THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) No Sir, however as per NTP 99 Department of Telecommunications has planned to connect all the exchanges in the country with reliable media which includes Microwave, Satellite and Optical Fibre Cable by March, 2002 depending upon geographical location and technical feasibility for the concerned exchange. After Formation of Bharat Sancahr Nigam Limited (BSNL) it is also following New Telecom Policy 1999 (NTP, 1999), and plan to give reliable media to all exchanges by March, 2002.
(b) The exchanges planned to be connected with Optical Fibre Cable during the year 2001-2002 is given in Annexure-I.
(c) & (d): State-wise details of number of exchanges proposed to be linked with Optical fibre cable by the end of Ninth Five Year Plan and number of telephone exchanges connected with Optical fibre cable in the country as on date are given in Annexure-II.
(e) Work for Optical fibre connectivity for total 3798 telephone exchanges is in progress.
(f) All the telephone exchanges are likely to be connected with reliable media by March, 2002.
ANNEXURE - I
S. No. Telecom Circle No. of exchanges to be connected by OFC during the year 2001-2002
1. Andhra Pradesh 472
2. Andaman & Nicobar 15
3. Assam 40
4. Bihar 169
5. Jharkhand 125
6. Gujarat 556
7 Haryana 70
8. Himachal Pradesh 273
9. Jammu & Kashmir 77
10. Karnataka 575
11. Madhya Pradesh, 1240
12. Chhatisgarh 295
13. Kerala & Lakshadeep Islands 26
14. Maharashtra & Goa 1974
15. Meghalaya 16 ]
16. Mizoram 9 ] N.E.-I
17. Tripura 6 ]
18. Arunachal Pradesh 7 }
19. Manipur 3 } N.E.-II
20. Nagaland 5 }
21. Orissa 143
22. Punjab 455
23. Rajasthan 847
24. Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry 345
25. Uttar Pradesh 950 (UPE-800 and UPW-150)
26. Uttranchal 95
27. West Bengal, Sikkim 615
ANNEXURE - II
S. No. Telecom Circle No. of No. of exchanges Exchanges connected with proposed to OFC in the country be linked by as on date OFC by end of Ninth Five Year Plan
1. Andhra Pradesh 2469 1997
2. Andaman & Nicobar 30 15
3. Assam 277 237
4. Bihar 659 490
5. Jharkhand 356 227
6. Gujarat 2020 1464
7 Haryana 776 706
8. Himachal Pradesh 577 304
9. Jammu & Kashmir 204 127
10. Karnataka 2221 1646
11. Madhya Pradesh 2238 998
12. Chhatisgarh 474 179
13. Kerala 974 948
14. Maharashtra & Goa 3627 1653
15. Meghalaya 26 10 }
16. Mizoram 16 7 } N.E.-I
17. Tripura 8 2 }
18. Arunachal Pradesh 13 6 ]
19. Manipur 9 6 ] N.E.-II
20. Nagaland 9 4 ]
21. Orissa 927 784
22. Punjab 1122 667
23. Rajasthan 1808 961
24. Tamil Nadu,Pondicherry 1662 1317
25. Uttar Pradesh 2550 (UPE-1900&UPW-650) 1600 (UPE-1100&UPW-500)
26. Uttranchal 267 172
27. West Bengal, Sikkim 1159 544
