(a) whether the Government has received any proposal relating to setting up of new mobile towers of BSNL in Jharkhand; and
(b) if so, the district-wise number of locations in Jharkhand where the said towers are proposed to be set up especially in Kodarma, Hazaribagh, Giridih and Dhanbad Districts?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) & (b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has planned to set up 894 new mobile BTSs (Base Transceiver Stations) in Jharkhand state, under its ongoing Phase VIII.4 mobile network expansion project, out of which 531 BTSs have already been installed and commissioned so far. District-wise number of remaining locations including Kodarma, Hazaribagh, Giridih and Dhanbad districts where BTSs are to be set up, is at Annexure.