Ministry of Panchayati Raj
INTERNET CONNECTIONS IN PANCHAYATS
Posted On:
01 APR 2026 3:24PM by PIB Delhi
The Government is committed to strengthening digital infrastructure at the Gram Panchayat (GP) level to enable effective implementation of digital governance tools. All Gram Panchayats are connected to the internet through multiple mediums, including Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) connections and through the services provided by private Internet Service Providers.
Additionally, under the BharatNet Programme, being implemented by the Department of Telecommunications, optical fibre connectivity is being provided to all the Gram Panchayats including the Traditional local bodies (TLBs) in the country to enable high-speed broadband services, including Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) connections.
As per the information available on the BharatNet UNMS dashboard, out of 2.69 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs)/Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs) over 2.18 lakh GPs/ TLBs have been made service-ready. The State/UT-wise details of Service Ready Gram Panchayats are given at Annexure-I.
As per the information provided by DoT, funds amounting to ₹ 22,001.30 crore have been disbursed under BharatNet Project during last five financial years (2020-21 to 2024-25). The year-wise and State-wise details are given in Annexure-II and III, respectively.
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise details of Service Ready Gram Panchayats
|
S. No.
|
States/UTs
|
Total no. of GPs & Equivalents
|
No. of Service Ready Points*
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
70
|
81
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13327
|
12972
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2108
|
1145
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
2657
|
1634
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
8052
|
8860
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
11693
|
9759
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
191
|
0
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
14621
|
14563
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
6230
|
6204
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3615
|
416
|
|
11
|
Jammu &Kashmir
|
4291
|
1115
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
4345
|
4649
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
5949
|
6251
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
941
|
1130
|
|
15
|
Ladakh
|
193
|
193
|
|
16
|
Lakshadweep
|
10
|
9
|
|
17
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
23011
|
18106
|
|
18
|
Maharashtra
|
28002
|
24778
|
|
19
|
Manipur
|
3811
|
1485
|
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
7020
|
697
|
|
21
|
Mizoram
|
854
|
539
|
|
22
|
Nagaland
|
1328
|
236
|
|
23
|
Odisha
|
6794
|
7099
|
|
24
|
Puducherry
|
108
|
101
|
|
25
|
Punjab
|
13236
|
12807
|
|
26
|
Rajasthan
|
11071
|
8997
|
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
199
|
54
|
|
28
|
Tamil Nadu
|
12480
|
10298
|
|
29
|
Telangana
|
12760
|
10926
|
|
30
|
The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
50
|
41
|
|
31
|
Tripura
|
1194
|
772
|
|
32
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
57695
|
47451
|
|
33
|
Uttarakhand
|
7817
|
2021
|
|
34
|
West Bengal
|
3339
|
2958
|
|
|
Total
|
269062
|
218347
|
* The data is sourced from the BharatNet UNMS Dashboard, and some Gram Panchayats may have more than one service-ready points.
Annexure-II
Year-wise details of fund disbursed under BharatNet Project during last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25)
|
Financial Year
|
Fund disbursed (Amount in ₹crore)
|
|
2020-21
|
5919.79
|
|
2021-22
|
7510.96
|
|
2022-23
|
1500.00
|
|
2023-24
|
3075.54
|
|
2024-25
|
3995.01
|
|
Total
|
22001.30
|
Annexure-III
State-wise details of fund disbursed under BharatNet Project during last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of States/ UT
|
Fund disbursed
(Amount in ₹crore)
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
17.13
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1,319.30
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
114.48
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
812.43
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1,648.85
|
|
6
|
Gujrat (including Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu)
|
2,110.84
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
266.52
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
146.56
|
|
9
|
Jammu and Kashmir (including Ladakh)
|
123.89
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
769.94
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
635.89
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
213.35
|
|
13
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.11
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra (including Goa)
|
3,400.60
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1,040.94
|
|
16
|
NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura)
|
96.67
|
|
17
|
NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland)
|
167.50
|
|
18
|
Odisha
|
765.61
|
|
19
|
Puducherry
|
7.02
|
|
20
|
Punjab (including Chandigarh)
|
740.07
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
991.72
|
|
22
|
Tamil Nadu
|
986.00
|
|
23
|
Telangana
|
1,832.22
|
|
24
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2,393.46
|
|
25
|
Uttarakhand
|
107.73
|
|
26
|
West Bengal (including Sikkim)
|
391.97
|
|
27
|
Centrally disbursed
|
900.49
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
22,001.30
|
*Fund disbursed under Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) for different packages are included in respective States/UT like amount of Ladakh included in J&K, Amount for Goa and Puducherry included in Karnataka, Amount for Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu included in Madhya Pradesh and Amount for A&N included in West Bengal
This information was given by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 01st April 2026.
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