RAS question
According to Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25, the total number of telecom subscribers (all operators) in the state as of September 2024 is approximately:
Correct answer: (B) 6.59 crore.
In Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25, Rajasthan's total telecom subscribers at the end of September 2024 are recorded as 6.59 crore.
Explanation
The figure comes from the Postal & Telecommunication Services section of Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25. The review says telecom is a prime support service for rapid growth and modernisation, especially because information technology has become more important for the economy. In that same section, it records that Rajasthan had 11,044 post offices up to November 2024 and that total telecom subscribers stood at 6.59 crore at the end of September 2024. Table 2.10 places the telecom total under wireless plus wireline subscribers and gives the 2024-25 value as 6.59 crore up to September 2024, which matches option B.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 10 crore is too high because the Economic Review records the September 2024 telecom subscriber total as 6.59 crore.
- (C) 4 crore understates the reported total; the review's wireless plus wireline telecom figure is 6.59 crore.
- (D) 8 crore is above the Economic Review's stated September 2024 figure of 6.59 crore.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy infrastructure data, especially communication services in the Economic Review. Such figures recur in RAS because infrastructure indicators link current economic performance with state-development planning.