(a) the teledensity in rural and urban areas in 1991-92 and
1999-2000, State-wise;
(b) whether teledensity in some States has been low;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor,
State-wise; and
(d) the steps taken to increase teledensity in rural areas
especially in Hilly and Tribal areas?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a) The overall tele density for the year 1991-92, state-wise
and the rural-urban tele density for the year 1999-2000 state-
wise are given in Annexure-`A` and `B` respectively. The
break up of data for the 1991-92 is not available because of
the absence of Rural-Urban classification of the telephone
connections during that period.
(b) & (c): Yes, Sir. Teledensity in some states like
Assam, Bihar, J&K, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Orissa,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are lower as compared
to national average of tele-density. However, it may be worth
mentioning that the tele-density is dependent upon demand for
telephones in the state and is different in different states
due to the following reasons: -
1. Economic condition of the state i.e. per capita income.
2. Literacy rate.
3. Business and commercial interest
1. Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) system inducted into rural network
2. To create more capacity in exchanges so as to provide telephone connections on demand.
Name of the Circles Overall Teledensity
Andhra pradesh 0.56 Assam 0.21 Bihar 0.15 Gujarat 1.17 Haryana 0.77 Himachal Pradesh 0.77 Jammu & Kashmir 0.40 Karnataka 0.82 Kerala 1.04 Madhya Pradesh 0.41 Maharashtra 1.50 North East 0.35 Orissa 0.25 Punjab 1.10 Rajasthan 0.41 Tamil Nadu 0.87 Uttar Pradesh 0.27 West Bengal 0.49 Delhi 6.19 All India 0.67
Note: West Bengal includes state of Sikkim and Union Territory A & N Kerala includes Lakhshdeep, North East includes Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh Tamil Nadu includes Pondicherry. Maharashtra includes Goa Gujarat includes Daman & Diu & Dadar Nagar Haveli.
ANNEXURE - B
STATE-WISE URBAN & RURAL TELE-DENSITY AS ON 31.3.2000
Name of the Urban Rural Circles Teledensity Teledensity
Andaman & Nicobar 11.65 4.71 Andhra pradesh 9.05 0.98 Assam 6.99 0.20 Bihar 3.62 0.13 Gujarat 9.22 1.09 Haryana 8.76 0.95 Himachal Pradesh 21.93 3.00 Jammu & Kashmir 4.96 0.10 Karnataka 8.61 1.28 Kerala 11.08 3.90 Madhya Pradesh 5.02 0.37 Maharashtra 8.00 0.97 North East 6.14 0.44 Orissa 5.95 0.36 Punjab 12.15 1.91 Rajasthan 6.71 0.60 Tamil Nadu 9.70 0.51 Uttar Pradesh 5.52 0.20 West Bengal 6.61 0.34 Delhi 15.40 0.00 Total 7.98 0.66
Note: West Bengal includes state of Sikkim and Union Territory A & N Kerala includes Lakhshdeep, North East includes Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal and Pradesh Tamil Nadu includes Pondicherry. Maharashtra includes Goa Gujarat includes Daman & Diu & Dadar Nagar Haveli.