Question : TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TO VILLAGES

(a) the details of telephone connections applied for but yet to be released to villages of Madhya Pradesh, district-wise;

(b) whether Village Panchayat Amjhra, District Dhar has not been provided thirteen telephone connections applied for long back in 1995;

(c) whether the requisite money was deposited through the Panchayat;

(d) if so, the reasons for not providing the connection;

(e) the time by which these connections are likely to be provided and responsibility fixed on officers and the action taken thereon; and

(f) the villages so far not connected with telephone in the State?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)

(a) The details are given in the Annexure.

(b) No such case/waiting list is pending in Amjhra.

(c) to (e) Do not arise in view of (b) above.

(f) 14205 villages are so far not connected with telephones.

ANNEXURE

Sl District	Applicat	Sl District	Applicat
No	ion	No	ion	pending	pending	for	for	telephone	telephone	connecti	connecti	ons in	ons in	rural	rural	areas as on	areas as	30-06-2004	on 30-06-2004
1. Anuppur 0	26 Mandla 292

2. Ashok Nagar 0	27 Mandsaur 1970

3. Balaghat 0	28 Morena 151

4. Barwani 47	29 Narsinghpur 410

5. Betul 113	30 Neemuch 591
6. Bhind 217	31 Panna 172

7 Bhopal 9	32 Raisen 54

8. Burhanpur 78	33 Rajgarh 900

9. Chhatarpur 9	34 Ratlam 533
10 Chhindwara 0	35 Rewa 19
11 Damoh 151	36 Sagar 228
12 Datia 28	37 Satna 32
13 Dewas 760	38 Sehore 0
14 Dhar 174	39 Seoni 0
15 Dindori 13	40 Shahdol 22
16 Guna 98	41 Shajapur 146
17 Gwalior 70	42 Sheopurkalan 50
18 Harda 875	43 Shivpuri 17
19 Hoshangabad 1466	44 Sidhi 631
20 Indore 106	45 Tikamgarh 40
21 Jabalpur 462	46 Ujjain 120
22 Jhabua 0	47 Umaria 10
23 Katni 142	48 Vidisha 289
24 Khandwa 91