(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Centralised Monitoring System
for telephone and internet services;
(b) if so, the salient features thereof;
(c) the funds allocated and spent thereon so far; and
(d) the present status of the scheme, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (SHRI MILIND DEORA)
(a): & (b): Yes. Madam, Government has decided to set up the Centralized
Monitoring System(CMS) for Lawful Interception & Monitoring of telephone and
Internet services. The envisaged salient features of CMS are as follows:
(i) Direct Electronic Provisioning of target number by a Government agency
without any manual intervention from Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) on a
secured network, thus enhancing the secrecy level and quick provision of target.
(ii) Central and regional database which will help Central and State level
Law Enforcement Agencies in Interception and Monitoring.
(iii) Analysis of Call Data Records (CDR) to help in establishing linkage
between anti-social/anti-national elements.
(iv) Research and Development (R&D) in related fields for continuous up
gradation of the CMS.
(c): The total fund allocation is Rs.400.00 Crores. So far, the
expenditure incurred on R&D is Rs.76.86 Crores and on roll out of project is
Rs.4.25 Crores.
(d): The development work of the system is largely completed. Pilot
project has been completed by 30.09.2011 at Delhi under which C-DOT has installed
two ISF servers one each for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) & Tata Communications
Limited (TCL) and the interception services have been integrated and tested
successfully for these two Telecom Service Providers. Further, the System has
been installed and integrated in Delhi License Service Area connecting six
Telecom Service Providers and one Telecom Service Provider in Haryana License
Service Area. The CMS has also been integrated with mobile number portability
operators for Plan-India. Equipment has been ordered for installation of system in
six more licensed service areas.