THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) The waiting list position on 30-04-2002 is as under:
Name of Waiting Name of Waiting Name of Waiting Town/DHQ list Town/DHQ list Town/DHQ List
Srinagar 6956 Kathua 121 Rajouri Nil Jammu 488 Udhampur 394 Baramulla 888 Doda 06 Anantnag 1222 Sopore 1427 Poonch 68 Kupwara 330 Leh 154 Pulwama 826 Kargil 108 Badgam 331 TOTAL 13319 The total Waiting List in Urban and Rural areas is 23661 and 16788 respectively.
(b) The details of new telephone connections provided during each of the last three years alongwith amount spent is given below:
Year DELs provided Amount spent
1999-2000 22,158 Nos. Rs. 110.18 Crores
2000-2001 43,512 Nos. Rs. 87.39 Crores
2001-2002 49,278 Nos. Rs. 175.56 Crores TOTAL 1,14,948 Nos. Rs. 373.13 Crores
(c) The details of major achievements in the telecommunication sector alongwith the total funds provided during the last two years for Jammu and Kashmir is as under:
Major Achievement in 2000-2001 2001-2002 Telecom. Sector
Net Switching Capacity addition 62655 lines 47000 lines New Exchanges 15 Nos. 18 Nos. MCPC, V-SATs Commissioned 12 Nos. 15 Nos. Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) 119 RKm 236 RKm Microwave 395 RKm 336 RKm Funds allotted 87.39 Crores 175.56 Crores
(d) Under the development plan for the year 2002-2003 for the State of J&K, following capacities will be added to the existing ones:
(i) Net Switching Capacity addition : 47,800 Lines
(ii) DELs to be provided : 48,000 Nos.
(iii) New Exchanges : 10 Nos.
(iv) Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) : 700 Route Kms.
(v) Microwave : 300 Route Kms.
In addition, Udhampur-Srinagar Optical Fibre Cable Project will be commissioned during this period.
