c) if so, the time by which these are likely to be opened?
THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) Circle-wise detail where new offices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were opened during the last year and the current year (upto 31.7.2014) is given below:
(b) BSNL has informed that, there is no proposal to open new offices in the tribal areas of the country.
Sl. Name of 2013-14 2014-15 No. Circles (upto 31.07.2014) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 NIL 2 Gujarat 3 1 3 Himachal 3 NIL Pradesh 4 Jammu & Kashmir 1 NIL 5 Jharkhand 1 NIL 6 Karnataka 6 6 7 Kerala NIL 1 8 Madhya Pradesh 20 3 9 Maharashtra 6 1 10 Rajasthan 1 NIL 11 Tamilnadu 2 1 12 Kolkata 9 NIL Total 53 13