GOVERNMENT OF INDIA COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3255 ANSWERED ON:14.12.2005 TELEPHONE FACILITIES IN KARNATAKA Saradgi Shri Iqbal Ahmed Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the present status with regard to telephone facilities and the number of villages in Karnataka where telephone facilities are yet to be provided till date; (b) whether the target fixed for the year 2004-05 has been achieved; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) if not, the reasons therefor; (e) the number of telephone exchanges functioning in Gulbarga district and their exchange-wise capacity as on date; (f) whether the Government proposes to increase the present capacity of the existing telephone exchanges; (g) if so, the details thereof; (h) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to clear the wait-listed applicants in Gulbarga; and (i) the number of telephone exchanges converted into electronic telephone exchanges during the last three years in Gulbarga? Answer THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD) (a) Sir, all the 27066 villages as per Census, 1991 have already been provided with village Public telephone (VPT) facility during 2003-04 itself. Details of telephone facilities available in Karnataka are given below: - Sl. Parameter Rural No. 1 Wireline connections (Urban) 1816241 2 Wireline connections (Rural) 842068 3 Wireless in Local Loop(WLL) 38732 connections(Urban) 4 Wireless in Local Loop(WLL) 69967 connections(Rural) 5 Cellular Mobile connections 878919 6 Internet connections 55643 7 PCOs (as on 30.9.2005) 246223 8 Trunk Automatic Exchange Ckts. 419500 9 Village Public Telephones (VPTs) 27066 (b) to (d) Do not arise in view of (a) above. (e) Details are given in the Annexure. (f) & (g) No, Sir. Wait listed applicants in new areas are planned to be met through Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) connections. (h) At present Cor DECT/ CDMA WLL is already working in Gulbarga SSA. Further expansion by CDMA WLL is planned to clear the waiting list. (i) All the exchanges in Gulbarga SSA have been converted into electronic telephone exchanges. LIST OF EXCHANGES IN GULBARGA DISTRICT Sl. Name of the Capaci Sl. Name of the Capaci No. Exchange ty No. Exchange ty 1 ABBETUMKUR 256 49 GUNDAGURTI 256 2 ADITYANAGAR 616 50 GUNJANOOR 256 3 ADKI 256 51 GURMITKAL 744 4 AFZALPUR 1520 52 HADGIL-HARUTI 256 5 AINOLI 184 53 HALLISALGAR 248 6 ALAHALII 256 54 HANDARKI 256 7 ALAND 2024 55 HARSOOR 256 8 ALUR 248 56 HARWAL 248 9 AMBALGA 248 57 HATTIGUDUR 256 10 ANDOLA 248 58 HATTIKUNI 256 11 ANKALGA 248 59 HAVANUR 248 12 ATANOOR 248 60 HAYYAL 256 13 AURAD(B) 256 61 HEBBAL 256 14 B.GUDI 744 62 HEBBAL(B) 248 15 BADADAL 248 63 HIPPARGA(B) 248 16 BAGODI 256 64 HIRENANDUR 256 17 BALICHAKRA 256 65 HIROLI 248 18 BANDARWAD 248 66 HONAGUNTA 256 19 BHIMALLI 256 67 HUNASGI 616 20 BHOPAL-TEGNOOR 256 68 IBRAHIMPUR 256 21 BHUSNOOR 496 69 IJERI 248 22 CHAMNAL 256 70 JAMBAGA-J 248 23 CHANDANKERA 152 71 JEEVANGI 256 24 CHIGRAHALLI.CRO 248 72 JEWARGI 1384 SS(Ganwar) 25 CHIMMANCHOD 152 73 JEWARGI (B) 248 26 CHINCHANSUR 248 74 KADAGANCHI 496 27 CHINCHOLI 968 75 KAKKERA 248 28 CHITAPUR 896 76 KALAHANGARGA 256 29 CHOWDAPUR 248 77 KALGI 496 30 DANDOTI 256 78 KALLUR D 248 31 DEVAPUR 256 79 KAMALANAGAR 248 32 DORANAHALLI 256 80 KAMALAPUR 1028 33 FARTABAD 512 81 KARAJAGI & 496 MASH 34 FEROZABAD 256 82 KEMBAVI 862 35 GADIKESHWAR 248 83 KHAJURI 496 36 GANAGAPUR(T) 872 84 KHANADAL 256 37 GANAGAPUR-RS 488 85 KHANAPUR 384 38 GGA A.S. RLU 2900 86 KIRANAGI 256 38a GGA A.S. RSU 2500 87 KODADUR 256 39 GGA ALAND ROAD 2050 88 KODEKAL 256 RSU 40 GGA HBN RSU 2000 89 KODLA 256 41 GGA MAIN E-10B 8750 90 KODLI 184 41a GGA MAIN OCB 7250 91 KOLKUNDA 256 42 GGA P & T RSU 2000 92 KOLLUR 152 43 GGA RLU B.STAND 4000 93 KONCHUR 152 44 GGA RLU GUNJ 3900 94 KONKAL 256 43a GGA RSU B.STAND 4750 95 KRISHNAPUR 256 44a GGA RSU GUNJ 2750 96 KUKUNDA 256 45 GGA RSU S.ROAD 6500 97 KURKUNDA 256 46 GHARAMPALLI 152 98 KURKUNTA 256 47 GOBBUR (B) 248 99 M.HIPPARGA 248 48 GOGI 488 100 MADDARKI 256 Sl. Name of the Capaci Sl. Name of the Capaci No. Exchange ty No. Exchange ty 101 MADIYAL 496 131 RAMASAMUDRA 256 102 MAHADWAR 256 132 RATKAL 184 103 MAHAGAON 512 133 REVOOR(B) 248 104 MALGATTI 256 134 RUDRAWADI 496 105 MALKHED 384 135 S.SARADGI 256 106 MALLA(B) 256 136 SAGAR 512 107 MALLI 248 137 SAIDAPUR 512 108 MANDEWAL 248 138 SALE- 152 BARENHALLI 109 MANNUR 248 139 SARSAMBA 248 110 MARGUTTI 256 140 SAVALGI 256 111 MARTUR 256 141 SEDAM 2500 112 MIRIYAN 152 142 SHAHABAD 2656 113 MOTAKKAPALLI 256 143 SHAHAPUR 2000 114 MUDBOOL 256 144 SHIRWAL 256 115 MUDHOL 384 145 SHORAPUR 1888 116 MUDNOOR 256 146 SONTH 256 117 MUGALANAGAON 256 147 SULEPETH 496 118 NAGNUR 256 148 TADKAL 496 119 NALWAR 336 149 TAJSULTANPUR 512 120 NARAYANAPUR 304 150 TENGLI 256 121 NARIBOLE 248 151 UDCHAN 248 122 NARONA 496 152 V.K.SALGAR 248 123 NELOGI 248 153 WADAGERA 256 124 NIDAGUNDA 184 154 WADI 2000 125 NIMBAL 248 155 WANADURGA 256 126 NIMBARGA 360 156 YADAGIRI 3548 127 PADASAVALI 248 157 YADRAMI 384 128 PETHA-AMMAPUR 256 158 YALGI 248 129 PETHSIROOR 256 159 YELHERI 256 130 RAJANKOLLUR 248 160 YERGOL 256 114088.