(a) the number of new Telephone Exchanges installed in the
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka during the last three years,
district-wise; and
(b) the details of new Telephone Exchanges the Central
Government proposed to set up in these States during 2002-
2003, district-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a): 359 new telephone exchanges were installed in Tamil
Nadu and 371 new telephone exchanges were installed in
Karnataka during last three years. The district-wise
details are given in annexure-I.
(b): It has been proposed to set up 96 new telephone
exchanges in state of Tamil Nadu and 34 in Karnataka during
2002-2003, subject to the availability of funds and
equipment. The district-wise details are given in annexure-
II.
Annexure-1
District-wise New exchanges Installed in Tamil Nadu during
last three years
S.No. Name of District New Exchanges installed during last three years.
1. Ariyalur 6
2. Coimbatore 1
3. Cuddalore 6
4. Dharampuri 29
5. Dindugal 12 6. Erode 14
7 Kancheepuram 7
8. Kanyakumari 1
9. Karur 9 10. Madurai 4 11. Nagapattinam 10 12. Namakkal 8 13. Nilagiri 2 14. Parambalur 13 15. Pudukottai 13 16. Ramanathapuram 12 17. Salem 45 18. Sivaganga 16 19. Thanjavur 15 20. Tiruvallur 4 21. Tiruvannamalai 11 22. Tiruvarur 3 23. Trichy 10 24. Tuticorin 6 25. Vellore 7 26. Villupuram 13 27. Virudhunagar 13 28. Chennai 69
Total: 359
District-wise New exchanges Installed in Karnataka during last three years
S.No. Name of District New Exchanges installed during last three years.
1. Bangalore 57
2. Belgaum 21
3. Bellary 13
4. Bidar 9
5. Bijapur 22 6. Chikmagalur 26
7 D.Kannada 25
8. Chitradurga 26
9. Gulbarga 12 10. Hassan 12 11. Hubli 10 12. Kodagu 8 13. Kolar 29 14. Mandya 5 15. Mysore 17 16. Raichur 11 17. Shimoga 17 18. Tumkur 14 19. U.Kannada 37 Total: 371
Annexure-II
Number of new exchanges proposed during 2002-2003:
(A): Tamil Nadu
S.No Name of District Number of new exchanges proposed
1. Dharamapuri 7
2. Erode 3
3. Nagapattnam 5
4. Thanjavur 1
5. Madurai 1 6. Pudukkottai 3
7 Chengalpattu 2
8. Cuddalore 2
9. Dindigal 1 10. Karur 2 11. Sivaganga 5 12. Trichy 2 13. Vizhupuram 11 14. Virudhunagar 5 15. Chennai 46
Total: 96
(B) Karnataka:
S.No Name of District Number of new exchanges Planned
1. Bangalore 3
2. Belgaum 4
3. Gulbarga 6
4. Karwar 1
5. Mangalore 10 6. Mysore 7
7 Raichur 3
Total 34