Parliament Question: Expansion of Mobile Tower Connections in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2816 ANSWERED ON 5TH AUGUST, 2026 EXPANSION OF MOBILE TOWER CONNECTIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH 2816. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) the details and the total number of mobile towers proposed under construction and presently functional in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise particularly Eluru District; (b) the details of the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilised for the expansion and construction of mobile tower infrastructure during the last five years, district-wise for Andhra Pradesh especially in Eluru District, State and year-wise; (c) the details of the employment and skill development opportunities generated for youth in Andhra Pradesh as a result of mobile tower construction and related infrastructure activities, district- wise; and (d) whether any mobile tower construction projects in Andhra Pradesh have been delayed and if so, the details thereof including the causes of such delays and the corrective measures undertaken by the Government to address the same? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR) (a) Government through Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) has undertaken several schemes for provision of 4G mobile services in identified uncovered villages/locations across the country including Andhra Pradesh State. Under DBN funded Mobile schemes, 4,047 villages/locations have been covered with 4G mobile services through installation of 2,058 towers in Andhra Pradesh as on 30.06.2026. In Eluru district, 65 villages/locations have been covered with mobile services through installation of 56 towers. As on 30.06.2026, the district-wise BTSs (Technology-wise) functional in Andhra Pradesh is attached as Annexure-I. (b) The State /UT-wise details of funds disbursed under various Mobile Projects of DBN during last five financial years is attached as Annexure-II. (c) Sir, no such record is maintained. (d) In Andhra Pradesh, Digital Bharat Nidhi is funding the following mobile connectivity projects: 1i. Mobile connectivity in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas: Phase2 (LWE-II) ii. Mobile connectivity in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas: Phase-I 4G Upgradation (LWE-I 4G Upgradation) iii. Provision of 4G based mobile services in identified uncovered villages in Aspirational Districts. iv. Saturation of 4G mobile services Execution of some sites has faced delays due to factors such as unavailability of road access, delay in land allotment, forest, wildlife and right of way permission etc. Such issues are addressed in consultation with the State Government. 2Annexure-I 30.06.202 BTS 6 2G BTS 3G BTS 4G BTS 5G BTS Grand L NS aA m e S Tt a Nt ae m/U e District Name Airte BSN MTN 2G Airte BSN MTN V Relianc 3G Airte BSN B i hart Relianc 4G Airte BSN Relianc V 5G Total VI TOTA TOTA VI TOTA TOTA l L L l L L I e l L DNP e Jio l L e Jio I L L L L L Total 1058 4117 0 576 20466 0 178 0 0 0 178 1894 5985 0 37661 971 72304 5855 0 15409 97 21361 11430 1 8 5 3 9 Andhra Andhra Ananthapuramu 534 174 0 213 0 12 0 0 0 905 200 0 2279 304 234 0 832 0 Pradesh Pradesh 921 12 3688 1066 5687 Andhra Andhra SRI SATHYA SAI 399 129 0 154 0 10 0 0 0 643 153 0 1539 210 168 0 590 0 Pradesh Pradesh 682 10 2545 758 3995 Andhra Andhra Annamayya 363 161 0 160 0 3 0 0 0 650 216 0 1290 268 195 0 538 0 Pradesh Pradesh 684 3 2424 733 3844 Andhra Andhra Chittoor 434 151 0 192 0 4 0 0 0 723 237 0 1494 318 178 0 726 0 Pradesh Pradesh 777 4 2772 904 4457 Andhra Andhra TIRUPATI 609 223 0 286 0 17 0 0 0 1259 270 0 2117 486 381 0 941 30 Pradesh Pradesh 1118 17 4132 1352 6619 ALLURI Andhra Andhra SITHARAMA 103 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 567 0 749 0 0 0 80 0 Pradesh Pradesh RAJU 164 0 1425 80 1669 Andhra Andhra Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 295 102 0 184 0 9 0 0 0 552 113 0 946 336 210 0 479 0 Pradesh Pradesh Konaseema 581 9 1947 689 3226 Andhra Andhra East Godavari 381 133 0 238 0 3 0 0 0 731 173 0 1254 433 297 0 604 0 Pradesh Pradesh 752 3 2591 901 4247 Andhra Andhra KAKINADA 402 137 0 261 0 3 0 0 0 793 186 0 1368 483 308 0 612 0 Pradesh Pradesh 800 3 2830 920 4553 Andhra Andhra Eluru 431 187 0 285 0 6 0 0 0 729 256 0 1519 474 244 0 660 0 Pradesh Pradesh 903 6 2978 904 4791 Andhra Andhra West Godavari 337 147 0 202 0 9 0 0 0 654 162 0 1202 382 246 0 514 0 Pradesh Pradesh 686 9 2400 760 3855 Andhra Andhra BAPATLA 320 106 0 190 0 6 0 0 0 552 108 0 994 334 157 0 434 0 Pradesh Pradesh 616 6 1988 591 3201 Andhra Andhra Guntur 451 182 0 311 0 8 0 0 0 938 224 0 1721 534 328 0 730 0 Pradesh Pradesh 944 8 3417 1058 5427 Andhra Andhra PALNADU 406 142 0 271 0 6 0 0 0 675 157 0 1402 454 196 0 554 0 Pradesh Pradesh 819 6 2688 750 4263 Andhra Andhra Y S R 466 206 0 213 0 19 0 0 0 816 246 0 1803 356 216 0 753 0 Pradesh Pradesh 885 19 3221 969 5094 Andhra Andhra Krishna 368 122 0 231 0 4 0 0 0 666 166 0 1214 401 225 0 510 0 Pradesh Pradesh 721 4 2447 735 3907 Andhra Andhra NTR 486 199 0 309 0 0 0 0 0 969 248 0 1690 577 331 0 738 0 Pradesh Pradesh 994 0 3484 1069 5547 Andhra Andhra Kurnool 443 165 0 243 0 10 0 0 0 789 198 0 1708 387 241 0 650 0 Pradesh Pradesh 851 10 3082 891 4834 Andhra Andhra NANDYAL 383 150 0 205 0 9 0 0 0 624 169 0 1321 305 184 0 476 0 Pradesh Pradesh 738 9 2419 660 3826 Andhra Andhra Sri Potti Sriramulu 577 250 0 295 0 6 0 0 0 1021 270 0 1897 489 346 0 730 0 Pradesh Pradesh Nellore 1122 6 3677 1076 5881 Andhra Andhra Prakasam 274 89 0 175 0 0 0 0 0 466 95 0 883 296 140 0 346 0 Pradesh Pradesh 538 0 1740 486 2764 Andhra Andhra Markapuram 212 95 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 303 111 0 891 235 68 0 272 0 Pradesh Pradesh 453 0 1540 340 2333 3Andhra Andhra PARVATHIPURA 152 102 0 57 0 6 0 0 0 202 168 0 552 68 27 0 172 0 Pradesh Pradesh M MANYAM 311 6 990 199 1506 Andhra Andhra Srikakulam 431 184 0 192 0 1 0 0 0 722 232 0 1358 304 177 0 572 0 Pradesh Pradesh 807 1 2616 749 4173 Andhra Andhra VIZIANAGARAM 367 182 0 189 0 9 0 0 0 585 215 0 1150 322 158 0 496 0 Pradesh Pradesh 738 9 2272 654 3673 Andhra Andhra ANAKAPALLI 348 117 0 209 0 1 0 0 0 599 178 0 1059 333 171 0 450 0 Pradesh Pradesh 674 1 2169 621 3465 Andhra Andhra Visakhapatnam 535 184 0 346 0 17 0 0 0 1183 271 0 2103 607 421 0 900 67 Pradesh Pradesh 1065 17 4164 1388 6634 Andhra Andhra Polavaram 74 37 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 87 396 0 158 17 8 0 50 0 Pradesh Pradesh 122 0 658 58 838 4Annexure-II The State/UT-wise details of funds disbursed under various Mobile Projects of DBN during last five financial years (2021-22 to 2025-26) Total Fund disbursed Sl. No. Name of States (Amount in Rs. crores) 1 Andaman & Nicobar 138 2 Andhra Pradesh 1,249 3 Assam 395 4 Bihar 195 5 Chhattisgarh 1,071 Gujarat (including Dadar & Nagar Have and Daman & 6 398 Diu) 7 Haryana 3 8 Himachal Pradesh 324 9 Jammu and Kashmir (including Ladakh) 589 10 Jharkhand 957 11 Karnataka 355 12 Kerala 190 13 Lakshadweep 9 14 Maharashtra (including Goa) 1,738 15 Madhya Pradesh 930 16 NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura) 453 17 NE-II( Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland) 1,099 18 Odisha 2,024 19 Punjab 23 20 Rajasthan 832 21 Tamil Nadu 155 22 Telangana 213 23 Uttar Pradesh 167 24 Uttarakhand 335 25 West Bengal (including Sikkim) 62 Grand Total 13,904 ***** 5