Department Of Telecommunications Celebrates World Telecom Day

New Delhi, May 17: Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan inaugurated World Telecom Day Conference to mark the observance of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day today, May 17, 2023 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. He inaugurated exhibition showcasing innovations in Telecom by start-ups, released Commemorative Stamp on completion of 20 years of USOF He also unveiled USOF@India book and open ran Test Bed Project.

Facilitation of top performing Bharat Udyamis was done. Four top performing Udyamis ensuring India’s last mile connectivity were facilitated and report on First International Quantum Communication Conclave was also released. In addition, DoT employees and best-performed Field Units of DoT were awarded for their contribution & outstanding work in the field of Telecom. Best performing award for field unit of DoT was given to LSA Andhra Pradesh, CCA NE-II, and WMO, IMS Chennai. Officers of outstanding contribution in the field of telecom were also awarded.

At the launch, Devusinh Chauhan said that today is World Telecom Day and ITU along with world is also celebrating this day with India. He mentioned this day is of great importance as today, under leadership of Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, USOF division of DOT was formed 20 years ago.

The Minister said that India has entered into Amrit Kaal and mentioned about the significant events of opening of ITU area office and launch of 5G service in India. He highlighted that India has witnessed the fastest growing Telecom Network and the fastest 5G rollout covering over 680 districts with 5G in the country. He said that the spectrum allocation has been done in a transparent manner and in record time. Along with the above, the development of indigenous 4G/5G stack have led to India emerging as a Global Telecom Power.

Devusinh Chauhan further added USOF and Bharatnet have played an important role in bridging digital divide and providing connectivity to the last mile. More than 6 lakhs villages are connected with 4G and 2 lakh gram panchayats with optical fiber which has brought digital inclusion. He has also emphasised that due to various reforms of DoT, an inclusive development infrastructure has been developed to provide ease of living, ease of doing business and citizen centric services.

The Minister also mentioned about the Panch Pran outlined by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked all stakeholders to put efforts in this directions by coming together, overcoming challenges and contributing in the Technology Revolution of New India

Secretary (Telecom) Shru K Rajaraman felicitated officers involved in development of Sanchar Saathi portal. The portal is citizen centric for users Safety and security. Link of the portal is (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in). He concluded the conference citing the importance of working together to achieve a reliable, robust and secure Telecom Infrastructure. He mentioned about the efforts being put to ensure last mile connectivity and how technology & innovation have proved to be catalyst for improving the same. He added about the challenges in technology landscape and in order to overcome the same, stakeholders have to come together to provide affordable and sustainable services to the citizens.

Department of Telecommunications is relentlessly working towards ensuring digital inclusivity across the country. Initiatives like Atmanirbhar Bharat, Indian stack & creation of robust Telecom infrastructure has sparked digital revolution in New India thereby creating more jobs & global confidence.