Mobile and Internet Connectivity in Tribal Areas

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Mobile and Internet Connectivity in Tribal Areas प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 1:57PM by PIB Delhi The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri. Durgadas Uikey informed in Lok Sabha today that Department of Telecommunications through Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) has approved various mobile projects to provide 4G Mobile connectivity in identified uncovered villages including tribal dominated villages of the country. Followings are the details of DBN funded mobile projects in Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency containing Kaimur and Rohtas districts of Bihar, as on 30.06.2026:

District Kaimur Rohtas Tower Planned 75 24 Village planned 126 29 On-air tower 71 22 Village covered 122 27 The state-wise details of funds disbursed under DAPST from Digital Bharat Nidhi under Department of Telecommunications, during last five financial years (2021-22 to 2025-26) is as under:

S. No. State Funds Disbursed during 2021-26(Rs. in Cr.) 1 Telangana 60.33 2 Andhra Pradesh 282.89 3 Bihar 99.43 4 Maharashtra 301.46 5 Orissa 329.43 6 Rajasthan 46.56 7 Headquarter 977.868 Assam 0.00 9 Gujarat 2.97 10 Madhya Pradesh 39.22 11 Himachal Pradesh 32.10 12 Chhattisgarh 4.31 13 U.P west 0.02 14 Uttarakhand 0.00 15 Jharkhand 6.51 Total 2183.10 The 4G mobile coverage status of villages in the Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar State, as on

30.06.2026, based on the Registrar General of India (RGI) village list, is as follows:

Name of Name Of Total No. of No. of villages having No. of No. of Lok sabha District No. of villages no. mobile villages villages constituency villages covered network(uncovered) covered uncovered with by 4G by 4G mobile network sasaram Kaimur 1692 1685 7 1684 8

(Bhabua) Rohtas 2072 2069 3 2068 4 The Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar comprises parts of Rohtas and Kaimur (Bhabua) districts.

The list of the 12 villages in the Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency that are uncovered by 4G mobile services, across the two constituent districts, is as under:

S.no. Name of state Name of District Name of Block/Tehsil Name of G.P Name of Village 1 Bihar Kaimur Chainpur Ramgarh Karkatgarh

(Bhabua)2 Bihar Kaimur Rampur Bhitaribandh Karmchat

(Bhabua) 3 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Barwan kalan Manradag

(Bhabua) 4 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Barwan kalan Bhuruli

(Bhabua) 5 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Kolhuwa Marapa

(Bhabua) 6 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Babhani kala Patpar

(Bhabua) 7 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Sarodag Sohdag

(Bhabua) 8 Bihar Kaimur Adhaura Sarodag Khukhuman

(Bhabua) 9 Bihar Rohtas Chenari Ugahni Shergarh 10 Bihar Rohtas Sheosagar Ulho Chapri 11 Bihar Rohtas sasaram Dhaudarh Jawarh 12 Bihar Rohtas sasaram darigawn Ramgarha The number of 4G and 5G Base Transceiver Station (BTSs) in Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar state (as on 30.06.2026) is as under:

Sasaram Lok sabha Constituency S. no. Technology

1. 4G 5G 4377 1110The Government is committed to achieve saturation of telecom connectivity in underserved tribal areas.

Under Pm-JANMAN, telecom connectivity is being implemented by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) through the 4G saturation scheme, with the objective of providing mobile connectivity to uncovered villages/habitations, including those inhabited by PVTGs.PM-JANMAN envisages saturation of basic facilities, including telecom connectivity, within the mission period of three years.

The Progress of implementation is monitored by the Department of Telecommunications/Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) in coordination with the concerned telecom service Providers (TSPs), sate Governments and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Progress is reviewed through periodic monitoring, MIS/reporting mechanism and the PM Gati Shakti/PM-JANMAN dashboards, and field level gaps are taken up with the concerned implementing agencies for timely resolution. DoT also monitors rural coverage and inclusion of uncovered villages in the 4G saturation projects.

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