(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?
(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?
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