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India needs 100 Million broadband connections: Pitroda
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 20:00 Hrs
New Delhi: National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda Wednesday said India needs around 100 million broadband connections and the government is focused on connecting 250,000 panchayats across the country through broadband.
"We have today about 10 million broadband connections for a country of a billion people, which is no good. Ideally this country needs 100 million broadband connections. If I say 100, even 80 or 70 million is good enough," Pitroda, who is also known as father of India's telecom revolution, said,
Interacting with women journalists at their club here, Pitroda said he hopes that the number of broadband connections will reach 100 million in five years' time.
"We don't have concrete timetable right now. We all are working on it. But we are first focused on connecting 250,00 panchayats through broadband now. Because that is the nerve centre of our decentralised governance," Pitroda added.
He is also an advisor to the prime minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations.
Asked if rural India is ready for technological change, he said: "If Bangalore is the back office of America, rural India should be the back office of urban India."
Giving an example, he said why should 20,000 clerks work in Delhi or other cities to file insurance claims, why can't that be done online by people in rural India.
"There are lot of young kids in rural India who are equally smart. Don't underestimate their talent. I think rural India is ready, we have not given them connectivity. You give them connectivity, you move a lot of back offices to rural India. It will happen," he added.
He added: "Next decade is going to be the most important decade in putting institutions and infrastructures related to information systems in place to be able to take advantage of a connected billion people."
Source: IANS
"We have today about 10 million broadband connections for a country of a billion people, which is no good. Ideally this country needs 100 million broadband connections. If I say 100, even 80 or 70 million is good enough," Pitroda, who is also known as father of India's telecom revolution, said,
Interacting with women journalists at their club here, Pitroda said he hopes that the number of broadband connections will reach 100 million in five years' time.
"We don't have concrete timetable right now. We all are working on it. But we are first focused on connecting 250,00 panchayats through broadband now. Because that is the nerve centre of our decentralised governance," Pitroda added.
He is also an advisor to the prime minister on public information, infrastructure and innovations.
Asked if rural India is ready for technological change, he said: "If Bangalore is the back office of America, rural India should be the back office of urban India."
Giving an example, he said why should 20,000 clerks work in Delhi or other cities to file insurance claims, why can't that be done online by people in rural India.
"There are lot of young kids in rural India who are equally smart. Don't underestimate their talent. I think rural India is ready, we have not given them connectivity. You give them connectivity, you move a lot of back offices to rural India. It will happen," he added.
He added: "Next decade is going to be the most important decade in putting institutions and infrastructures related to information systems in place to be able to take advantage of a connected billion people."
Source: IANS
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1: While appreciating your ambitious plans in
spreading broadband connections from east to
west and from south to North let us remind
ourselves that there are states like
Bihar,Orissa,Jharkhand,Uttar Pradesh,Assam
and Parts of Maharashtra where the
unelectrrified villages are in large
numbers.
Here are statistics of Unelectrified Villages in India.
Progress report of Village Electrification as on 31-01-2010
Sl No. States/Uts Total inhabited villages as per 2001 census Village Electrified as on 31-03-09(Provisional) Achievement From 1-04-2009 to 31-01-2010, Commulative Achievement as on 31-01-2010 %age of villages as on 31-01-2010 Unelectrified village as on 31-01-2010
Numbers %age
1 Andhra Pradesh 26613 26613 100.0 - 26613 100.0 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 3863 2195 56.8 NIL 2195 56.8 1668
3 Assam 25124 19741 78.6 NA 19741 78.6 5383 4 Bihar 39015 23914 61.3 NA 23914 61.3 15101< br /> 5 Delhi 158 158 100.0 - 158 100.0 0
6 Jharkhand 29354 9119 31.1 NA 9119 31.1 2023 5
7 Goa 347 347 100.0 - 347 100.0 0
8 Gujrat 18066 18015 99.7 NIL 18015 99.7 51 9 Haryana 6764 6764 100.0 - 6764 100.0 0
10 Himachal Pradesh 17495 17183 98.2 NIL 17183 98.2 312 11 Jammu & Kashmir 6417 6304 98.2 NA 6304 98.2 113
12 Karnatka 27481 27458 99.9 NA 27458 99.9 23
13 Kerala 1364 1364 100.0 - 1364 100.0 0
14 Madhya Pradesh 52117 50226 96.4 5 50231 96.4 1886
15 Chattishgarh 19744 18877 95.6 NA 18877 95. 6 867
16 Maharastra 41095 36296 88.3 NA 36296 88.3 4799
17 Manipur 2315 1986 85.8 6 1989 85.9 323
18 Meghalaya 5782 3428 59.3 NA 3428 59.3 2354
19 Mizoram 707 570 80.6 NA 570 80.6 137
20 Nagaland 1278 823 64.4 NA 823 64.4 455
21 Orissa 47529 29735 62.6 NA 29735 62.6 1779 4
22 Punjab 12278 12278 100.0 - 12278 100.0 0 23 Rajsthan 39753 27506 69.2 512 28018 69.9 1 1735
24 Sikkim 450 425 94.4 NA 425 94.4 25
25 Tamil Nadu 15400 15400 100.0 - 15400 100.0 0
26 Tripura 858 491 57.2 NIL 491 57.2 367
27 Utter Pradesh 97942 86450 88.3 NA 86450 88.3 11492< br /> 28 Uttranchal 15761 15213 96.5 NA 15213 96.5 548
29 West Bengal 37945 36934 97.3 821 37755 (#) 99.5 190
. Total (States) 593015 495813 83.6 1344 497157 83.8 95858
. Union Territories
1 A & N Island 501 336 67.1 NA 336 67.1 165
2 Chandigarh 23 23 100.0 - 23 100.0 0
3 D & N Haveli 70 70 100.0 - 70 100.0 0
4 Daman & Diu 23 23 100.0 - 23 100.0 0
5 Lakshdweep 8 8 100.0 - 8 100.0 0
6 Pondicherry 92 92 100.0 - 92 100.0 0
. Total (UTs) 717 552 77.0 0 552 77.0 165
. Total (All India) 593732 496365 83.6 1344 497709 83.8 96 023
NA- Not Available
(#) Inclusive of 738 number of villages electrified during last three years.
Note: Andman & Nicobar authority stated that Out of 501 total inhabited villages, 81 villages are under encroachement forest area and 72 villages washed out during Tsunami.
Even in Electrified villages the power cuts are intermittent. As Noted Scientist late Dr.H.J.Bhabha once said, ‘No power is costlier than no power". It is in this context large scale usage of Renewable Energy like Solar, Wind, Microhydel etc. will help to provide Decentralised power for lighting,communications etc. There will be huge budget of Rs 1 lakh crores for Solar Mission. Mr.Pitroda use your good offices in electrifying the remote villages which have no power and champion the cause and use of Broadband connections to the millions.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore (AP)
Here are statistics of Unelectrified Villages in India.
Progress report of Village Electrification as on 31-01-2010
Sl No. States/Uts Total inhabited villages as per 2001 census Village Electrified as on 31-03-09(Provisional) Achievement From 1-04-2009 to 31-01-2010, Commulative Achievement as on 31-01-2010 %age of villages as on 31-01-2010 Unelectrified village as on 31-01-2010
Numbers %age
1 Andhra Pradesh 26613 26613 100.0 - 26613 100.0 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 3863 2195 56.8 NIL 2195 56.8 1668
3 Assam 25124 19741 78.6 NA 19741 78.6 5383 4 Bihar 39015 23914 61.3 NA 23914 61.3 15101< br /> 5 Delhi 158 158 100.0 - 158 100.0 0
6 Jharkhand 29354 9119 31.1 NA 9119 31.1 2023 5
7 Goa 347 347 100.0 - 347 100.0 0
8 Gujrat 18066 18015 99.7 NIL 18015 99.7 51 9 Haryana 6764 6764 100.0 - 6764 100.0 0
10 Himachal Pradesh 17495 17183 98.2 NIL 17183 98.2 312 11 Jammu & Kashmir 6417 6304 98.2 NA 6304 98.2 113
12 Karnatka 27481 27458 99.9 NA 27458 99.9 23
13 Kerala 1364 1364 100.0 - 1364 100.0 0
14 Madhya Pradesh 52117 50226 96.4 5 50231 96.4 1886
15 Chattishgarh 19744 18877 95.6 NA 18877 95. 6 867
16 Maharastra 41095 36296 88.3 NA 36296 88.3 4799
17 Manipur 2315 1986 85.8 6 1989 85.9 323
18 Meghalaya 5782 3428 59.3 NA 3428 59.3 2354
19 Mizoram 707 570 80.6 NA 570 80.6 137
20 Nagaland 1278 823 64.4 NA 823 64.4 455
21 Orissa 47529 29735 62.6 NA 29735 62.6 1779 4
22 Punjab 12278 12278 100.0 - 12278 100.0 0 23 Rajsthan 39753 27506 69.2 512 28018 69.9 1 1735
24 Sikkim 450 425 94.4 NA 425 94.4 25
25 Tamil Nadu 15400 15400 100.0 - 15400 100.0 0
26 Tripura 858 491 57.2 NIL 491 57.2 367
27 Utter Pradesh 97942 86450 88.3 NA 86450 88.3 11492< br /> 28 Uttranchal 15761 15213 96.5 NA 15213 96.5 548
29 West Bengal 37945 36934 97.3 821 37755 (#) 99.5 190
. Total (States) 593015 495813 83.6 1344 497157 83.8 95858
. Union Territories
1 A & N Island 501 336 67.1 NA 336 67.1 165
2 Chandigarh 23 23 100.0 - 23 100.0 0
3 D & N Haveli 70 70 100.0 - 70 100.0 0
4 Daman & Diu 23 23 100.0 - 23 100.0 0
5 Lakshdweep 8 8 100.0 - 8 100.0 0
6 Pondicherry 92 92 100.0 - 92 100.0 0
. Total (UTs) 717 552 77.0 0 552 77.0 165
. Total (All India) 593732 496365 83.6 1344 497709 83.8 96 023
NA- Not Available
(#) Inclusive of 738 number of villages electrified during last three years.
Note: Andman & Nicobar authority stated that Out of 501 total inhabited villages, 81 villages are under encroachement forest area and 72 villages washed out during Tsunami.
Even in Electrified villages the power cuts are intermittent. As Noted Scientist late Dr.H.J.Bhabha once said, ‘No power is costlier than no power". It is in this context large scale usage of Renewable Energy like Solar, Wind, Microhydel etc. will help to provide Decentralised power for lighting,communications etc. There will be huge budget of Rs 1 lakh crores for Solar Mission. Mr.Pitroda use your good offices in electrifying the remote villages which have no power and champion the cause and use of Broadband connections to the millions.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore (AP)
Posted by: Dr.A.Jagadeesh - 18 Mar, 2010
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