(a) the number of Gram Sabhas in Uttar Pradesh which have been provided telephone connection as on date;
(b) the status of telecom facility in Uttar Pradesh in comparison to other States; and
(c) the time by which all the Gram Sabhas are likely to be provided telephone connection?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) 54527 Gram Sabhas in Uttar Padesh have already been provided with telecom facilities as on 31.1.2002.
(b) The status of telecom facility in Uttar Pradesh in comparison to other states is given in the annexure.
(c) All the remaining Gram Sabhas are planned to be provided with telecom facility by 2002 subject to availability of equipment and funds.
Annexure
Circlewise Status of Panchayat Villages with VPTs as on 31-01-2002
S.No. Circle Total No. of Panchayat Panchayat Villages Villages provided with telecom facility
1. Andaman & Nicobar 67 67
2. Andhra Pradesh 19533 18260
3. Assam 2486 2095
4. Bihar 8489 7679
5. Chhatisgarh 9139 5896 6. Gujarat 13510 12542
7 Haryana 5946 5946
8. Himachal Pradesh 2922 2744
9. Jammu & Kashmir 1461 901 10. Jharkhand 3303 2117 11. Karnataka 5692 5690 12. Kerala 1000 1000 13. Madhya Pradesh 22029 18669 14. Maharashtra 24937 22917 15. North East-I 1973 1667 16. North East-II 2374 1726 17. Orissa 5254 5010 18. Punjab 12477 12477 19. Rajasthan 9184 8641 20. Tamil Nadu 13126 13126 21. Uttar Pradesh (East) 51262 42792 22. Uttar Pradesh (West) 12831 11735 23. Uttaranchal 6843 4792 24. West Bengal 3473 3473 25. Kolkata Telephones 437 437 26. Delhi 191 191
TOTAL 239939 212590