Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 477, answered on December 3, 2025, addresses the installation of mobile towers in Khargone-Barwani. As of April 2022, mobile towers have been approved and commissioned under Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) schemes in the Khargone and Barwani districts. Under the 4G Saturation scheme, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is implementing the installation of 67 towers planned in Khargone, with 62 commissioned, and 88 towers planned in Barwani, with 56 commissioned. Additionally, under the "502 Uncovered Villages of Aspirational Districts" scheme, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited is implementing 59 towers planned and commissioned in Barwani. In total, 214 towers were planned and 177 were commissioned.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN): Scheme under which mobile towers have been approved and commissioned in Khargone and Barwani districts.
Khargone-Barwani: Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh, the subject of the parliamentary question.
Ministry of Communications: The government ministry responsible for answering the parliamentary question regarding mobile tower installation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 477
ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025
INSTALLATION OF MOBILE TOWERS IN KHARGONE-BARWANI
†477. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any plan to install mobile towers in the remote hilly areas of the Khargone
Barwani Lok Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of mobile tower installation approvals issued in the Khargone-Barwani Lok
Sabha Constituency during the last three years, Year and Company-wise; and
(c) the number of mobile towers commissioned, under progress and closed after approvals were
issued, Company-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) to (c) The following Mobile Towers have been approved and commissioned under Digital
Bharat Nidhi (DBN) schemes since April 2022 in the Khargone and Barwani districts:
Implementing Towers Towers
S.N. Scheme District
Agency Planned Commissioned
Bharat Sanchar Khargone 67 62
1 4G Saturation
Nigam Limited Barwani 88 56
502 Uncovered
Villages of Reliance Jio
2 Barwani 59 59
Aspirational Infocomm Limited
Districts
Total 214 177
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