Central Government notifies Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Central Government notifies Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021

• The Department of Telecom (DoT)  has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on October 21, 2021, by amending the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.
• The new rules have been introduced to ease the Right of Way (RoW) related permission and procedures for establishment and augmentation of Digital Communications Infrastructure across the country.
• Amendments notified are as follows:
  • The one-time compensation for establishment of overground telegraph line has been fixed at maximum Rs 1000 per kilometre. 
  • No fee will be charged other than Administrative fee and Restoration charges for establishing, maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting the underground and overground telegraph infrastructure.
  • Besides, Documentation for Right of Way (RoW) application for overground telegraph line has also been simplified.

Points to Remember:

1. Government has amended which rules to notify the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules,2021?
2. What amount of one-time compensation has been fixed for establishment of overground telegraph line under the new rules?

Source: PIB