INVC NEWS
New Delhi ,
BharatNet project is implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to approximately 2.6 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country. As per Cabinet approval dated 30-06-2021, the scope of the project has been extended up to all inhabited villages beyond GPs. In last five years (2017-18 to 2021-22), a total of Rs. 22,676 crore has been disbursed upto 31.03.2022 under the BharatNet Project by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL). As per Union Budget 2022-23 announcement, all villages are expected to be connected through optical fiber by 2025. The State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of amount disbursed under the BharatNet Project is given in Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of Funds disbursed under the BharatNet Project
| S.No. | Name of States/UT | Rupees in crores | ||||
| 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | ||
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Assam | 12 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Bihar | 45 | 182 | 370 | 333 | 66 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 248 | 269 | 110 | 697 | 426 |
| 6 | Haryana | 151 | 59 | 72 | 16 | 10 |
| 7 | Jammu & Kashmir | 4 | 21 | 55 | 19 | 100 |
| 8 | Karnataka | 274 | 160 | 143 | 68 | 44 |
| 9 | Kerala | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 129 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 453 | 525 | 265 | 1475 | 414 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 1276 | 524 | 348 | 479 | 59 |
| 12 | Punjab | 13 | 137 | 404 | 157 | 207 |
| 13 | Rajasthan | 159 | 162 | 207 | 259 | 85 |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh | 1382 | 503 | 643 | 480 | 233 |
| 15 | Uttarakhand | 4 | 67 | 30 | 10 | 49 |
| 16 | West Bengal | 96 | 97 | 51 | 16 | 5 |
| 17 | Sikkim | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 18 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Arunachal Pradesh | 14 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 5 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 16 | 0 | 5 | 30 | -1 |
| 21 | Manipur | 15 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| 23 | Tripura | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 20 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 25 | Gujarat, D & N, Daman & Diu | 233 | 303 | 976 | 1067 | 215 |
| 26 | Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | Telangana | 113 | 39 | 19 | 263 | 1121 |
| 28 | Odisha | 47 | 68 | 160 | 311 | 181 |
| 29 | Jharkhand | 48 | 122 | 76 | 376 | 125 |
| 30 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Andhra Pradesh | 85 | 4 | 170 | 186 | 107 |
| 32 | Tamilnadu | 111 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 74 |
| 33 | Ladakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4884 | 3325 | 4241 | 6416 | 3810 | |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan
