(a) whether there is a provision to sanction telephone connections on priority basis from the quota of Members of Parliament;
(b) if so, whether telephone connections have not been provided to a large number of people from the said quota in Darbhanga telecom district:
(c) if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) to (d) No,Sir. From the year 2000 onwards 353 sanctions have been received out of which 239 have been provided telephone connections. The remaining 114 applicants have also been offered telephones based on Wireless in Local Loop technology and will be provided the same on getting their acceptance.