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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2999
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH MARCH, 2026
BSNL REVIVAL ROADMAP
2999. ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:
SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:
MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has prepared a time-bound and outcome-based revival roadmap for
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and if so, the details thereof including financial targets, subscriber
growth projections and service quality benchmarks;
(b) the details of total financial support, equity infusion, debt restructuring and spectrum support
provided to BSNL since 2014, year-wise and the measurable outcomes achieved in terms of revenue,
market share and network capacity;
(c) the details of spectrum allocated to BSNL for 4G and 5G services, including band, quantum,
valuation methodology and rollout timelines;
(d) the number of mobile towers installed since 2014 and proposed to be installed over the next
three years, State and district-wise particularly in Maharashtra; and
(e) the steps taken to ensure that strengthening BSNL translates into affordable and accessible
broadband and mobile services particularly in rural and remote areas and the targets fixed in this
regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) to (c) With a view to strengthen BSNL and to make it robust, competitive and viable,
Government has approved three revival packages to BSNL amounting to approx. Rs. 3.22 Lakh
crores. These packages cover capital infusion, debt restructuring, viability gap funding for rural
telephony, and the provision of 4G/5G spectrum, among other measures.
The Government has administratively assigned spectrum to BSNL in frequency bands of 700
MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2500 MHz and 3300 MHz at auction-determined prices for
providing 4G and 5G services.
As a result of the revival packages given to BSNL, BSNL has started earning operating profits
from F.Y. 2020-21.
1(d) BSNL has added 13,748 number of 2G BTS, 39,722 number of 3G BTS (NodeB) and
1,03,305 number of 4G BTS (eNodeB) since 2014. District-wise details of BSNL mobile towers in
Maharashtra is attached at Annexure-I.
(e) To strengthening the telecom services, BSNL is rolling out one lakh indigenously developed
4G sites for pan India deployment. As on 28.02.2026, total 97,906 4G sites have been installed and
96,103 4G sites are ON-Air.
Further, Amended Bharatnet program has been approved by the Union Cabinet on 04.08.2023
with an outlay of Rs. 1.39 Lakh Crores to extend fiber to all Gram Panchayats and villages on demand
basis, including provisions for 1.5 Crores high speed FTTH broadband connections in rural areas.
BSNL is the Project Management Agency for this scheme.
To further expand the network coverage in Border and remote areas, the Government is
implementing various schemes such as 4G Saturation Scheme, Border Out Post (BOP)/Border
Intelligence Post (BIP) etc. The details of these schemes are available on https://usof.gov.in.
2Annexure-I of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2999 for 11.03.2026 District-wise details of BSNL
mobile towers installed in Maharashtra since 2014.
District/SSA No. of Towers installed
Ahmadnagar 220
Akola 100
Amrawati 147
Aurangabad 105
Beed 90
Bhandara 105
Buldhana 75
Chandrapur 187
Dhule 184
Gadchiroli 266
Goa 96
Jalgaon 168
Jalna 45
Kalyan 266
Kolhapur 157
Latur 219
Nagpur 274
Nanded 97
Nasik 228
Osmanabad 52
Parbhani 41
Pune 252
Raigad 159
Ratnagiri 248
Sangli 58
Satara 149
Sindhudurg 220
Solapur 90
Wardha 59
Yeotmal 74
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