Lok Sabha Question No. 4192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Telephone Advisory Committee
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     MARCH, 2018

## TELEPHONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

## 4192. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Telecom Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings are held regularly at circle and Secondary Switching Area (SSA) levels in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  suggestions  made  by  Members  of  Parliament  (MPs)  and  other members  of  the  committee  are  not  implemented,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons therefor;
- (c) the current status of the meetings held at the circle level;
- (d) whether  the  MPs  attend  these  meetings  and  if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to ensure their attendance; and
- (e) the  decision  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  attendance  of  MPs  in  all  the SSAs of the Parliament Constituency of the said MPs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Madam,  Telephone  Advisory  Committees  (TACs)  are  constituted  at  telecom district level and not at the circle level. TAC meetings are held regularly by BSNL and MTNL. The state-wise details of number of TAC meetings held at SSA level in BSNL and MTNL area are at Annexure A and Annexure-B respectively.
- (b) No Madam, the suggestions made by Hon'ble Members of Parliament (MPs) and other members of the Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs) are being implemented as per feasibility.
- (c) Madam,  Telephone  Advisory  Committees  (TACs)  are  constituted  at  telecom district  level  and  not  at  the  circle  level.  However, The state-wise details of number of TAC  meetings  held  at  SSA  level  in  BSNL  and  MTNL  area  are  at Annexure  A and Annexure-B respectively.
- (d) & (e) Yes  Madam,  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  (MPs)  attend  the  TAC meetings. The dates of TAC meetings are decided by BSNL/MTNL in consultation with Hon'ble MPs to ensure their presence in the meetings

| ANNEXURE-A Details of TAC meetings conducted by BSNL at SSA level in each state   | ANNEXURE-A Details of TAC meetings conducted by BSNL at SSA level in each state   | ANNEXURE-A Details of TAC meetings conducted by BSNL at SSA level in each state       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                             | Name of States                                                                    | No. of TAC meetings conducted at SSA level during the period 15- 11-2016 to 13-3-2018 |
| 1                                                                                 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                 | 0*                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                    | 26                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                             | 8                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                             | 16                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                 | CHHATISGARH                                                                       | 12                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                           | 21                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                           | 18                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                  | 12                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                 | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                   | 8                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                         | 9                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                         | 25                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                | KERALA                                                                            | 25                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                    | 62                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                       | 51                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                | NORTH EAST-I                                                                      | 6                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                | NORTH-EAST-II                                                                     | 5                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                | ORISSA                                                                            | 25                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                            | 20                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                         | 48                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                | TAMILNADU                                                                         | 27                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                         | 16                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                | U.P.(East)                                                                        | 29                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                | U.P.(West)                                                                        | 27                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                | UTTARANCHAL                                                                       | 9                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                | WEST BENGAL                                                                       | 8                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                | KOLKATA TELEPHONES                                                                | 6                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                | CHENNAI TELEPHONES                                                                | 7                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                             |                                                                                   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                   |                                                                                   | 526                                                                                   |

| ANNEXURE-B   | ANNEXURE-B        | ANNEXURE-B                                                                          |
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.        | Name of MTNL area | No. of TAC meeting conducted at SSA level during the period 15-11-2016 to 13-3-2018 |
| 1            | DELHI             | 13                                                                                  |
| 2            | MUMBAI            | 17                                                                                  |

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