BharatNet project is implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to approximately 2.6 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country. As per Cabinet approval dated 30-06-2021, the scope of the project has been extended up to all inhabited villages beyond GPs. In last five years (2017-18 to 2021-22), a total of Rs. 22,676 crore has been disbursed upto 31.03.2022 under the BharatNet Project by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL). As per Union Budget 2022-23 announcement, all villages are expected to be connected through optical fiber by 2025. The State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of amount disbursed under the BharatNet Project is given in Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of Funds disbursed under the BharatNet Project
|
S.No. |
Name of States/UT |
Rupees in crores |
||||
|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
||
|
1 |
Andaman & Nicobar |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
11 |
|
2 |
Assam |
12 |
32 |
21 |
13 |
40 |
|
3 |
Bihar |
45 |
182 |
370 |
333 |
66 |
|
4 |
Chandigarh |
|
|
0.03 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
248 |
269 |
110 |
697 |
426 |
|
6 |
Haryana |
151 |
59 |
72 |
16 |
10 |
|
7 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
4 |
21 |
55 |
19 |
100 |
|
8 |
Karnataka |
274 |
160 |
143 |
68 |
44 |
|
9 |
Kerala |
13 |
13 |
26 |
8 |
129 |
|
10 |
Maharashtra |
453 |
525 |
265 |
1475 |
414 |
|
11 |
Madhya Pradesh |
1276 |
524 |
348 |
479 |
59 |
|
12 |
Punjab |
13 |
137 |
404 |
157 |
207 |
|
13 |
Rajasthan |
159 |
162 |
207 |
259 |
85 |
|
14 |
Uttar Pradesh |
1382 |
503 |
643 |
480 |
233 |
|
15 |
Uttarakhand |
4 |
67 |
30 |
10 |
49 |
|
16 |
West Bengal |
96 |
97 |
51 |
16 |
5 |
|
17 |
Sikkim |
21 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
38 |
|
18 |
Puducherry |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
14 |
1 |
22 |
41 |
5 |
|
20 |
Nagaland |
16 |
0 |
5 |
30 |
-1 |
|
21 |
Manipur |
15 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
|
22 |
Mizoram |
12 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
5 |
|
23 |
Tripura |
17 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
|
24 |
Meghalaya |
20 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
41 |
|
25 |
Gujarat, D & N, Daman & Diu |
233 |
303 |
976 |
1067 |
215 |
|
26 |
Lakshadweep |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
27 |
Telangana |
113 |
39 |
19 |
263 |
1121 |
|
28 |
Odisha |
47 |
68 |
160 |
311 |
181 |
|
29 |
Jharkhand |
48 |
122 |
76 |
376 |
125 |
|
30 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
5 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
|
31 |
Andhra Pradesh |
85 |
4 |
170 |
186 |
107 |
|
32 |
Tamilnadu |
111 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
74 |
|
33 |
Ladakh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
4884 |
3325 |
4241 |
6416 |
3810 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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