Ministry of Communications (India)
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Ministry of Communications is a Central ministry under the Government of India responsible for telecommunications and postal service. It was carved out of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016.
It consists of two departments viz.
Formation
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology was bifurcated into Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.[2]
Department of Telecommunications
Also known as the Door Sanchar Vibhag, this department concerns itself with policy, licensing and coordination matters relating to telegraphs, telephones, wireless, data, facsimile and telematic services and other similar forms of communications. It also looks into the administration of laws with respect to any of the matters specified, namely:
- The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885)
- The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1940 (17 of 1933)
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of IndiaAct, 1997 (24 of 1997)
Central public sector undertakings
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
- Indian Telephone Industries Limited
- Bharat Broadband Network
- Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
R&D unit
Specialised units
- Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing
- Telecom Engineering Center[3]
- Controller of Communication Accounts
- Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) cells
In 2007, in order to distinctly address the issues of Communication Network Security at DOT (HQ) level, consequent to enhancement of FDI limit in Telecom sector from 49% to 74%, a new wing named Security was created in DOT (HQ).
Objectives
- e-Government: Providing e-infrastructure for delivery of e-services
- e-Industry: Promotion of electronics hardware manufacturing and IT-ITeS industry
- e-Innovation / R&D: Implementation of R&D Framework - Enabling creation of Innovation/ R&D Infrastructure in emerging areas of ICT&E/Establishment of mechanism for R&D translation
- e-Learning: Providing support for development of e-Skills and Knowledge network
- e-Security: Securing India's cyber space
- e-Inclusion: Promoting the use of ICT for more inclusive growth
- Internet Governance: Enhancing India's role in Global Platforms of Internet Governance.
Telephone Advisory Committees
- Telephone Advisory Committees[4][5][6][7][8]
- MTNL Website list of TACmembers
- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
- National Institute of Communication Finance
- National Agriculture Education Institute of Research & Resources India
Department of Posts
The
The DG is assisted by the Postal Services Board with six members: The six members of the Board hold portfolios of Personnel, Operations, Technology, Postal Life Insurance, Banking, Planning respectively. Shri Ananta Narayan Nanda is the Secretary (Posts) also the Chairman of the Postal Services Board and Ms.Meera Handa is Director General (DG) Posts. Shri.Vineet Pandey(Additional Charge) Additional Director General(Coordination) (ADG), Ms. Arundhaty Ghosh, Member (Operations), Shri. Biswanath Tripathy, Member (Planning), Shri Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, Member (Personnel), Shri Udai Krishna, Member (Banking), Shri Salim Haque, Member (Technology) and Shri. Vineet Pandey, Member (PLI) & Chairman, Investment Board. The national headquarters are at Delhi and functions from Dak Bhavan located at the junction of Parliament Street and Ashoka Road.
The total revenue earned including remuneration for Savings Bank & Savings Certificate work during the year 2016-17 was ₹11,511.00 crores and the amount received from other Ministries/ Departments as Agency charges (recoveries) was ₹730.90 crores and expenditure is ₹24,211.85 crores during 2016–2017 against the previous year expenditure of ₹19,654.67 crores. The increase was mainly due to payment of increased pay & allowances consequent upon implementation of
Lack of proper investment in infrastructure and technology is the reason for such low revenue. The present top management has already started investing in the latest technology to improve the infrastructure. Quality of service is being improved and new products are being offered to meet the competition.
The field services are managed by Postal Circles—generally conforming to each State—except for the North Eastern States, India has been divided into 22 postal circles, each circle headed by a Chief Postmaster General. Each Circle is further divided into Regions comprising field units, called Divisions, headed by a Postmaster General. Further divided into divisions headed by SSPOs & SPOs. further divisions are divided into Sub Divisions Headed by ASPs & IPS. Other functional units like Circle Stamp Depots, Postal Stores Depots, and Mail Motor Service may exist in the Circles and Regions.
Besides the 23 circles, there is a special Circle called the Base Circle to cater to the postal services of the Armed Forces of India. Army Postal Services (APS) is a unique arrangement to take care of the postal requirement of soldiers posted across the country. Department of Posts personnel is commissioned into the army to take care of APS. The Base Circle is headed by an Additional Director General, Army Postal Service, holding a Major general.
The DoP is governed by the Indian Post Office Acts, 1898. Other than the traditional postage service to keep up with the age, many new services have been introduced by the department:
- e-Post - Delivery of email through postman where email service is not available
- e-BillPost - Convenient way to pay bills under one roof
- Postal Life insurance
- International money transfers
- Mutual funds
- Banking
References
- ^ "Union Budget 2021-22" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in. 2022.
- ^ "Centre Bifurcates Communication Ministry; New Ministry For Information Technology", NDTV, 21 July 2016
- ^ "Homepage". www.tec.gov.in.
- ^ "Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs)". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "BSNL holds second TAC meeting". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Times of India. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Circular" (PDF). dot.gov.in.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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