Parliament Question: Expansion of Mobile Tower Connections in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 628 ANSWERED ON 22ND JULY, 2026 EXPANSION OF MOBILE TOWER CONNECTIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH 628. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the total number of mobile towers proposed, under construction and presently functional in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and in Eluru District; (b) the details of the State and year-wise 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; (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, with district-wise particulars; and (d) whether any mobile tower construction projects in Andhra Pradesh have been delayed, 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 30.06.2 BTS 026 Gra 2G BTS 3G BTS 4G BTS 5G BTS nd State/ LSA Bha Tota UT District Name 2G 3G Relia 4G Relia 5G Name Airt BS MT Airt BS MT V Relia Airt BS rti Airt BS V l Name VI TOT TOT nce VI TOT nce TOT el NL NL el NL NL I nce el NL DN el NL I AL AL Jio AL Jio AL PL Total 105 411 0 57 20466 0 178 0 0 0 178 189 598 0 37661 97 72304 585 0 15409 9 21361 1143 81 7 68 45 5 13 5 7 09 Andhr Andhra a Ananthapuram 21 30 534 174 0 0 12 0 0 0 905 200 0 2279 234 0 832 0 Pradesh Prades u 3 4 h 921 12 3688 1066 5687 Andhr Andhra a SRI SATHYA 15 21 399 129 0 0 10 0 0 0 643 153 0 1539 168 0 590 0 Pradesh Prades SAI 4 0 h 682 10 2545 758 3995 Andhr Andhra a 16 26 Annamayya 363 161 0 0 3 0 0 0 650 216 0 1290 195 0 538 0 Pradesh Prades 0 8 h 684 3 2424 733 3844 Andhr Andhra a 19 31 Chittoor 434 151 0 0 4 0 0 0 723 237 0 1494 178 0 726 0 Pradesh Prades 2 8 h 777 4 2772 904 4457 Andhr Andhra a 28 125 48 3 TIRUPATI 609 223 0 0 17 0 0 0 270 0 2117 381 0 941 Pradesh Prades 6 9 6 0 h 1118 17 4132 1352 6619 Andhr ALLURI Andhra a SITHARAMA 103 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 567 0 749 0 0 0 80 0 Pradesh Prades RAJU h 164 0 1425 80 1669 Andhr Dr. B. R. Andhra a 18 33 Ambedkar 295 102 0 0 9 0 0 0 552 113 0 946 210 0 479 0 Pradesh Prades 4 6 Konaseema h 581 9 1947 689 3226 Andhr Andhra a 23 43 East Godavari 381 133 0 0 3 0 0 0 731 173 0 1254 297 0 604 0 Pradesh Prades 8 3 h 752 3 2591 901 4247 Andhr Andhra a 26 48 KAKINADA 402 137 0 0 3 0 0 0 793 186 0 1368 308 0 612 0 Pradesh Prades 1 3 h 800 3 2830 920 4553 Andhr Andhra a 28 47 Eluru 431 187 0 0 6 0 0 0 729 256 0 1519 244 0 660 0 Pradesh Prades 5 4 h 903 6 2978 904 4791 3Andhr Andhra a 20 38 West Godavari 337 147 0 0 9 0 0 0 654 162 0 1202 246 0 514 0 Pradesh Prades 2 2 h 686 9 2400 760 3855 Andhr Andhra a 19 33 BAPATLA 320 106 0 0 6 0 0 0 552 108 0 994 157 0 434 0 Pradesh Prades 0 4 h 616 6 1988 591 3201 Andhr Andhra a 31 53 Guntur 451 182 0 0 8 0 0 0 938 224 0 1721 328 0 730 0 Pradesh Prades 1 4 h 944 8 3417 1058 5427 Andhr Andhra a 27 45 PALNADU 406 142 0 0 6 0 0 0 675 157 0 1402 196 0 554 0 Pradesh Prades 1 4 h 819 6 2688 750 4263 Andhr Andhra a 21 35 Y S R 466 206 0 0 19 0 0 0 816 246 0 1803 216 0 753 0 Pradesh Prades 3 6 h 885 19 3221 969 5094 Andhr Andhra a 23 40 Krishna 368 122 0 0 4 0 0 0 666 166 0 1214 225 0 510 0 Pradesh Prades 1 1 h 721 4 2447 735 3907 Andhr Andhra a 30 57 NTR 486 199 0 0 0 0 0 0 969 248 0 1690 331 0 738 0 Pradesh Prades 9 7 h 994 0 3484 1069 5547 Andhr Andhra a 24 38 Kurnool 443 165 0 0 10 0 0 0 789 198 0 1708 241 0 650 0 Pradesh Prades 3 7 h 851 10 3082 891 4834 Andhr Andhra a 20 30 NANDYAL 383 150 0 0 9 0 0 0 624 169 0 1321 184 0 476 0 Pradesh Prades 5 5 h 738 9 2419 660 3826 Andhr Sri Potti Andhra a 29 102 48 Sriramulu 577 250 0 0 6 0 0 0 270 0 1897 346 0 730 0 Pradesh Prades 5 1 9 Nellore h 1122 6 3677 1076 5881 Andhr Andhra a 17 29 Prakasam 274 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 466 95 0 883 140 0 346 0 Pradesh Prades 5 6 h 538 0 1740 486 2764 Andhr Andhra a 14 23 Markapuram 212 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 303 111 0 891 68 0 272 0 Pradesh Prades 6 5 h 453 0 1540 340 2333 Andhr PARVATHIP Andhra a URAM 152 102 0 57 0 6 0 0 0 202 168 0 552 68 27 0 172 0 Pradesh Prades MANYAM h 311 6 990 199 1506 4Andhr Andhra a 19 30 Srikakulam 431 184 0 0 1 0 0 0 722 232 0 1358 177 0 572 0 Pradesh Prades 2 4 h 807 1 2616 749 4173 Andhr Andhra a VIZIANAGA 18 32 367 182 0 0 9 0 0 0 585 215 0 1150 158 0 496 0 Pradesh Prades RAM 9 2 h 738 9 2272 654 3673 Andhr Andhra a ANAKAPALL 20 33 348 117 0 0 1 0 0 0 599 178 0 1059 171 0 450 0 Pradesh Prades I 9 3 h 674 1 2169 621 3465 Andhr Andhra a Visakhapatna 34 118 60 6 535 184 0 0 17 0 0 0 271 0 2103 421 0 900 Pradesh Prades m 6 3 7 7 h 1065 17 4164 1388 6634 Andhr Andhra a Polavaram 74 37 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 87 396 0 158 17 8 0 50 0 Pradesh Prades h 122 0 658 58 838 5Annexure-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 6