Lok Sabha Question No. 1654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654 ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2025

## TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

## †1654.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of members including Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI);

(b) the  category-wise  (Unreserved,  Other  Backward  Classes,  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled Tribes)  details  of  TRAI  members  including  the  percentage  thereof  in  accordance  with  their categories;

(c) the  details  of  the  number  and  percentage  of  Chairman/Chiefs  appointed  by  the  Union Government during the last three years, category-wise; and

(d) the  details  of  the  overall  percentage  of  all  categories  of  officers  (Group  'A',  'B',  'C', Contractual, Outsourced, Consultant/Advisor, etc.) currently working in TRAI, category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  consists  of  the  Chairperson,  two  Whole-time Members and two Part-time Members.

(b) At present, there are two Whole-time Members and two Part-time Members in TRAI.  Since these  posts  are  not  under  purview  of  extant  reservation  rules,  category-wise  information  is  not available.

(c) The Chairperson, TRAI was appointed in the year 2024.  Since the post of Chairperson in TRAI is not under purview of extant reservation rules, category-wise information is not available.

(d) The desired information is furnished in Annexure-I enclosed herewith.

Annexure-I referred to in answer to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1654 to be answered on 30.07.2025

## Detail of employees working in TRAI

|     | Group     | Currently working in TRAI   | Currently working in TRAI   | Currently working in TRAI   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   | Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees   |
|-----|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|     | Group     | TRAI Cadre                  | On Deputation               |                             | Unreserved                                      | Unreserved                                      | OBC                                             | OBC                                             | SC                                              | SC                                              | ST                                              | ST                                              |
| No. | Group     | employees                   | On Deputation               | Total                       | Total                                           | Percentage*                                     | Total                                           | Percentage*                                     | Total                                           | Percentage*                                     | Total                                           | Percentage*                                     |
| 1   | Group 'A' | 64                          | 59                          | 123                         | 51                                              | 79.7                                            | 5                                               | 7.8                                             | 7                                               | 10.9                                            | 1                                               | 1.6                                             |
| 2   | Group 'B' | 63                          | 22                          | 85                          | 38                                              | 60.3                                            | 18                                              | 28.6                                            | 7                                               | 11.1                                            | 0                                               | 0.0                                             |
| 3   | Group 'C' | 21                          | 0                           | 21                          | 9                                               | 42.9                                            | 2                                               | 9.5                                             | 10                                              | 47.6                                            | 0                                               | 0.0                                             |
|     | Overall   | 148                         | 81                          | 229                         | 98                                              | 66.2                                            | 25                                              | 16.9                                            | 24                                              | 16.2                                            | 1                                               | 0.7                                             |

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## Annexure-I