(a) Whether most of the telephone exchanges and telephones in the rural areas/ villages are out of order for more than six months;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise
(c) whether the loss worth crores of rupees is being incurred as a result thereof;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken to make them operational;
(e) the details of the schemes prepared to check the telephones before installing and the reasons due to which these schemes could not be implemented so far; and
(f) whether several officers have been found guilty in this connection and if so, the details thereof?