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Telephone / Telecom Advisory Committees (TAC)
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Jurisdiction	Minister of Communications and Information Technology (India) Republic of India
Headquarters	Sanchar Bhawan; New Delhi
Minister responsible	Manoj Sinha;
Website	dot.gov.in

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Telephone / Telecom Advisory Committees^[1] (TAC) was a high level Indian government body made up of members of parliament and other members nominated by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to address issues concerning telecommunication in India. Looked upon as a privileged panel, the Telephone Advisory Committees, constituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India) of the Government of India to serve as a vital feedback mechanism for improvement of services in the Telecommunications sector by the Department of Telecommunications^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee and National Telephone Services Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000.

These Committees were abolished in 2001.

Ministers[edit | edit source]

Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia 10.06.2024-Present^[15]
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw 08.07.2021 to 10.06.2024^[15]
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad 30.05.2019 to 07.07.2021^[15]
Shri Manoj Sinha 06.07.2016 to 30.05.2019^[15]
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad 26.05.2014 to 05.07.2016^[15]
Shri Kapil Sibal 19.01.2011 to 26.05.2014
Dr. Manmohan Singh 15.11.2010 to 15.11.2010
Shri A. Raja 16.05.2007 to 14.11.2010
Shri Dayanidhi Maran 23.05.2004 to 15.05.2007
Shri Arun Shourie 29.01.2003 to 22.05.2004
Shri Pramod Mahajan 02.09.2001 to 28.01.2003
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan 13.10.1999 to 01.09.2001

Departments[edit | edit source]

Department of Telecommunications[edit | edit source]

Also known as the Door Sanchar Vibhag, this department concerns itself with policy, licensing and coordination matters relating to telegraphs, telephones, wireless, data, facsimile and telematic services and other like forms of communications. It also looks into the administration of laws with respect to any of the matters specified, namely:

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885)
The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1940 (17 of 1933)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997)

Public Sector Units[edit | edit source]

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI)
Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL)
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)

Mobile phone service operators in India[edit | edit source]

List of TAC Members[edit | edit source]

A

B

C

D

G

H

J

Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav

K

L

Sadashiv Lokhande
Lokesh Kumar Chahar

M

Bhagwant Mann
Majeed Memon
Manoj Kumar Singhraj
Shahid Siddiqui^[16]

N

Shantaram Naik
C.P. Narayanan
Nanigopal Bhattacharjee

P

R

S

T

V

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "List of Telephone Advisory Committee Members". mtnlmumbai.in/. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
↑ "Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs)". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
↑ "Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
↑ "Circular" (PDF). dot.gov.in.
↑ "Core function of TAC remains unchanged". thehindu.com. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
↑ "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting of BSNL organised". dailypost.in. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting presided over by Dr Ashok Tanwar Member of Parliament". firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ "The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "BSNL holds second TAC meeting". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "BSNL to provide 3G connectivity to Lasalgaon, Satana". Times of India. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
↑ "BSNL formed new Telephone Advisory Committee". reachladakh.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "new advisory committee soon". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "3G service launched in Pathanamthitta". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "BSNL to roll out 3G services in Pathanamthitta". thehindu.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 "List of Former Ministers | Department of Telecommunications | Ministry of Communication | Government of India". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
↑ "Telephone Advisory Committee (TAC) Members - Zonewise". mtnlmumbai.in.

External links[edit | edit source]

MTNL Website list of TAC members
Department of Telecommunications Website

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[1] "List of Telephone Advisory Committee Members". mtnlmumbai.in/. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[2] "Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs)". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[3] "Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[4] "Circular" (PDF). dot.gov.in.

[5] "Core function of TAC remains unchanged". thehindu.com. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

[6] "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting of BSNL organised". dailypost.in. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[7] "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting presided over by Dr Ashok Tanwar Member of Parliament". firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[8] "The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[9] "BSNL holds second TAC meeting". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "BSNL to provide 3G connectivity to Lasalgaon, Satana". Times of India. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[11] "BSNL formed new Telephone Advisory Committee". reachladakh.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[12] "new advisory committee soon". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[13] "3G service launched in Pathanamthitta". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[14] "BSNL to roll out 3G services in Pathanamthitta". thehindu.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[:0-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 "List of Former Ministers | Department of Telecommunications | Ministry of Communication | Government of India". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

[16] "Telephone Advisory Committee (TAC) Members - Zonewise". mtnlmumbai.in.

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-'''Telephone / Telecom Advisory Committees'''<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Telephone Advisory Committee Members|url=http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/tac#navi-mumbai|publisher=mtnlmumbai.in/|accessdate=29 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305114612/http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/tac#navi-mumbai|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref> ('''TAC''') is a high level Indian government body made up of members of parliament and other members nominated by the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] to address issues concerning telecommunication in India. Looked upon as a privileged panel, the Telephone Advisory Committees, constituted by the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)]] of the [[Government of India]] to serve as a vital feedback mechanism for improvement of services in the Telecommunications sector by the  [[Department of Telecommunications]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.gov.in/circulars/telephone-advisory-committees-tacs | title=Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs) | work=dot.gov.in | accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/raghuram-rajan-went-aheadtac-viewinterest-rate_1074695.html | title=Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate | work=moneycontrol.com | accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/1_6.pdf | title=Circular| work=dot.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/core-function-of-tac-remains-unchanged/article2024284.ece | title=Core function of TAC remains unchanged| work=thehindu.com| accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.in/chandigarh/47105-telephone-advisory-committee-meeting-of-bsnl-organised |title=Telephone Advisory Committee meeting of BSNL organised |work=dailypost.in |accessdate=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208004426/http://www.dailypost.in/chandigarh/47105-telephone-advisory-committee-meeting-of-bsnl-organised |archivedate= 8 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/telephone-advisory-committee-tac-meeting-of-bsnl-presided-over-by-dr-ashok-tanwar-mp_cbqcH3OhIIU.html| title=Telephone Advisory Committee meeting presided over by Dr Ashok Tanwar Member of Parliament| work=firstpost.com| accessdate=25 September 2015| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126093232/http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/telephone-advisory-committee-tac-meeting-of-bsnl-presided-over-by-dr-ashok-tanwar-mp_cbqcH3OhIIU.html| archivedate=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/phtgalry/pgyr2000/pg062000/pg07june2000/070620001.html | title=The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000| work=pib.nic.in| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/bsnl-holds-second-tac-meeting/138416.html | title=BSNL holds second TAC meeting | work=tribuneindia.com | accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/BSNL-to-provide-3G-connectivity-to-Lasalgaon-Satana/articleshow/39640578.cms | title=BSNL to provide 3G connectivity to Lasalgaon, Satana | work=[[Times of India]] | accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.reachladakh.com/bsnl-formed-new-telephone-advisory-committee/2895.html | title=BSNL formed new Telephone Advisory Committee| work=reachladakh.com| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bsnl-to-set-up-new-advisory-committee-soon/932342/| title=new advisory committee soon| work=indianexpress.com| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article412132.ece| title=3G service launched in Pathanamthitta| work=newindianexpress.com| accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/bsnl-to-roll-out-3g-services-in-pathanamthitta/article692527.ece| title=BSNL to roll out 3G services in Pathanamthitta| work=thehindu.com| accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
+'''Telephone / Telecom Advisory Committees'''<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Telephone Advisory Committee Members|url=http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/tac#navi-mumbai|publisher=mtnlmumbai.in/|accessdate=29 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305114612/http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/tac#navi-mumbai|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref> ('''TAC''') was a high level Indian government body made up of members of parliament and other members nominated by the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] to address issues concerning telecommunication in India. Looked upon as a privileged panel, the Telephone Advisory Committees, constituted by the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)]] of the [[Government of India]] to serve as a vital feedback mechanism for improvement of services in the Telecommunications sector by the  [[Department of Telecommunications]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.gov.in/circulars/telephone-advisory-committees-tacs | title=Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs) | work=dot.gov.in | accessdate=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/raghuram-rajan-went-aheadtac-viewinterest-rate_1074695.html | title=Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate | work=moneycontrol.com | accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/1_6.pdf | title=Circular| work=dot.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/core-function-of-tac-remains-unchanged/article2024284.ece | title=Core function of TAC remains unchanged| work=thehindu.com| date=16 May 2011| accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.in/chandigarh/47105-telephone-advisory-committee-meeting-of-bsnl-organised |title=Telephone Advisory Committee meeting of BSNL organised |work=dailypost.in |accessdate=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208004426/http://www.dailypost.in/chandigarh/47105-telephone-advisory-committee-meeting-of-bsnl-organised |archivedate= 8 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/telephone-advisory-committee-tac-meeting-of-bsnl-presided-over-by-dr-ashok-tanwar-mp_cbqcH3OhIIU.html| title=Telephone Advisory Committee meeting presided over by Dr Ashok Tanwar Member of Parliament| work=firstpost.com| accessdate=25 September 2015| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126093232/http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/telephone-advisory-committee-tac-meeting-of-bsnl-presided-over-by-dr-ashok-tanwar-mp_cbqcH3OhIIU.html| archivedate=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/phtgalry/pgyr2000/pg062000/pg07june2000/070620001.html | title=The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000| work=pib.nic.in| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/bsnl-holds-second-tac-meeting/138416.html | title=BSNL holds second TAC meeting | work=tribuneindia.com | accessdate=27 September 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/BSNL-to-provide-3G-connectivity-to-Lasalgaon-Satana/articleshow/39640578.cms | title=BSNL to provide 3G connectivity to Lasalgaon, Satana | work=[[Times of India]] | date=5 August 2014 | accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.reachladakh.com/bsnl-formed-new-telephone-advisory-committee/2895.html | title=BSNL formed new Telephone Advisory Committee| work=reachladakh.com| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bsnl-to-set-up-new-advisory-committee-soon/932342/| title=new advisory committee soon| work=indianexpress.com| accessdate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article412132.ece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126182836/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article412132.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=26 January 2016| title=3G service launched in Pathanamthitta| work=newindianexpress.com| accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/bsnl-to-roll-out-3g-services-in-pathanamthitta/article692527.ece| title=BSNL to roll out 3G services in Pathanamthitta| work=thehindu.com| date=27 January 2010| accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
 [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan 11.jpeg|thumb|The Union Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the first meeting of the Telephone Advisory Committee and National Telephone Services Committee in New Delhi on June 7, 2000.|right|340px]]
+These Committees were abolished in 2001.
 == Ministers==
-*.      Shri [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
+*      Shri [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] 10.06.2024-Present<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=List of Former Ministers {{!}} Department of Telecommunications {{!}} Ministry of Communication {{!}} Government of India |url=https://dot.gov.in/minister/list-former-ministers |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=dot.gov.in}}</ref>
-    Incumbent
+*      Shri [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]] 08.07.2021 to 10.06.2024<ref name=":0" />
-        Shri [[Manoj Sinha]]
+*      Shri [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] 30.05.2019 to 07.07.2021<ref name=":0" />
+*        Shri [[Manoj Sinha]] 06.07.2016 to 30.05.2019<ref name=":0" />
-*       Shri [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] 2014
+*       Shri [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] 26.05.2014 to 05.07.2016<ref name=":0" />
 *	Shri [[Kapil Sibal]]	19.01.2011 to 26.05.2014
 *	Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]]	15.11.2010 to 15.11.2010
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 *	Shri [[Pramod Mahajan]]	02.09.2001 to 28.01.2003
 *	Shri [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]	13.10.1999 to 01.09.2001
-''
 ==Departments==
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 *[[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL)
 *[[Indian Telephone Industries Limited]] (ITI)
-*[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited]] (MTNL)
+*[[Bharat Broadband Network]] (BBNL)
 *[[Telecommunications Consultants India Limited]] (TCIL)
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 == See also ==
+{{Portal|Telecommunication}}
 * [[Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management]]
 * [[Telecommunications in India]]
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 ==List of TAC Members==
 {{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
 A
-*Alok kumar Singh
+*[[Akhil Gupta]]
+*[[Alok kumar]]
 *[[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul]]
 *[[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir]]
 *[[Ramdas Athawale]]
+*[[Alok Goswami]]
+*Aslam Khan
 B
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 C
 *[[Prem Singh Chandumajra]]
-*[[Rattan Chand]]
+*[[Chandra Bhan Singh]]
 *[[Santokh Singh Chaudhary]]
 *[[Dushyant Chautala]]
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 D
+*Dhruv Kapoor
 *Dilshad Hussain
 *Daksh Jain
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 *[[Sankar Prasad Datta]]
 *[[Anil Desai]]
-*[[Dharambir]]
+*[[Dharambir Singh Chaudhary|Dharambir]]
 *[[Rajkumar Dhoot]]
 *[[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]
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 G
 *[[Dharamvir Gandhi]]
-*[[Ashok Sekhar Ganguly]]
+*[[Ganga Prasad Ram Narayan Tripathi]]
 *[[Heena Gavit]]
 *[[Sher Singh Ghubaya]]
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 *[[Avinash Rai Khanna]]
 *[[Vinod Khanna]]
-*[[Kirron Kher]]
+*[[Krishna kumar khelwar]]
 *[[Gajanan Kirtikar]]
 *[[Ashwani Kumar (politician)|Ashwani Kumar]]
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 *[[Majeed Memon]]
 *Manoj Kumar Singhraj
+*Shahid Siddiqui<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/tac#zone-2 | title=Telephone Advisory Committee (TAC) Members - Zonewise | website=mtnlmumbai.in}}</ref>
 N
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 P
-*[[Chikki Panday]]
 *[[Praful Patel]]
 *[[Rajni Patil]]
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 T
 *[[Shashi Tharoor]]
 *[[Ronald Sapa Tlau]]
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 V
 *[[Rajan Vichare]]
-*Vicky Khurana
+*[[Vicky Khurana]]
+*[[Vinod Gupta]]
 }}

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