**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 493 regarding internet connectivity in villages of Maharashtra, answered on December 3, 2025. As of October 31, 2025, 6,30,949 out of 6,44,131 villages in India have internet connectivity, and 42,713 out of 43,931 villages in Maharashtra have internet connectivity. The government is implementing schemes to expand internet connectivity, including the installation of 4G mobile towers and the BharatNet project.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Internet Connectivity Statistics:**
* As of October 31, 2025, 6,30,949 out of 6,44,131 villages in India have internet connectivity.
* In Maharashtra, 42,713 out of 43,931 villages have internet connectivity.
* State-wise and district-wise details are provided in Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* Mobile coverage for uncovered inhabited villages is provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) based on techno-commercial viability.
* The government is implementing schemes under Digital Bharat Nidhi to expand internet connectivity by installing 4G mobile towers in rural and remote areas.
* The BharatNet project is being implemented to provide broadband connectivity, including Wi-Fi Hotspots and Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections, to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages on demand.
**Impact Analysis**
**Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)**
* **Impact:** TSPs are responsible for providing mobile coverage to uncovered inhabited villages, based on techno-commercial viability.
* **Action Required:** TSPs should evaluate and implement mobile coverage solutions in uncovered inhabited villages based on their viability.
**Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Villages**
* **Impact:** GPs and villages will gain access to broadband connectivity through the BharatNet project.
* **Action Required:** GPs and villages should engage with the BharatNet project implementation to enable access to broadband connectivity solutions.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital India: A Government of India campaign to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology.
Maharashtra: A state in India, specifically in the context of internet connectivity in its villages.
Ministry of Communications: The Indian government ministry responsible for telecommunications and postal services.
Digital Bharat Nidhi: Government scheme for expansion of internet connectivity through installation of 4G mobile towers in rural and remote areas.
BharatNet project: Project implemented to provide broadband connectivity such as Wi-Fi Hotspots, Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections etc. to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 493
ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN VILLAGE OF MAHARASHTRA
493. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that despite its campaign of Digital India, several villages
in the country do not possess internet connectivity and the ones which possess, have extremely poor
internet speeds;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) the number of villages which do not have internet connectivity in the country, especially in
Maharashtra, State-wise and district-wise;
(d) the expected time limit by which each and every village in the country is expected to get
high-speed internet connectivity; and
(e) the measures being taken to improve the poor internet speed provided to the village?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) to (e) As on 31.10.2025, out of 6,44,131 villages (village data as per Registrar General of
India) 6,30,949 villages have internet connectivity. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.
In State of Maharashtra, out of 43,931 villages, 42,713 villages have internet connectivity.
The district wise details are at Annexure-II.
Mobile coverage for any uncovered inhabited villages is provided by the Telecom Service
Providers (TSPs) based on the techno-commercial viability. Government is implementing various
schemes under Digital Bharat Nidhi for expansion of internet connectivity through installation of 4G
mobile towers in the rural and remote areas of the country. In addition, BharatNet project is being
implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity such as Wi-Fi Hotspots, Fibre
to the Home (FTTH) connections etc. to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages on demand
basis.
1Annexure-I
Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 493 for 03.12.2025 regarding
“Internet Connectivity in Village of Maharashtra” raised by Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:
State-wise Mobile coverage status as on 31.10.2025
Total No. of villages as No. of villages
S.No. State/UT per RGI data Nov-2019 having internet
connectivity
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 559 341
2 Andhra Pradesh 17328 16652
3 Arunachal Pradesh 5993 4326
4 Assam 26429 26212
5 Bihar 44888 44836
6 Chandigarh 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 20072 19095
8 DNH & DD 95 95
9 Goa 392 349
10 Gujarat 18425 18201
11 Haryana 6640 6638
12 Himachal Pradesh 20852 20097
13 J&K 6474 6185
14 Jharkhand 32370 31934
15 Karnataka 29818 29235
16 Kerala 1438 1438
17 Ladakh 243 228
18 Lakshadweep 27 27
19 Maharashtra 43931 42713
20 Manipur 2612 2387
21 Meghalaya 7100 6838
22 Mizoram 867 804
23 Madhya Pradesh 55058 53860
24 Nagaland 1535 1210
25 NCT of Delhi 55 55
26 Odisha 51176 49037
27 Puducherry 96 96
28 Punjab 12534 12494
29 Rajasthan 46077 45403
30 Sikkim 461 445
31 Tamil Nadu 16488 16452
32 Telangana 10203 9813
33 Tripura 937 926
34 Uttar Pradesh 105531 105343
35 Uttarakhand 16456 16225
36 West Bengal 40971 40959
Total 644131 630949
2Annexure-II
Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 493 for 03.12.2025 regarding
“Internet Connectivity in Village of Maharashtra” raised by Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:
District-wise Mobile coverage status in state of Maharashtra as on 31.10.2025
Total No. of villages as per No. of villages having
S.No. Name of District
RGI data Nov-2019 internet connectivity
1 Ahmadnagar 1586 1572
2 Akola 972 958
3 Amravati 1981 1859
4 Aurangabad 1361 1350
5 Bhandara 885 866
6 Bid 1371 1355
7 Buldana 1438 1407
8 Chandrapur 1775 1726
9 Dhule 720 711
10 Gadchiroli 1646 1450
11 Gondiya 934 893
12 Hingoli 708 704
13 Jalgaon 1524 1505
14 Jalna 965 963
15 Kolhapur 1250 1222
16 Latur 943 942
17 Nagpur 1900 1850
18 Nanded 1663 1639
19 Nandurbar 960 889
20 Nashik 1928 1885
21 Osmanabad 739 735
22 Palghar 904 904
23 Parbhani 843 837
24 Pune 1882 1825
25 Raigarh 2008 1967
26 Ratnagiri 1538 1422
27 Sangli 724 719
28 Satara 1771 1712
29 Sindhudurg 746 692
30 Solapur 1159 1152
31 Thane 816 806
32 Wardha 1382 1359
33 Washim 782 775
34 Yavatmal 2127 2062
Total 43931 42713
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