Ques: When the Telecom Commission was set up by the Government of India?
(a) 11 April 1989
(b) 1 July 1990
(c) 12 April 1995
(d) 12 July 1989
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 17 February 2016 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has given its approval for nomination of Chief Executive Officer, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog as a part-time Member of the Telecom Commission.
- The participation of Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog in the meetings of Telecom Commission will lend value to the deliberations of the Commission, because the NITI Aayog has been mandated to serve as a Think Tank of the Government.
- The Telecom Commission was set up by the Government of India on 11th April, 1989.
- It has administrative and financial powers of Government of India to promote rapid development in all aspects of telecommunications.
- Before supersession of the Planning Commission, the Telecom Commission was composed of a Chairman [Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Telecommunications], four full time members [Member (Finance), Member (Production), Member (Services) & Member (Technology)] and four part time members [Secretary (Department of Electronics & Information Technology), Secretary (Department of Economic Affairs), Secretary (Planning Commission) & Secretary (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion)].
- After supersession of the Planning Commission and its replacement by the NITI Aayog, only three part time Members were left with the Telecom commission.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136488