Lok Sabha Question No. 966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 966 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2023

## GATI SHAKTI SANCHAR PORTAL

## 966. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Gati Shakti Sanchar portal being launched by the Government to provide for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals;
- (b) the objectives of the same along with the details of measures being taken in this regard; and
- (c) the details of the progress made as a result of the measures undertaken along with the benefits realized?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) The GatiShakti Sanchar portal - a Centralised Right of Way (RoW) Portal has been launched on  14 th May  2022.  The  portal  enables  applicants  of  Telecom  Service  Providers  /  Infrastructure Providers  /  Internet  Service  Providers  (TSP/IP/ISPs)  to  apply  for  RoW  approvals  for  laying  of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) and erecting Towers to various agencies of State/UT Governments, local bodies and Ministries.

(b) & (c) The objective  of  GatiShakti  Sanchar  Portal  is  to  streamline  Right  of  Way  (RoW) permission  processes  for  quick  deployment  of  Telecom  Infrastructure.  The  portal facilitates submission of RoW applications for all 36 States /UTs for laying of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) and erecting  Towers.  The  portal  is  also  integrated  with  RoW  portals  of  four  central  ministries  viz. Ministry of Railways (MoR), Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The  portal  dashboard  displays  the  reports  of  state-wise  /  district-wise  and  Ministry-wise application status of approved, pending, rejected, reverted, payment pending, etc. The portal also displays information on RoW related Acts, Circulars, guidelines, circulars etc, of all States/UTs and Ministries, Contact details of nodal officers of States as well as DoT LSA (Department of Telecom License Service Area), Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), etc.

The portal has facilitated applicants to apply through single interface instead of login through individual 36 State/UT portals and 3 central ministries portals. Automated email and SMS alerts are sent to applicants on every stage of application processing. The portal offers real-time tracking and analysis of state-wise and district-wise submitted and pending applications for high level monitoring that significantly reduced the average disposal time of applications. All States/UTs are now accepting online payment. The standardisation in reasons of rejection into 22 listed reasons has reduced scope of individual discretion for application rejection. Deemed approval facility has been enabled by 24 States/UTs  to  ensure  prescribed  60  days  approval  timeline  of  applications.  Standardization  of business entity names has brought uniformity for applicant's company names and industry can now see its overall country wide application status. Overall it has facilitated 'Ease of Doing Business' for the industry partners.

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