Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards 2024

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Telecom Excellence Award 2024

Inviting Applications

The Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications, Govt of India) invites online nominations for Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Award 2024 from the citizens of India and organisations/institutions registered in India or created by the Central/ State governments/ Union Territories for their notable and exceptional contributions during the last 3 years in the areas of Telecom Innovations, Skilling, Services, Manufacturing, Applications in deploying telecom dependent sectoral solutions for different fields such as agriculture, commerce, health, education etc.

2. Each Award shall carry a shawl, citation/ plaque and a cash amount of rupees Two Lakh per awardee. Not more than five Awards shall be given, subject to suitable candidate/s being selected by the Award Committee.

3. The awardees will be reimbursed airfare towards travelling to/ from his place to the station where the Award Function is held and will also be paid a lump sum amount of Rs. 7500/- towards incidental expenses.

4. Applications can be submitted online at National Award Portal, i.e., https://www.awards.gov.in. The last date of receipt of nominations is 30th September, 2024 up to 2359 hours.

5. For more details, please refer the ‘Regulations’ at the website https://www.awards.gov.in

For more information please contact:

Director (SD&E), DOT, Room No 216, 2ndfloor, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Old Minto Road, New Delhi- 110002,

Mobile: 9868114666, email: dirsde-dot@gov.in

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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Telecom Excellence Award

REGULATIONS

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PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA

TELECOM EXCELLENCE AWARDS

REGULATIONS

1. PREAMBLE

In recent years, India has witnessed a remarkable surge in its telecom industry, marking a pivotal transformation in connectivity and communication across the nation. This rapid growth not only underscores the increasing penetration of telecom services but also highlights the critical need to enhance national capacity and institutional capabilities in various facets of the telecom sector.

Telecom infrastructure and services are increasingly emerging as key enablers and critical determinants of a country’s growth and improving the quality of life of people. In India, the expansion of telecom services has already bridged significant gaps, bringing remote areas into the digital fold and enabling access to essential services such as education, healthcare, and government schemes. However, to sustain this momentum and ensure universal access to reliable and state of the Art technologies, continuous innovation and excellence are need at all levels.

The telecom manufacturing sector represents a strategic opportunity for India to reduce dependency on imports and establish itself as a global hub for telecommunications equipment. Encouraging indigenous manufacturing through incentives such as the PLI scheme, research and development (R&D) investments, and collaborations with international technology partners can bolster domestic capabilities

The foundation of any robust telecom ecosystem begins with skilled human resources. India, with its vast population and burgeoning youth demographic, possesses a unique opportunity to cultivate a skilled workforce adept in telecom technologies. Effective skilling initiatives are essential to meet the growing demands of the industry, ranging from network infrastructure management to cybersecurity and emerging technologies like 5G and advanced mobile technologies, Internet of Things(IoT), Blockchain, Big Data Analytics, Generative AI, etc.

There is requirement to build national capacity and institutional capabilities in the areas of Telecom Skilling, Telecom Services, Telecom Manufacturing, Telecom Applications in deploying telecom dependent sectoral solutions for different fields such as agriculture, commerce, health, education etc to reap the benefits from fast developments in telecom industry.

To encourage and support innovation, and to recognize the exceptional contributions of individuals and institutions in the telecom sector the department of Telecommunication has instituted Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards. This award aims to foster a culture of excellence and innovation by recognising and appreciating such endevours by individuals, organisation and institutions. The goal is to spur up innovation & excellence in all aspects of telecom sector to improve upon the quality of life of people.

2. OBJECTIVE

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards (hereinafter, the ‘Award’) was instituted by Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Government of India to encourage innovations in telecom sector and stimulate/ inspire Telecom Skill ecosystem by rewarding the successful telecom skilled individual, organisation and institutions of India for their exemplary and outstanding contributions in the areas of Telecom Innovations, Telecom Skilling, Telecom Services, Telecom Manufacturing, Telecom Applications in deploying telecom dependent sectoral solutions for different fields such as agriculture, commerce, health, education etc.

3. The AWARD

3.1 The Award shall carry a shawl, citation, Plaque and a cash amount of rupees two lakh per awardee.

3.2 Not more than five Awards shall be given in a year, subject to a suitable candidate being selected by the Award Committee for that year.

3.3 The awardees will be reimbursed towards travelling to/ from his place to the station where the Award Function is held, with airfare limited to the economy class air fare by shortest route on production of bills and ticket.

3.4 The awardees will also be paid Rs 7,500/- towards boarding, lodging and other incidental expenses.

3.5 The Award is not a title and cannot be used as suffix or prefix in any manner whatsoever. In the case of any misuse, the defaulter will forfeit the Award.

3.6 The Award shall not be conferred posthumously except in very rare and highly deserving cases.

4. ELIGIBILITY

4.1 All Indian citizens as well as organisation/institutions registered in India or created by the Central/ State governments/ Union Territories are eligible for the award.

4.2 The awards shall be given on the basis of contributions made and work done in India during last three years.

4.3 There is no age limit. Age shall not be a limiting factor for excellent work/achievement.

4.4 Applicants who have been selected for the Award during the last three years are not eligible to apply for these awards.

4.5 Individuals who are/were employed in an organization promoted and financed by the Central Government or State Government or in the respective governments and work/contribution submitted for consideration of award is their primary job/ duty/ responsibility, are ineligible for the awards unless such contribution has been after retirement etc. from such an organization/ government.

5. CRITERIA FOR AWARD

The applicant should have notable and exceptional contribution in the areas of Telecom Innovations, Telecom Skilling, Telecom Services, Telecom Manufacturing, and Telecom Applications in deploying telecom dependent sectoral solutions for different fields such as agriculture, commerce, health, education etc. Preference shall be given for the works done in rural / remote areas and aspirational districts.

6. PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING

6.1 Nominations will be invited publicly every year.

6.2 The application towards nomination for the Award shall be filed online on the National Award Portal of Government of India (https://www.awards.gov.in).

6.3 Any Indian national or organisation/institution based in India can nominate themselves for consideration for this Award.

6.4 In case of Individual nominee, if work done in professional/official capacity, it is mandatory to upload specific recommendation of organization. In addition to this, organizations can also nominate their employees for consideration for this Award.

6.5 Nominations for consideration for this Award are also invited from

• Universities; Technical/ Educational/ Academic Institutions
• Invest India under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Heads of recognized Telecom Industry Associations/ Societies.