Question : TELECOM ENGINEERING AND MONITORING CELL



(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Telecom Engineering and Monitoring Cell in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the time by which such Cells are likely to be set up?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)

(a) There is a proposal to set up Vigilance telecom Monitoring Cells (VTMs) in the country.

(b) State-wise list of VTM Cells contained in the proposal is given in the Annexure.

(c) Vigilance Telecom Monitoring Cells have been created in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Hyderabad on experimental basis. Further creation of Vigilance Telecom Monitoring Cells in other states is an on going process dependent upon various factors and the experience of above 4 Cells.

ANNEXURE
List of Vigilance Telecom Monitoring Cells State/Telecom District Wise Contained in the Proposal

1.	Delhi - Operational
2.	Mumbai - Operational
3.	Chennai - Operational
4.	Hyderabad - Operational
5.	Andhra Pradesh
6.	Bihar
7	Gujarat
8.	Karnataka
9.	Kerala
10.	Maharashtra
11.	Madhya Pradesh
12.	Punjab
13.	Rajasthan
14.	Haryana
15.	UP East
16.	UP West
17.	West Bengal
18.	Tamil Nadu
19.	Andaman & Nicobar
20.	Assam
21.	Chhattisgarh
22.	Jammu & Kashmir
23.	Jharkhand
24.	Himachal Pradesh
25.	North East-I
26.	North East-II
27.	Orissa
28.	Uttaranchal
29.	Kolkata
30.	Ahmedabad
31.	Bangalore
32.	Pune
33.	Jaipur
34.	Lucknow