Question : TELECOM FACILITIES

(a) Whether there are still waiting list for telephone connections in Gujarat particularly Jamnagar and Dahod district of the state.

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date, district wise.

(c) the number of telephone connections provided during the last three years and till date, district wise.

(d) the number of telephone connections proposed to be provided during 2001-2002.

(e) the number of telephone exchanges set up in Jamnagar and Dahod districts during the last three years and till date, city wise; and

(f) the expenditure incurred thereon?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SH. TAPAN SIKADAR)

(a) & ( b): There is 238974 waiting list in Gujarat Telecom Circle as on 30.6.2001.

The waiting list of Jamnagar and Dahod revenue district are as under.

Jamnagar	10190	Dahod	3609

S.N.	SSA	RevenueDistrict covered	New Tel. Connections provided during	98-99	99-00	00-01	UptoJune 01
1	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	36627	90757	83429	7947	Gandhinagar	1888
2	Amreli	Amreli	7289	8560	16146	2055
3	Bharuch	Bharuch	10006	11269	16098	1244	Narmada	0
4	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	11059	13143	20483	1300
5	Bhuj	Kutch	12630	10419	15042	989
6	Godhra	Punhmahal	4502	6020	13344	1090	Dahod	515
7	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	9807	10651	16598	2435
8	Junagadh	Junagadh	15693	26402	32313	-536	Porbandar	-435	Diu (UT)	2
9	Mehsana	Mehsana	15852	26527	33131	6349	Pattan	0
10	Nadiad	Khera	14011	15243	33803	2199	Anand	2068
11	Palanpur	Banaskantha	9160	11787	15700	2422
12	Ralkot	Rajkot	26868	27018	32101	1643
13	Surat	Surat	26463	38600	57458	6237
14	Surendernagar	S` Nagar	5809	6307	11237	2374
15	Himmatnagar	Sabarkantha	6301	13438	18194	4065
16	Vadodra	Vadodra	24853	35200	33369	4401
17	Valsad	Valsad	20458	22681	28355	1701	Navsari	1088	Dang	31	Daman (UT)	540	DNH (UT)	178
Total	257387	374121	476800	53791

S.N.	Name of SSA	DELs Target	1.	Ahmedabad	64967	2.	Amreli	14442	3.	Bharuch	12263	4.	Bhavnagar	15135	5.	Bhuj	8815	6.	Godhra	19136	7.	Himmatnagar	21239	8.	Jamnagar	20302	9.	Junagadh	28423	10.	Nadiad	25363	11.	Mehsana	39925	12.	Palanpur	24363	13.	Rajkot	30859	14.	Surat	70388	15.	Surendranagar	16242	16.	Vadodra	24820	17	Valsad	29318	Total	466000

Year	Jamnagar	Dahod
No. of Exchs.	Name of Cities	No. of Exchs.	Name of Cities
98-99	Nil	1	Bandibar
99-00	2	Medi, Rinari	1	Velanwada
00-01	25	Hansthal	6	Balaiya	Keshi	Ukhreli	Samor	Bordi	Dudhai	Kadwal	Bhogal	Morakhedi	Bagadhara	Pethapur	Bhandaria	Fatsar	Haripur	Khirasara	Rajpara	Vanana	Chandragarh	Daltungi	Laiyali	Majoth	Motinagajar	Sanosari	Mansar	Makajimeghpar	Motabhadukiya	Laloi	Kajurada	Pipartoda	Paradva
Upto
June01 Nil	1	Chosala