Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecommunications has taken many steps in the last 5 years to enhance the tele-communication services in the country
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SERVICES
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04 DEC 2024 4:30PM by PIB Delhi
Department of Telecommunications has taken many steps in the last 5 years to enhance the tele-communication services in the country and to improve its quality. Some of the salient measures undertaken are as given below -
Following projects have been initiated under Digital Bharat Nidhi (erstwhile USOF) for provision of high-speed internet/data and Mobile Services in remote & rural areas of the country:
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Schemes for providing mobile services in the Left-Wing Extremism affected areas, Border areas and other priority areas and Aspirational Districts.
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4G Saturation scheme for providing mobile coverage in all uncovered villages.
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Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan (CTDP) for mobile connectivity in the North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.
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BharatNet project for providing broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages, including tribal areas. As of Oct-2024; 2,14,283 GPs have been made service ready under BharatNet project in the country. Further, the Government has approved the Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) covering all GPs in the country on ring network, up-gradation of existing network of BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II, and connectivity to remaining non-GP villages (about 3.8 lakh) on demand basis at a cost of Rs. 1.39 lakh Cr.
The details of schemes are available under Annexure-I.
Quality of Service benchmarks have been revised by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently for various parameters of telecom services to ensure improvement in the quality of telecom services.
Sufficient Access spectrum has been made available for Telecom Services through Spectrum Auctions held in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
Notification of Right of Way (RoW) Rules and launch of PM GatiShakti Sanchar portal has resulted in expeditious clearance for installation of telecom infrastructure.
Restriction regarding installation of Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in border areas has been removed to improve mobile coverage in border villages.
Annexure-I
S.No.
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Name of Scheme
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No. of
Tower / BTS
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Project Cost (in Cr.)
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1
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Left-Wing Extremism affected areas
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3,609
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4,637
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2
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Border areas and other priority areas
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585
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1,546
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3
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Aspirational Districts
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3,928
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4,099
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4
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4G Saturation
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17,901
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30,620
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5
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CTDP North Eastern Region
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1,216
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2,227
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6
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CTDP Islands
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125
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166
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This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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