GOVERNMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1264 ANSWERED ON:31.07.2000 TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS IN DINESH CHANDRA YADAV;

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of persons waiting for telephone connections in the telephone exchanges of Saharsa, Supaul, Madhepura, , and district of Bihar as on June 30, 2000, exchange-wise; (b) the number of telephone connections provided in the said exchanges during the last three years, exchange-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to clear the waiting list in these exchanges? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS ( SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR )

(a) & (b) the number of persons waiting for telephone connections in the telephone exchanges of Saharsa,Supaul, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and of Bihar as on June,30, 2000 and the number of telephone connections provided during the last three year, exchange-wise in the said districts are given as per Annexure.

(c) steps are being taken by the Department to open new exchanges, expand the capacity of existing exchanges and to provide customer access network wherever necessary to clear the waiting list in these exchanges.

ANNEXURE

Statement in respect o f part (a) & (b) of LOK SABHA UnstarredQ uestion No. 1264 for 31st July,2000 regarding Telephone connections in Bihar.

District Name of Waiting List Number of Telephone Exchange as on 30/6/2000 Connections Provided

97-98 98-99 99-2000

Muzaffarpur Aurai 200 20 06 46 Bochaha 180 01 08 12 Dholi 600 46 16 103 Jamalbad 140 38 0 14 Kerma 122 06 07 11 Kurhani 230 34 50 78 Minapur 125 01 04 33 Narma 178 0 0 06 Pachdahi 190 01 02 22 Sarfuddinpur 165 37 13 22 Turki 200 35 08 32 Dardha 140 0 0 91 50 0 0 65 M.I.T. MZ 788 849 550 723 , MZ 215 735 826 689 Goshala, MZ 45 0 0 1473 E-10B, Main, MZ 1744 1895 820 688 Katra 30 0 0 14 Barkagaon 127 27 18 46 Deoria 120 17 01 0 Jaitpur 135 0 01 01 460 53 115 124 Karnaual 132 08 0 10 Motipur 310 46 60 35 Saraiya 136 0 25 31 Paroo 138 0 0 108 Karja 80 0 0 30 Vaishali Bidupur 417 07 84 90 Basudeopur Chandel 7 0 0 50 Chak Sikandar 167 17 14 32 269 19 31 35

Kanchanpur Dharampur 93 62 31 41 Mahanar 231 113 04 22 Sahdei 97 01 01 18 Belsar 93 25 0 14 Bhagwanpur 260 13 107 263 Ghataro 73 38 20 31 Hazipur 1343 61 1435 1536 Lalganj 170 13 11 249 Phulhara 64 11 01 117 Sarai 320 07 08 135 Vaishali 173 72 08 123 Birna Lakhansen 136 17 22 44 Chainpur 107 01 06 0 Chapra Khurd - 0 0 0 222 01 45 31 Harpur Belwa 127 08 0 128 Jandaha 255 0 44 16 Kanhauli 45 0 0 120 Mahua 550 20 103 223 Patepur 259 0 04 47 Premraj 123 0 0 0 Sitamarhi 210 51 48 12 Bhutahi 37 37 0 60 129 05 03 32 63 05 01 06 Majhaulia 16 17 16 42 Majorganj 38 13 31 57 Parihar 103 15 41 25 Parsauni 36 17 03 40 Rign 75 18 01 61 Runnisaidpur 35 06 06 48 Sitamarhi 2173 104 848 1000 Sonbarsa 34 0 0 34 Korlahia 08 0 15 60 Premnagar 70 0 0 40 Bajpatti 85 08 05 28 Road 250 79 13 415 Raipur 53 0 0 17 41 01 26 37 Saharsa Baijnathpur 66 20 07 29 Baluahat 73 54 35 25 Baluaha 03 33 12 0 Bangaon 178 44 101 0 Bhaptia 40 27 17 06 Biratpur 17 15 08 0 Dhabouli 18 08 01 37 Golma 06 18 0 27 Haripur 52 15 06 07 Kapasia 11 06 10 04 Maina Rajhanpur 05 03 04 16 Manguar 49 19 09 48 Murajpur 02 09 31 28 Nauhatta 38 25 06 23 Panchagachhia 127 67 41 28 Rahua Tulsia 13 11 04 28 S. Bhakhiarpur 17 83 106 263 Saharsa 25 103 840 1356 Salkua 10 03 05 0 Saur Bazar 09 10 12 18 Madhepura Alamnagar 16 05 19 45 Bihariganj 16 29 39 07 Chausa 79 0 0 149 Gamharia 27 50 03 23 Gwalpara 30 0 07 43 Kumarkhand - 0 0 20 Madhepura 46 171 405 409 Murliganj 63 82 64 73 Puraini 30 18 57 35 S. Asthan 46 57 81 83 Uda Kishanganj 106 19 48 87 Zadia 52 0 0 92 Telia Hat 12 0 0 52 Supaul Balua Bazar 13 05 09 18 Beta Terha 09 16 57 19 Bina Bhbhangama 41 0 64 36 Birpur 01 109 278 145 Chhatapur 08 05 03 70 J. Raghopur 07 45 50 39 Karjain Bazar 24 10 15 52 Kishanpur 31 16 11 23 Pipra 50 14 31 78 Partapganj 55 20 21 64 Saraigarh 23 04 02 35 Shankerpur - 0 0 25 Sonbarsaraj 53 17 10 107 Sukhpur 100 14 40 36 Supaul 61 224 117 248 Triveniganj 46 82 91 59