Digital Communications Commission Composition and Functions
DoT telecom statutory instrument · 12 Jun 2025
Official title
Telecom Commission
Official record
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The Telecom Commission, established in 1989, was re-designated as the Digital Communications Commission in 2018. The Commission is responsible for formulating telecommunications policy, preparing the annual budget for the Department of Telecommunications for government approval, and implementing government policy on telecommunications. It comprises a Chairman, who is the Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications, three full-time members (Finance, Services, and Technology), and four part-time members representing NITI Aayog, the Department of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. Commission meetings are not open to the public.
What you must do
- Formulate telecommunications policy, prepare the annual budget for the Department of Telecommunications, and implement government policy.
Key dates
- Establishment of the Telecom Commission
Document text
| Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies constituted as part of the Public Authority [Section 4(1)(b)(viii)] | |
|---|---|
| 1.7.1 | Name of Boards, Council, Committee etc. |
| 1.7.2 | Composition |
| 1.7.3 | Dates from which constituted |
| 1.7.4 | Term/ Tenure |
| 1.7.5 | Powers and functions |
| 1.7.6 | Whether their meetings are open to the public? |
| 1.7.7 | Whether the minutes of the meetings are open to the public? |
| 1.7.8 | Place where the minutes if open to the public are available? |
Source details
- Source
- Department of Telecommunications
- Type
- telecom statutory instrument
- Published by source
- 12 Jun 2025
- Issuing division
- Department of Telecommunications
- Coverage area
- telecom