USO

USO Activities: At a glance (As on 30.06.2023)-

Sl. No.	Activity	Name of IP/USP	Effective Date	Expiry Date	Number Installed	Physical Verification done				Remarks
Sl. No.	Activity	Name of IP/USP	Effective Date	Expiry Date	Number Installed	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	Remarks
1	National Optical Fiber Network (Bharat Net)-(BBNL)	BBNL	25.02.2014	24.02.2020	17823 (GPs)	219	xxx	638	xxx	The work for physical verification was assigned to this office. As per 5% critiria, total 891 sites were to be physically verified. Total 921 sites ensuring to cover all districts have been physically inspected.
2	LWE Project extended	BSNL	30.09.2014	30.04.2023	78	1	24	11	xxx	All Claims in r/o OPEX –T & NT upto March-2021 have been settled and paid to USP. Further, subsidy period was extended by USOF HQ till 30.04.2023. Accordingly, BSNL has submitted their OPEX claims for the Q.E. Mar-2023 and same has been settled. All physical verification has been completed.
3	Wi-Fi Hotspot (25000) 1442 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area	BSNL	09.06.2017	31.12.2022	1442	28	75	28	xxx	Minimum criteria of 5% of total commissioned sites ensuring to cover all districts have been achieved. CAPEX -100% claims upto Q.E. Dec-2019 has been settled and paid to BSNL. OPEX claims upto Dec-2022 has been received and settled and paid to BSNL.
4	Setting up of Wi-Fi Hotspots at (200) as Pilot Project. 50 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area.	BSNL	08.11.2017	07.11.2020	25	xxx	25	xxx	xxx	1. In UP (E) circle, total 50 sites were to be commissioned. The total cost of CAPEX of 50 sites of UP (E) circle is 2,25,00,000/- and this office had paid 1,12,50,000/- to M/s BSNL as 50% mobilization advance for 50 sites. As per agreement, on commissioning of 50% sites USP has to claim for next installment i.e. 40% for total sites. However, BSNL has commissioned only 25 sites in Ghazipur district upto 31.03.2018 and they have claimed 40% CAPEX for only 25 sites instead of 50 sites. Since, the roll out period has already lapsed and BSNL has not commissioned the left 25 sites, hence, the advance payment already made Rs. 1,12,50,000/- stands adjusted against the full cost of 25 sites installed so far. BSNL has been written. 2. Further, BSNL has submitted OPEX claim from June-2018 to March-2019 without all required documents. This office has called for the remaining documents. However, BSNL has not submitted the documents as of now.
5	Wi-Fi Choupal (5000) 1332 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area	e-CSC	31.03.2017	30.03.2020	1248	10	14	22	17	This office has been phycially verified 63 sites ensuring to cover 01 site in all districts. No role for Fund Disbursement Agency was assigned to this office. All CAPEX payment was done by USOF HQ. OPEX had to be borne by USP own self.
6	Setting up of Wi-Fi Hotspots (200) at Rural Railway Stations as Pilot Project. 59 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area	Railtel Corporation of Indian Ltd.	18.09.2017	17.09.2020	59	xxx	38	xxx	xxx	As per guidelines minimum 5% of commissioned sites ensuring to cover 01 site in each district have been completed. Total 38 sites have been physically verified. All claims (50% Mobilization advance & 40% Second Installment) received in this office has been settled. Further, M/s RailTel has submitted their claims for 10% CAPEX (Last Installment), 10% Centage and OPEX claim from Q.E. June-2019 to Dec-2020. All the above claim has been settled.
7	354 uncovered villages mobile tower by RJIO	RJIO	28.04.2020	27.01.2031	6	xxx	xxx	xxx	4	Subsidy claim in r/o Front Loaded Subsidy for all 06 sites have been settled and paid to M/s RJIL. Subsidy Claims in r/o Equated Quarterly subsidy upto Q.E. Dec-2021 has been settled and paid to the USP. Further, EQS for the QE Mar-23 has received and the same will be settled after verification of EQS claims by the TPA/LSA.
8	4G based Mobile Services in identified uncovered villages in Aspirational Districts	RJIO	17.03.2021	16.03.2032	19	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	M/s RJIL had claimed for FLS & EQS for 09 sites after quarter ending March-2022 wherein 02 sites are commissioned in Q.E. Sept-21, 04 sites in Q.E. Dec-21 & 03 sites in Q.E. March-22. All FLS claims have been settled and paid to the USP. Further, after quarter ending June-2022, the USP has submitted FLS claim for 04 sites. Claim has been settled and paid to the USP. Further, EQS for the QE Mar-23 has received and the same will be settled after verification of EQS claims by the TPA/LSA.
9	O&M, FLM for BharatNet-Ph-I&II	BSNL	01.07.2022	30.06.2023	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	The advance EQS claim w.r.t. Fiber Leasing and OLT space & Misc. Infra. Charges for QE June-2023 has received and same are under process. O&M claims w.r.t. AMC charges and One time cost for repair of GP are also under process.
10	LWE Project-Phase-II	BAL	01.10.2021	28.03.2033	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	The scheme is under rollout pediod. As per agreement, rollout period is 18 months from the effective date
11	Saturation 4G mobile services in uncovered villages	BSNL	27.07.2022	13.12.2028	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	xxx	The scheme is under rollout pediod. As per agreement, rollout period is 500 days from the effective date
Total					19867	258	176	699	21

Details of Subsidy claimed, disbursed and recovery as on 30.06.2023:

Sl. No.	Activity	2021-22					2022-23					2023-24					Remarks
		Claimed	Settled	Recovery			Claimed	Settled	Recovery			Claimed	Settled	Recovery			Remarks
		Claimed	Settled	LD	Penalty	Other Recoveries	Claimed	Settled	LD	Penalty	Other Recoveries	Claimed	Settled	LD	Penalty	Other Recoveries
1	LWE Project Extended Period	11089321	56031601	0	5531087	15506809	129482228	129482228	0	26328361	0	16941600	16941600	0	6068430	0	(i) Subsidy deibursement period upto Q.E. March-2021 was compledt and all the claims have been settled. Further, as per extension period, M/s BSNL has submitted the EQS claim for the Q.E. March-2023 and the same has been settled and net amount paid to BSNL.
2	Wi-Fi Hotspot (25000) 1442 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area	28426818	96365033	0	75735432	0	10302725	10243962	0	773206	0	7330565	7330565	0	0	0	(1) The submsidy period has expired of all the sites in QE Dec-2022 and the OPEX claim up to the QE Dec-2022 has been settled. The With held claIm amount from the Q.E. March-2019 to Q.E. Sep-2022 has also been settled after receipt the confirmation of with held sites location from USOF HQ.
3	Setting up of Wi-Fi Hotspots at (200) as Pilot Project.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wi-Fi Choupal (5000)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Setting up of Wi-Fi Hotspots (200) at Rural Railway Stations as Pilot Project. 59 sites is to be commissioned in UP(E) area	0	0	0	0	0	37529623	37370631	0	255077	0	0	0	0	0	0	All the claims of CAPEX, Centage and OPEX has been settled.
6	354 uncovered vilages mobile tower by RJIO	32243246	5500980	0	0	0	28314675	27326475	1452654	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1). Rs. 4842180/- in r/o FLS and Rs. 247050/- in r/o EQS for Q.E. Dec-2020 was claimed in FY-20-21. Rs. 29053080/- in r/o FLS (CAPEX) and Rs. 3190166/- in r/o EQS from Q.E. Mar-2021 to Dec-2021 was claimed in FY-2021-22. Rs. 2621475 in r/o EQS from Q.E. March-2022 to Dec-2022 was claimed in FY-2022-23 (2). Rs. 4842180/- in r/o FLS against 01 site for Q.E. Dec-2020 & Rs. 658800/- in r/o EQS claim QE Dec-22 has been settled. Further, EQS for the QE Mar-23 has received and the same will be settled after verification of EQS claims by the TPA/LSA.
7	502 Uncovered Villages	0	0	0	0	0	121726255	95192755	0	1163	26533500	0	0	0	0	0	Rs. 8,40,22,750/- in r/o FLS against 19 sites was claimed in FY-2022-23. Rs. 8,40,22,750/- in r/o FLS against all 19 claimed sites have been settled and paid to the USP. The EQS claim QE Dec-22 has been settled. Further, EQS for the QE Mar-23 has received and the same will be settled after verification of EQS claims by the TPA/LSA.
8	O&M, FLM for BharatNet-Ph-I (Phase-1 & Phase-II sites)		0	0	0	0	641914410	218603526	0	0	0	348224391	313415753	0	27205670	108384547	The advance EQS claim w.r.t. Fiber Leasing and OLT space & Misc. Infra. Charges for QE June-2023 has received and same are under process. O&M claims w.r.t. AMC charges and One time cost for repair of GP are also under process. Some amount of mobilization advance has to be adjusted from the claim of QE March-23. Some amount of mobilization advance has to be adjusted from the claim of QE March-23. During the fillingh OSR-2 of claims for the QE March-2023 some issues are being faced. During the filling of Mobilization advance amount in the Adjustment Particular (2A) colomn, the activities are not showing in that colomn.
TOTAL		71759385	157897614	0	81266519	15506809	969269916	518219577	1452654	27357807	26533500	372496556	337687918	0	33274100	108384547