Parliament Parliament Q&A
98,550 indigenous 4G sites installed pan-India as of 25.7.2026
The question asked by MPs regarding BSNL's indigenous 4G infrastructure achievements, including site numbers and rural connectivity projects, was directed to the Ministry of Communications.
Asked and answered by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao (asked); Ministry of Communications (answered)
What the government said
- 98,550 indigenous 4G sites installed on pan-India basis (97,174 on-air) as of 25.7.2026
- 191 4G sites in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency, Odisha
- 43,908 km of optical fibre cable laid under BharatNet as of 30.6.2026
- 13,494 Gram Panchayats upgraded under Amended BharatNet Programme as of 30.6.2026
- 9,75,402 active fibre-based connections using BharatNet
- 23,426 4G towers on-air out of 33,409 planned as of 30.6.2026
- ₹3.18 lakh crore revival package for BSNL
- 103 4G sites commissioned in Nabarangpur under Phase IX.2 expansion
- 88 4G sites commissioned in Nabarangpur under DBN Projects
- 5,375 4G sites in Karnataka under Phase IX.2 expansion
- 678 4G sites in Karnataka through DBN funded projects
- 239 4G sites in Dakshina Kannada under Phase IX.2 expansion
- 89 4G sites in Dakshina Kannada through DBN funded projects
- 6,910 4G sites in Uttar Pradesh
- 213 4G sites in Meerut-Hapur Lok Sabha Constituency
- 4,010 GPs provided connectivity in Uttar Pradesh under BharatNet
- 700 rural broadband connections in Meerut-Hapur Lok Sabha Constituency
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Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q259 (Session 8) · 5 Aug 2026
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