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According to the government data, the cities are spread across 13 states and a Union territory (Delhi). Of these, as many as 33 cities/towns are in Gujarat, the data showed.

Published on: Dec 14, 2022, 15:56:55 IST
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Since the launch of 5G technology on October 1, its services have been activated in 50 cities/towns across 13 states and a Union territory, the government said on Wednesday, during the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

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The figures (as of November 26) were provided by Devusinh Chauhan, the Minister of State (MoS) for Communications, in response to a question from Lok Sabha MP Devendra Singh Bhole.

According to the data, as many as thirty-three cities in Gujarat have the facility, followed by Maharashtra (3), West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh (2 each), and one each in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, Haryana, Assam, Kerala, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh.

National capital Delhi – a Union territory – also has the technology, the data showed.

Here are the details:

S No.State/UTCity/Town
1.GujaratAhmedabad
  Bhavnagar
  Gandhinagar
  Mehsana
  Rajkot
  Surat
  Vadodara
  Amreli
  Botad
  Junagadh
  Porbandar
  Veraval
  Himmatnagar
  Modasa
  Palanpur
  Patan
  Bhuj
  Jamnagar
  Khambhalia
  Morbi
  Wadhwan
  Ahwa
  Bharuch
  Navsari
  Rajpipla
  Valsad
  Vyara
  Anand
  Chhota Udaipur
  Dohad
  Godhra
  Lunawada
  Nadiad
2.MaharashtraMumbai, Pune, Nagpur
3.West BengalKolkata, Siliguri
4.Uttar PradeshLucknow, Varanasi
5.Delhi (UT)Delhi
6.Tamil NaduChennai
7.KarnatakaBengaluru
8.TelanganaHyderabad
9.RajasthanJaipur
10.HaryanaPanipat
11.AssamGuwahati
12.KeralaKochi
13.BiharPatna
14.Andhra PradeshVisakhapatnam
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