India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.
State / Union territory
OFC laid during the last three financial years (from
Total OFC laid (as of 31.12.2025), in route kilometers
1
Andaman and Nicobar
390
1,544
2
Andhra Pradesh
81,307
2,51,753
3
Arunachal Pradesh
2,627
9,913
4
Assam
27,523
93,234
5
Bihar
17,210
1,29,992
6
Chandigarh
2,073
24,763
7
Chhattisgarh
18,399
1,18,793
8
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
217
1,328
9
Delhi
10,830
77,409
10
Goa
648
5,065
11
Gujarat
24,235
2,90,429
12
Haryana
8,253
83,932
13
Himachal Pradesh
5,802
35,787
14
Jammu and Kashmir
10,809
44,479
15
Jharkhand
16,720
82,034
16
Karnataka
27,629
2,26,763
17
Kerala
88,591
2,59,252
18
Ladakh
1,209
5,663
19
Lakshadweep
20
59
20
Madhya Pradesh
30,374
2,63,453
21
Maharashtra
70,178
4,06,637
22
Manipur
2,500
10,499
23
Meghalaya
3,580
11,952
24
Mizoram
1,718
8,332
25
Nagaland
2,277
10,057
26
Odisha
26,406
1,56,298
27
Puducherry
137
138
28
Punjab
60,654
1,97,105
29
Rajasthan
45,058
2,39,458
30
Sikkim
474
4,827
31
Tamil Nadu
1,02,865
3,08,907
32
Telangana
65,691
2,37,946
33
Tripura
1,460
11,294
34
Uttar Pradesh
55,672
4,06,697
35
Uttarakhand
9,428
50,178
36
West Bengal
27,320
1,87,364
Total
8,50,284
42,53,334
S.
State/ Union territory
4G/5G Base
4G/5G Base
1
Andaman & Nicobar
399
987
2
Andhra Pradesh
58,722
91,588
3
Arunachal Pradesh
2,595
5,060
4
Assam
38,622
56,327
5
Bihar
78,755
1,26,048
6
Chandigarh
2,512
3,624
7
Chhattisgarh
32,489
49,481
8
Delhi
49,116
68,077
9
Goa
3,903
5,929
10
Gujarat
1,04,209
1,57,413
11
Haryana
54,071
83,571
12
Himachal Pradesh
17,902
27,087
13
Jammu & Kashmir
25,113
37,180
14
Jharkhand
36,532
54,584
15
Karnataka
1,09,796
1,56,930
16
Kerala
60,955
98,413
17
Ladakh
732
1,625
18
Lakshadweep
14
64
19
Madhya Pradesh
86,955
1,30,782
20
Maharashtra
1,78,661
2,69,542
21
Manipur
5,104
7,281
22
Meghalaya
5,020
6,903
23
Mizoram
2,435
3,436
24
Nagaland
3,596
5,205
25
Odisha
52,082
83,767
26
Puducherry
1,704
2,938
27
Punjab
55,366
83,308
28
Rajasthan
91,620
1,42,644
29
Sikkim
1,712
2,187
30
Tamil Nadu
1,11,698
1,72,584
31
Telangana
64,864
94,612
32
Tripura
5,577
8,052
33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
1,219
1,906
34
Uttar Pradesh
2,13,702
3,21,123
35
Uttarakhand
21,981
32,500
36
West Bengal
1,11,571
1,66,946
Grand Total
16,91,304
25,59,704
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Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia while responding to questions in the Lok Sabha today, highlighted the government's commitment to extend connectivity to all parts of the country, including the remotest areas.
Empowering the First Villages of the Ashtalakshmi States
Addressing connectivity challenges in the Northeast, Union Minister Shri Scindia specifically mentioned remote regions such as Vijaynagar in Arunachal Pradesh. He said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has transformed the mindset from viewing the "last villages" to recognizing them as "India's first villages" under the Vibrant Village Programme. The government remains fully committed to digitally empowering these regions.
He also spoke about working in coordination with the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and the Member concerned of Parliament to address environmental and geographical challenges, including those related to wildlife sanctuary and Right of Way (RoW) issues.
Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, while replying to a supplementary question, said that India has achieved near-universal 4G coverage across its villages and is witnessing one of the fastest 5G rollouts globally. He informed that out of nearly 6,40,000 villages in the country, about 6,31,000 villages have been covered with 4G services by both private operators and BSNL. The remaining 10,000 villages are being covered under ongoing 4G saturation projects and are expected to be connected in the coming months.
Dr Pemmasani further stated that BSNL has deployed 1,00,000 towers using indigenous technology, particularly in areas where private players find limited techno-commercial viability. The Minister also noted that approximately 5,00,000 villages have already been covered with 5G services, marking one of the fastest 5G rollouts in the world.
Following details were also given in a written reply:
During the last three financial years (from 1.4.2022 to 31.3.2025), 8,50,284 route kilometres of optical fibre cable (OFC) were laid. State-wise details are as under:
Details of measurable improvements across the country are as follows:
The above information is for the whole country, including Karnataka and Bengaluru.
District-wise details of OFC connected and service-ready Gram Panchayats under BharatNet, in rural areas and border-touching areas, including Bulandshahr district and the Bhiwani Mahendergarh Lok Sabha constituency, are available at the Department of Telecommunications website
(https://www.dot.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/02/1f908efb879806628e9f32bf4b966c30.pdf).
In Palghar district in Maharashtra, 4,830 route kilometres of OFC have been laid. Broadband speed and network reliability may be temporarily impacted due to OFC cuts during road widening work, pipeline work and public utility works carried out by local municipal authorities.
The expansion of OFC connectivity in rural areas has significantly facilitated adoption of digital services across the country. The availability of high-speed broadband has strengthened service delivery and accessibility, allowing citizens in rural and remote areas to access Government services through Common Service Centres (CSCs), online portals and digital platforms. The status of some of the key e-governance initiatives is as follows:
Due to expanded OFC connectivity under BharatNet Project, a total of 2,14,904 Gram Panchayats have been made service-ready, as of 31.12.2025. Further, out of 6,44,131 villages in the country (village data as per the office of the Registrar General of India), around 6,34,955 villages are covered with mobile connectivity, including 6,31,834 villages having 4G mobile connectivity. Thus, 98.09% villages have access to internet.
As of 30.9.2025, out of a total of 101.78 crore internet subscribers in India, 42.77 crore are rural subscribers and 59.01 crore are urban subscribers.
Annexure-II
(LS-STARRED QUESTION NO. 169; 11-02-2026)
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
