(a) the number of direct exchange lines installed by BSNL
and MTNL till March 31, 2002;
(b) whether the Government propose to increase the
installation of additional direct exchange lines in 2002-03;
and
(c) if so, the details of the direct exchange lines
proposed to be installed in various States?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) The number of direct exchange lines installed by Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
till March 31, 2002 were 33,432,874 and 47,435,75 lines
respectively.
(b) & (c) Yes, Sir. The details of the direct exchange lines
proposed to be installed in various States in 2002-2003 are
given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
Details of Proposed Addition of Directo Exchange Lines Circle-Wise (2002-03)
S.NO Name of the Circle Proposed Addition of DELs
1 Andman & Nicobar 4000 2 Andhra Pradesh 478000 3 Assam 80000 4 Bihar 253800 5 Chhattisgarh 41500 6 Gujarat 586000 7 Haryana 231000 8 Himachal Pradesh 96500 9 Jammu & Kashmir 48000 10 Jharkhand 100200 11 Karnataka 414000 12 Kerala 930000 13 Madhya Pradesh 167500 14 Maharashtra 626000 15 Noth East-I 21500 16 North East-II 15000 17 Orissa 160000 18 Punjab 456000 19 Rajasthan 301000 20 Tamilnadu 322000 21 Uttar Pradesh (East) 297000 22 Uttar Pradesh (West) 240500 23 Uttaranchal 60500 24 West Bengal 266000 25 Chennai 146000 26 Kolkata 92000 BSNL TOTAL 6434000 27 Delhi 268200 28 Mumbai 280800
MTNL TOTAL 549000