Saturday, 7 November 2026 कौन ज़िम्मेदार?
कौन ज़िम्मेदार?KaunZimmedar

Every story is a real government document.

Parliament Parliament Q&A

2.65 lakh GPs get optical fibre under BharatNet, ministry says

The question asked for details on the progress of the BharatNet Programme and National Broadband Mission 2.0, specifically regarding connectivity in certain districts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.

Document dated Question to govt Source: sansad.in Read the original document ↗

The Ministry of Communications provided the answer.

Asked and answered by: Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Manoj Tiwari (asked); Ministry of Communications (answered)

What the government said

  • Optical fibre connectivity to approximately 2.65 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) and approximately 3.8 lakh non-GP villages
  • 1.50 crore rural fibre connections
  • BSNL-led model covers 1,67,727 GPs in 21 States and 5 UTs
  • State-led model covers 97,336 GPs in 7 States
  • 43,908 km of optical fibre cable laid as of June 2026
  • 13,494 GPs upgraded as of June 2026
  • National Broadband Mission 2.0 launched on 17.1.2025
  • National average fixed broadband download speed: 60.85 Mbps as on 31.3.2026
  • Rural internet subscribers per 100 population: 48.31 during 2025-26
  • Broadband connectivity to anchor institutions: 21,82,312 connections as on 31.3.2026
  • Right of way applications disposal time reduced to 35.62 days in FY2025-26
  • All 36 States and UTs live on centralised portal for right of way applications

Also in the document

  • The answer provides specific figures for Chhattisgarh districts (Kanker: 392 GPs, Balod: 405 GPs, Kondagaon: 251 GPs, Dhamtari: 317 GPs) and Odisha (Keonjhar: 297 GPs, Mayurbhanj: 401 GPs) and Maharashtra (Jalgaon: 1,110 GPs) as of 30.6.2026
  • The answer provides specific figures for 4G mobile towers in the mentioned districts (e.g., Kanker: 244 towers on air, 232 covered)

How this was written

An AI model running on our own computer read the government document and wrote this summary. No person has checked it.

✓ Figures checked. Every number in this summary was found in the document by an automated check.

That check compares numbers only. It cannot confirm that the wording says what the document says — so the original document is always the authority.

How we work · Report an error in this story

The original document

Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)

Question to govt · Ref. LS Q154 (Session 8) · 29 Jul 2026

Parliamentary Q&A 29 Jul 2026 · 0.5 MB Open the document On sansad.in ↗
Read it here

Discussion

Discuss the documents, not people. No doxxing of private individuals. Do not state allegations of crime or wrongdoing as fact — ask questions instead. Be civil. Posts that break these rules may be removed by moderators.

Sign in with Google to post

No one has discussed this document yet.