GOVERNMENT OF INDIA COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3261 ANSWERED ON:04.02.2004 EXPANSION OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN U.P. RAVI PRAKASH VERMA

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal to expand the existing capacity of various telephone exchanges in Uttar Pradesh with a view to bring about improvement in telecom services in the State:

(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;

(c) the total expenditure involved for the purpose; and

(d) the time by which the expansion plan is likely to be completed? Answer

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNO(SLHORGI YA SHOK PRADHAN)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) There is a proposal to expand the capacity of existing telephone exchanges by 42016 lines in Uttar Pradesh (East) and by 69202 lines in Uttar Prades (West) telecom circle during 2003-04. The details of the exchanges which are proposed to be expanded are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(c) The approximate expenditure involved in expansion of existing exchanges shall be Rs. 71.4 crore in UP(East) and Rs. 118 crore in UP(West) telecom circle respectively.

(d) The proposed expansions are likely to be completed by 31.03.2004.

Annexure-I

Details of existig exchanges proposed to be expanded during 2003-04 in Uttar Pradesh (East) Sl. Name of Name of Capacity proposed to be No. SSA Exchange expanded

1 Barabanki Barabanki 1000 2 Ballia Ballia 4000 3 Ballia Chhitauna 816 4 Ballia Manyar 816 5 Basti Kalwari 696 6 Basti Parsurampur 696 7 Deoria Bhaluani 664 8 Deoria Bhatni 816 9 Deoria Fazilnagar 100 10 Deoria Kuberasthan 848 11 Deoria Rampur Karkhana 632 12 Fatehpur Bahuwa 56 13 Fatehpur Fatehpur 1000 14 Fatehpur Malwan 696 15 Fatehpur Mohammadpur Gonti 56 16 Faizabad Gosaiganj 1000 17 Faizabad Sadatganj 1000 18 Gonda Shreeduttganj 348 19 Ghazipur Ghazipur 2000 20 Ghazipur Nonahara 848 21 Hamirpur Charkhari 1000 22 Jhansi Bharari 348 23 Jhansi Madora 348 24 Jaunpur Baraipar 140 25 Jaunpur Jaunpur 4000 26 Kanpur Benajhabar 2000 27 Kanpur Kakadev 1000 28 Kanpur Lajpatnagar 1000 29 Kanpur Ratanlalnagar 1000 30 Kanpur Shyamnagar 1000 31 Lucknow Indiranagar 3000 32 Lucknow Jankipuram 1000 33 Lucknow LDA sector (G) 1000 34 Lucknow Rajaipuram 1000 35 Lucknow Sahara State 1000 36 Mirzapur Renu Sagar 600 37 Pratapgarh Nawabganj 176 38 Raebareilly Raebareilly 4000 39 Unnao Badarka 316

Total 42016

Annexure II

Details of existig exchanges proposed to be expanded during 2003-04 in Uttar Pradesh (West)

Sl. Name of Name of Station Capacity proposed to be No. SSA expanded

1 Agra AG Madhunagar 750 2 Agra AG Shalimar 500 3 Agra Hazaripur 664 4 Agra Agra 0 5 Agra Braulikheer 616 6 Agra Kalakheria 696 7 Agra Khandoli 1000 8 Agra Digner 164 9 Agra Kheragarh 400 10 Agra Tundla 500 11 Agra Achnera 500 12 Agra Bah 500 13 Agra Fetehbad 500 14 Agra Ferozabad 500 15 Agra Kagarol 500 16 Bareilly Hasharpur Matkali 316 17 Bareilly BR-Hartmann 500 18 Bareilly Pitamberpur 500 19 Bareilly Aonla 500 20 Bareilly Baheri 500 21 Bareilly Bareilly 500 22 Muzaffarnagar Chausana 616 23 Muzaffarnagar Garhi Abdullah 664 24 Muzaffarnagar Khatauli 700 25 Muzaffarnagar Thanabhawan 500 26 Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar 500 27 Muzaffarnagar Budhana 500 28 Muzaffarnagar Juyhana 500 29 Muzaffarnagar Khatauli 500 30 Bijnore Saowalla 700 31 Bijnore Padli 0 32 Bijnore Veenuwalla 500 33 Bijnore Chandpur 500 34 Bijnore Bijnore 500 35 Bijnore Dhampur 500 36 Bijnore Nagina 500 37 Saharanpur Chilkana 500 38 Saharanpur Ambeta 500 39 Saharanpur Taharpur 2000 40 Saharanpur Behat 500 41 Saharanpur Deoband 500 42 Saharanpur Gangoh 500 43 Noida M S Nagar 1000 44 Noida Dankaur 700 45 Noida Neemka 1000 46 Noida G Noida -Della 1000 47 Noida Noida 10000 48 Etah Amapur 132 49 Etah Etah 1000 50 Etah Malawan 152 51 Etah Moinudinpur 152 52 Etah Noohkhera 152 53 Etah Pilua 152 54 Etah Thana Daryabganj 152 55 Etah Sirsa Tippu 152 56 Etah Etah 500 57 Etah Kasganj 500 58 Etah Ahganj 500 59 Etah Jalesar 500 60 Aligarh Sasni Gate 500 61 Aligarh Uer -Mir Road 500 62 Aligarh Sasai 500 63 Aligarh Jartari 400 64 Aligarh Barla 152 65 Aligarh Wazidpur 152 66 Aligarh Hathras 500 67 Aligarh Atroli 500 68 Aligarh Sikandra Rao 500 69 Aligarh Jattari 500 70 Ghaziabad Hapur 500 71 Ghaziabad Modinagar 500 72 Ghaziabad Garhmukteshwar 500 73 Mathura Sadabad 500 74 Mathura Chhankara 500 75 Mathura Baldev 500 76 Mathura Kutwan 152 77 Mathura Lohai 152 78 Mathura Mathura 500 79 Mathura Sadabad 500 80 Mathura Chatta 500 81 Badaun Bisouli 0 82 Badaun Badaun Main 1000 83 Badaun Islamia RSU 500 84 Badaun Badaun 500 85 Badaun Bilsi 500 86 Badaun Gunnaur 500 87 Bulandshahar Agouta 500 88 Bulandshahar Gula0rbi 500 89 Bulandshahar Palasu 500 90 Bulandshahar Shikarpur 500 91 Bulandshahar Aurangabad 500 92 Bulandshahar BSR-Bhoor 0 93 Bulandshahar BSR Motibagh 0 94 Bulandshahar Khurja 0 95 Bulandshahar Sikandra 500 96 Bulandshahar Bulandshahar 500 97 Bulandshahar Debai 500 98 Bulandshahar Siyana 500 99 Bulandshahar Khurja 500 100 Meerut Rathora Khurd 152 101 Meerut Dauraja 500 102 Meerut Praikshitgarh 500

103 Meerut Baghpat 500 104 Meerut Baraut 500 105 Moradabad Kanth 600 106 Moradabad Kailsa 132 107 Moradabad Sarifnagar 164 108 Moradabad Sambhal 500 109 Moradabad Amroha 500 110 Moradabad Gajraula 500 111 Moradabad Chandausi 500 112 Moradabad Thakurdwara 500 113 Pilibhit Pilibhit 2000 114 Pilibhit Bilsanda 616 115 Pilibhit Puranpur 500 116 Pilibhit Pilibhit 500 117 Pilibhit Puranpur 500 118 Pilibhit Bilsanda 500 119 Rampur Rampur 500 120 Rampur Bilaspur 500 121 Rampur Sahabad 500

Total 69202