THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) Yes, Sir. During the last three years the number of phones
have increased at the rate of 28.6%.
(b) State-wise number of telephone and mobile phone connections
per 100 persons as on 31.12.2004 are given in Annexure.
(c) & (d) No, Sir. The teledensity of landline telephone and
mobile phones as on 31.12.2004 is 1.758% and 2.124% respectively
for U.P., which is higher than Bihar, Jharkhand and J&K.
(e) BSNL has already placed Purchase Orders to increase the
Mobile network in Uttar Pradesh by 12.2 lakh lines with the aim
of providing Mobile phones. The network is expected to be
completed during 2005-06. Allotment of 75000 lines Wireless in
Local Loop (WLL) equipments have been made to Uttar Pradesh out
of 10.5 lakh lines tender. The supply of equipments is likely to
commence from August/September 2005 onwards. After installation
of these equipments, BSNL will be in a position to provide
telephone connections to much large number of people in Uttar
Pradesh. Apart from BSNL, there are four private operators which
are also providing telephone connections in the State.
ANNEXURE
Details of State-wise number of Telephones including Mobile
Phones as on 31.12.2004
As on December 31, 2004
Sl. Name of State Mobile Overall
No. Teledensity Teledensity
1 Andaman & 2.058 12.423
Nicobar
2 Andhra Pradesh 4.497 9.185
3 Assam 0.830 2.706
4 Bihar 0.868 2.014
5 Chhattisgarh 0.151 1.679
6 Gujarat 6.319 12.065
7 Haryana 4.528 10.163
8 Himachal Pradesh 4.831 12.520
9 Jammu & Kashmir 1.925 4.720
10 Jharkhand 0.577 2.282
11 Karnataka 6.042 11.803
12 Kerala 7.120 17.846
13 Madhya Pradesh 2.199 4.830
14 Maharashtra- 4.469 9.498
Mumbai
15 North East 0.742 3.722
16 Orissa 1.480 3.646
17 Punjab 13.058 21.861
18 Rajasthan 2.383 5.777
19 Tamilnadu- 5.394 10.911
Chennai
20 Uttaranchal 1.454 5.715
21 Uttar Pradesh 2.124 3.882
22 West Bengal- 0.977 2.776
Kolkata
METRO-CITIES
1 Kolkata 12.918 23.455
2 Chennai 29.281 46.994
3 Delhi 33.975 50.181
4 Mumbai 26.347 42.969
