Question : TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS

to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. 2342 dated August 7, 2000 regarding telephone connections in Jalandhar and state:

(a) whether the road-cutting permission for underground cable pair in some area of Master Tara Singh Nagar has given by the Municipal Corporation Authorities;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the time by which the new telephone connections under non-OYT general category is likely be provided to all the applicants who had applied during the period January 1999 to June 1999 in Jalandhar city particularly under Master Tara Singh telephone exchange?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)

(a) Yes sir, but the permissions are given with delay as most of the lanes in Master Tara Singh Nagar are concrete.

(b) Not Applicable in view of (a) above.

(c) By March 2002 subject to the availability of stores and funds.