GOVERNMENT OF INDIA COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1556 ANSWERED ON:27.11.2002 TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS IN BIHAR RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH;RAJO SINGH;SUSHILA SAROJ Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the names of telephone exchanges working in Bihar at present alongwith capacity of each of the telephone exchange, district-wise; (b) the number of telephone exchanges proposed to be opened in Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sitamarhi and Dharbanga districts? (c) the number of subscribers in the waiting list in the above districts till 31st October; (d) the rate of allotting telephone connections to the subscribers in the waiting list during the last three years, Year-wise; (e) the action taken by the Government for the speedy allotment of connection to the wait-listed subscribers of the said districts; and (f) by when all the subscribers are likely to get the telephone connection? Answer THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN) (a) The details of telephone exchanges alongwith capacity of each exchange district wise in Bihar are given at Annexure. (b) The number of telephone exchanges proposed to be opened are as follows: Muzaffarpur − 1 Vaishaili − Nil Sitamarhi − Nil Darbhanga − 2 (c) The waiting list as on 31st October, 2002 in the above district are as follows: Muzaffarpur − 4073 Vaishaili − 5517 Sitamarhi − 4362 Darbhanga − 4105 (d) The rate of allotting telephone connections to the subscriber in the waiting list during the last three years are given below: S.No. Year Waiting list (as Telephone on 31st March) connections provided during the year 1. 1999-2000 106196 125179 (including Jharkhand) 2. 2000-2001 83757 264396 )including Jharkhand) 3. 2001-2002 72996 168775 (e) The following actions are being taken for clearance of the existing waiting list: (i) Expansion of the capacity of exchange by 157000 during the current financial year. (ii) Providing rural telephone on WLL from the existing spare capacity and addition of 71400 new lines. (iii) Opening 50 numbers of new exchanges in rural areas. (f) All efforts are being taken to clear the waiting list by 31-12-2003 subject to availability of resources. Annexure Sl. Distric Exchange Equippe Sl. District Exchange Equippe No. t d Cap No. d Cap 1 Bhojpur AKHA GAON 336 46 Buxer SIMRI 304 2 Bhojpur ARA 2880 47 Buxer UNWAS 152 3 Bhojpur ARA 10000 48 W. AlamGanj 1000 Champaran Bazar 4 Bhojpur AZIMABAD 184 49 W. Bagha 2000 Champaran 5 Bhojpur BABURA 152 50 W. Bairiya 168 Champaran 6 Bhojpur Baligaon 152 51 W. Bettiah 9000 Champaran 7 Bhojpur BARHARA 304 52 W. BhairoGanj 520 Champaran 8 Bhojpur BELWANIA 152 53 W. Chamua 336 Champaran 9 Bhojpur BIHIA 1000 54 W. ChanPatia 744 Champaran 10 Bhojpur CHARPOKHAR 304 55 W. Chautarwa 184 I Champaran 11 Bhojpur DHOBHA 152 56 W. Chhotkipatt 336 BAZAR Champaran i 12 Bhojpur GAJ 900 57 W. Chuhari 760 RAJGANJ Champaran 13 Bhojpur GARHANI 760 58 W. Englishia 336 Champaran 14 Bhojpur GIDHA 1000 59 W. Gaunaha 152 Champaran 15 Bhojpur HASAN 304 60 W. Harnatand 152 BAGAR Champaran 16 Bhojpur JAGDISHPUR 1000 61 W. Hira pakar 336 Champaran 17 Bhojpur JAMALPUR 336 62 W. Joga Patti 1000 Champaran 18 Bhojpur KHUTHA 368 63 W. Kehunia 744 BAZAR Champaran 19 Bhojpur KOILWAR 760 64 W. Lal saraiya 336 Champaran 20 Bhojpur NARAINPUR 320 65 W. Lauria 744 Champaran 21 Bhojpur NARHI 336 66 W. Lohiaria 152 CHANDI Champaran 22 Bhojpur PAWNA 336 67 W. Mainatand 184 Champaran 23 Bhojpur PIRO 1000 68 W. Majhaulia 1000 Champaran 24 Bhojpur SAHAR 336 69 W. Mathura 152 Champaran 25 Bhojpur SAHPUR 336 70 W. Mishrauli 336 Champaran 26 Bhojpur SANDESH 336 71 W. Narkatiya 1552 Champaran Ganj 27 Bhojpur SARAIYA 152 72 W. Nautan 336 Champaran 28 Bhojpur TARARI 336 73 W. RamNagar 1400 Champaran 29 Bhojpur UDWANT 304 74 W. Sabeya 376 NAGAR Champaran 30 Buxer BRAHMPUR 736 75 W. Sariswa 336 Champaran Bzar 31 Buxer BUXAR 6000 76 W. Sathi 336 Champaran 32 Buxer CHAUSA 1000 77 W. Sikta 360 Champaran 33 Buxer DHAN SOI 320 78 W. Valmiki 152 Champaran Nagar 34 Buxer DUMRAON 1400 79 Banka AMARPUR 1400 35 Buxer DUMRI 304 80 Banka BANKA 2400 36 Buxer GANGAULI 304 81 Banka BARAHAT 1000 37 Buxer HARPUR 152 82 Banka BAUNSI 1000 38 Buxer ITARHI 336 83 Banka BHARKO 336 39 Buxer KORAN 336 84 Banka CHANDAN 336 SARAI 40 Buxer KRISNA 304 85 Banka DHORIYA 152 BRAHM 41 Buxer MAJHARIA 336 86 Banka FULLIDUMAR 152 42 Buxer NAWANAGAR 304 87 Banka HARCHANDI 168 43 Buxer PRATAP 1000 88 Banka JAIPUR 152 SAGAR 44 Buxer RAJPUR 336 89 Banka KALAJORE 152 45 Buxer SIKATHI 152 90 Banka KATORIYA 1000 91 Banka KHESAR 376 137 Bhagalpur Sarai 2000 92 Banka KULHARIYA 152 138 Bhagalpur SHAHKUND 152 93 Banka KUMARPUR 152 139 Bhagalpur SULTANGANJ 2000 94 Banka LOGAIN 152 140 Bhagalpur TILKAMANJHI 2000 95 Banka MAKDUMA 152 141 Gopalganj Baraipatti 336 96 Banka PANJWARA 336 142 Gopalganj Barauli 336 97 Banka RAJOUN 544 143 Gopalganj Barkagaon 336 98 Banka SADPUR 184 144 Gopalganj Bathua 152 Bazar 99 Banka SAHEBGANJ 152 145 Gopalganj Bhore 360 100 Banka SAMBHUGANJ 1000 146 Gopalganj Dighwa 152 Dubauli 101 Banka SUIYA 152 147 Gopalganj Gopalganj 3000 102 Banka VIJAY HAT 336 148 Gopalganj Hasua 152 103 Bhagalp AKABARNAGA 1000 149 Gopalganj Hathwa 1400 ur R 104 Bhagalp BHAGALPUR 18000 150 Gopalganj Kateya 152 ur 105 Bhagalp BOROHIYA 336 151 Gopalganj Kuchaikot 336 ur 106 Bhagalp DARIYAPUR 152 152 Gopalganj Manjhagarh 336 ur 107 Bhagalp DIGHI 152 153 Gopalganj Mishir 152 ur Batraha 108 Bhagalp FATEHPUR 152 154 Gopalganj Mohamadpur 152 ur 109 Bhagalp GAURIPUR 152 155 Gopalganj Musehari 152 ur 110 Bhagalp Gauripur 160 156 Gopalganj Nechua 152 ur Jalalpur 111 Bhagalp GHOGHA 480 157 Gopalganj Panchdeori 152 ur 112 Bhagalp ISHIPUR 696 158 Gopalganj Sasamusa 1000 ur 113 Bhagalp JAMSI 168 159 Gopalganj Sidhwalia 152 ur 114 Bhagalp Jhandapur 1000 160 Gopalganj Thawe 1400 ur 115 Bhagalp KAHALGAON 4800 161 Gopalganj Vijaypur 152 ur 116 Bhagalp KAJRAILI 184 162 Saran Amnaur 336 ur 117 Bhagalp Kharik 344 163 Saran Baniapur 1000 ur Bazar 118 Bhagalp KHIRIBANDH 336 164 Saran Basant 152 ur 119 Bhagalp KODANDA 152 165 Saran Bheldi 1400 ur 120 Bhagalp MADARGANJ 184 166 Saran Chapra 11000 ur 121 Bhagalp MATHURAPUR 336 167 Saran Dariapur 152 ur 122 Bhagalp MIRJANHAT 2000 168 Saran Daudpur 1000 ur 123 Bhagalp Narayanpur 336 169 Saran Derni 336 ur 124 Bhagalp NATH NAGAR 3000 170 Saran Dighwara 528 ur 125 Bhagalp Naugachhia 3000 171 Saran Doriganj 1400 ur 126 Bhagalp PIRPAINTI 1000 172 Saran Ekma 1000 ur 127 Bhagalp PITHNA 168 173 Saran Garkha 1000 ur 128 Bhagalp PURAINI 1000 174 Saran Jalalpur 1000 ur 129 Bhagalp RAGHUCHAK 336 175 Saran Janta Bazar 336 ur 130 Bhagalp Rangra 304 176 Saran Khairah 152 ur 131 Bhagalp SABOUR 1000 177 Saran Kopa 1000 ur 132 Bhagalp SAHJADPUR 1000 178 Saran Maker 336 ur 133 Bhagalp Saidpur 1000 179 Saran Manjhi 336 ur 134 Bhagalp SAJOUR 152 180 Saran Marhowrah 1400 ur 135 Bhagalp SANHAULA 336 181 Saran Mashrakh 1000 ur 136 Bhagalp SANOKHAR 336 182 Saran Nagra 1400 ur 183 Saran Nayagaon 304 229 Darbhanga DARBHANGA 17000 184 Saran Panapur 152 230 Darbhanga GHANSHYAMPU 1000 R 185 Saran Parsa 336 231 Darbhanga HANUMAN 336 NAGAR 186 Saran Rajapatti 152 232 Darbhanga HATHAURI 184 187 Saran Rasulpur 336 233 Darbhanga HAYAGHAT 336 188 Saran Revilganj 336 234 Darbhanga JAIDEOPATTI 336 189 Saran Sonepur 1400 235 Darbhanga JALLEY 1400 190 Saran Tajpur 152 236 Darbhanga K.ASTHAN 336 191 Saran Taraiya 336 237 Darbhanga K.RASIYARI 168 192 Siwan Afrad More 304 238 Darbhanga KACHHUA 784 CHAKUTI 193 Siwan Andar 152 239 Darbhanga KAMTAUL 1000 194 Siwan Barharia 1000 240 Darbhanga KANSI 336 195 Siwan Basantpur 1000 241 Darbhanga KARJAPATTY 344 196 Siwan Bhagwanpur 336 242 Darbhanga KEOTI 336 Hat 197 Siwan Chainpur 152 243 Darbhanga KHUTWARA 336 198 Siwan Darauli 152 244 Darbhanga KUNAUNI CH. 152 199 Siwan Daruanda 1000 245 Darbhanga KUSOTHAR 152 200 Siwan Gopalpur 360 246 Darbhanga LADARI 176 201 Siwan Goreakothi 200 247 Darbhanga LAHERIASARA 5000 I 202 Siwan Guthani 184 248 Darbhanga LAHTA 304 203 Siwan Hassanpura 1000 249 Darbhanga MAJHAULIA 1000 204 Siwan Hussenganj 168 250 Darbhanga MAKRAMPUR 336 205 Siwan Issuapur 368 251 Darbhanga MANIGACHI 304 206 Siwan Jeeradei 1000 252 Darbhanga MAZRA 152 207 Siwan Lakari 160 253 Darbhanga NEHRA 336 Dargah 208 Siwan Madarpur 312 254 Darbhanga PAGHARI 184 209 Siwan Maharajgan 1400 255 Darbhanga PANCHOV 336 j 210 Siwan Mairwa 1400 256 Darbhanga PARRI 304 211 Siwan Nautan 336 257 Darbhanga PINDARUCH 320 212 Siwan Pachrukhi 184 258 Darbhanga POKHRAM 152 213 Siwan Peyaur 152 259 Darbhanga PURKHOPATTY 336 214 Siwan Raghunathp 152 260 Darbhanga RAIYAM 304 ur 215 Siwan Siswan 152 261 Darbhanga SAKATPUR 152 216 Siwan Siwan 9000 262 Darbhanga SARAIYA 336 217 Siwan Tarwara 352 263 Darbhanga SHIVNAGAR 336 GHAT 218 Darbhan ALI NAGAR 336 264 Darbhanga SIMRI 2000 ga 219 Darbhan ANDAMA 184 265 Darbhanga SONKI 152 ga 220 Darbhan BAGHANT 336 266 Darbhanga SURHA 1000 ga 221 Darbhan BAHERI 1000 267 Darbhanga T. SARAI 1000 ga 222 Darbhan BELA 3000 268 Darbhanga TEKTAR 176 ga 223 Darbhan BENIPUR 1400 269 Darbhanga UGHARA 336 ga 224 Darbhan BHALPATTY 784 270 Darbhanga UJJAN 152 ga 225 Darbhan BHARWARA 1400 271 Madhubani ARER 336 ga 226 Darbhan BHUSKAUL 176 272 Madhubani AUNDHRATHAR 304 ga HI 227 Darbhan BIRAUL 1400 273 Madhubani BABOOBARHI 384 ga 228 Darbhan BITHAULI 336 274 Madhubani BASAITHA 336 ga 275 Madhuba BASOPATTY 784 320 Arwal Ratni 152 ni 276 Madhuba BELAHI 336 321 Arwal Shankarpur- 184 ni Imamganj 277 Madhuba BENIPATTY 1416 322 Arwal Sonebhadra- 152 ni Banshi