Department of Telecommunications

The Department of Telecommunications, abbreviated to DoT, is a department of the Ministry of Communications of the executive branch of the Government of India.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

Parent Agency - Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecommunications
Department overview
Formed	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Minister responsible	Jyotiraditya Scindia[1], Minister of Communications
Deputy Minister responsible	Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of state for Ministry of Communications
Department executive	Neeraj Mittal, IAS
Parent department	Ministry of Communications
Website	www.dot.gov.in

History

Telecom services have been recognized the world-over as an important tool for socio-economic development for a nation and hence telecom infrastructure is treated as a crucial factor to realize the socio-economic objectives in India. Accordingly, the Department of Telecom has been formulating developmental policies for the accelerated growth of the telecommunication services. The department is also responsible for grant of licenses for various telecom services like Unified Access Service Internet and VSAT service. The department is also responsible for frequency management in the field of radio communication in close coordination with the international bodies. It also enforces wireless regulatory measures by monitoring wireless transmission of all users in the country.

Services

• launched Sanchar Saathi portal in 2013.^[2]
• Defence Communication Network - launched on 30 June 2016.^[3][4]

Statutory Bodies

• Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT) Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

Attached Offices

• Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC)
• Universal Service Obligation Fund(USOF)

Subordinate Offices

• Wireless Monitoring Organization

Field Offices

• Director General Telecom
• Controller of Communication Accounts(CCA)

Autonomous Bodies

• Centre for Development of Telematics(C-DOT)

Training Institutes

• National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research Innovation Training(NTIPRIT)
• National Institute of Communication Finance(NICF)

Specialised Units

The following units function under the DoT:^[5]

• Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cells, formerly Vigilance Telecom Monitoring (VTM)
• Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC)
• Telephone Advisory Committees^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Central Public Sector Undertakings

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
• Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI)
• Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)
• Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

See also

Central Civil Services

• Indian Communication Finance Service

Central Engineering Services

• Indian Telecommunication Service
• Indian Radio Regulatory Service