(a) the total amount spent to make telecom services better in Jharkhand circle during the last two years;
(b) the heads under which the said amount was spent;
(c) the extent to which telecom services improved during the said period;
(d) whether any complaint of irregularity was received in the run up to the upgradation of telephone exchanges ; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN )
(a) Jharkhand Telecom. circle was created after bifurcation
of Bihar Telecom. circle in the month of January 2001. The
amount spent to make telecom services better in the Jharkhand
Telecom circle is as under:
Sl. No. Year Amount Spent
1. 2001-02 Rs. 392.06 crores
2. 2002-03 Rs. 236.36 crores (Provision made)
Sl.No Scheme Amount (In crores of Rupees)
2001-01 2002-03#
1. Telegraph & Telex Nil Nil
2. Local Telephone 354.80 151.95 System
3. Long Distance 2.40 9.18 Switching
4. Long Distance 22.33 66.52 Transmission
5. Ancillary System 4.43 4.13 6. Other Land & 8.09 4.58 Building
Total: 392.05 236.36
# Provisional
(c) The expansion which took place during the last two years is as follows:
Sl. Year No. of Exchange Capacity added No. of DELs No. added
1. 2000-01 1,06,612 81,712
2. 2001-02 1,03,784 79,608