4G broadband service in 2132 villages across state
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, August 21 2025: As of June 2025, a total of 42,093 out of 45,934 villages in the North Eastern Region have mobile, connectivity, of which 40,663 villages are covered by 4G services, according to data provided by the Registrar General of India.

In Manipur, 2132 villages out of 2612 have access to 4G broadband connectivity, informed Minister of State for Communication and Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Replying to a query regarding 4G mobile broadband connectivity in the northeast region on Wednesday, the MoS said that mobile coverage for any uncovered inhabited villages is provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) based on the techno-commercial viability.

The government, through funding from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), is implementing various projects/schemes for expansion of telecom connectivity through installation of mobile towers in the rural, remote and border areas of the country, including the north east region (NER) .

He said that the DBN projects under Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan (CTDP) for the NER are for providing mobile connectivity to uncovered villages and areas along National Highways with the objective of extending mobile network access to underserved population in the region.

As on June 2025, a total of 2485 mobile towers have been commissioned under DBN schemes in NER, providing mobile connectivity to 3389 villages/locations.

The MoS also informed that BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to provide connectivity to all the gram panchayats (GP) with broadband services, such as Wi-Fi Hotspots, Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections, etc.

Further, the Union Cabinet has approved Amended BharatNet Program for provisioning of connectivity to all gram panchayats in the country in ring topology including upgrading existing network and connectivity to about 3.8 lakh non-GP villages on demand basis.

As of June this year, 6,355 GPs have been made service ready and 12283 FTTH connections have been provided under BharatNet project in NER, he said.

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