Ministry of Communications
Laying and Maintenance of Optical Fibre Cables in the country
Posted On:
31 JUL 2025 3:06PM by PIB Delhi
As of March 31, 2025, a total of 6,98,010 route KM of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) has been laid across the country during the last three years. The state-wise details are attached as Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
|
S. No
|
State/UT Name
|
Total OFC Laid
(in route KM)
|
|
1.
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)
|
332
|
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
70544
|
|
3.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2859
|
|
4.
|
Assam
|
19288
|
|
5.
|
Bihar
|
11480
|
|
6.
|
Chandigarh (UT)
|
1558
|
|
7.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
14629
|
|
8.
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT)
|
189
|
|
9.
|
Delhi (UT)
|
7951
|
|
10.
|
Goa
|
520
|
|
11.
|
Gujarat
|
14767
|
|
12.
|
Haryana
|
6027
|
|
13.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
5488
|
|
14.
|
Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
|
10072
|
|
15.
|
Jharkhand
|
14065
|
|
16.
|
Karnataka
|
21812
|
|
17.
|
Kerala
|
81764
|
|
18.
|
Ladakh (UT)
|
1187
|
|
19.
|
Lakshadweep (UT)
|
20
|
|
20.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
22925
|
|
21.
|
Maharashtra
|
56211
|
|
22.
|
Manipur
|
2171
|
|
23.
|
Meghalaya
|
3335
|
|
24.
|
Mizoram
|
1594
|
|
25.
|
Nagaland
|
1957
|
|
26.
|
Odisha
|
18773
|
|
27.
|
Puducherry (UT)
|
31
|
|
28.
|
Punjab
|
41326
|
|
29.
|
Rajasthan
|
37706
|
|
30.
|
Sikkim
|
1005
|
|
31.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
86944
|
|
32.
|
Telangana
|
65270
|
|
33.
|
Tripura
|
386
|
|
34.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
41980
|
|
35.
|
Uttarakhand
|
8382
|
|
36.
|
West Bengal
|
23461
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
698010
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Samrat/Allen
(Release ID: 2150647)