RTI

Introduction

Any citizen of India seeking any information relating to the Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) Fund, an attached office of the Department of Telecom (DoT), may address his or her application to officers designated as Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) in pursuance of section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

 

In respect of Finance and Technical wings of USO Fund

In respect of Finance and Technical wings of DBN Fund, the following officers have been designated Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) under the RTI Act 2005:

S. No. Details of CPIO Subject Matter Details of FAAs
1  
  • All CSC agreements
  • Wi-Fi Project (BSNL/CSC/Railtel)
  • BharatNet Phase-Ill revised model and its implementation
 Shri Mukesh Kumar Gupta, DDG (SP), USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: ddgsp[dot]usof[dash]dot[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23036936 , ext 6132
2 Shri Rameshwar Dhariwal, Director (T-2)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: r[dot]dhariwal[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23753039, ext 6489
  • Parliament Questions Nodal
  • Parliament Assurances (Nodal for USOF)
  • Inputs for Parliamentary Committee meetings
  • TRAl reports (Himachal Pradesh etc)
  • ROW follow up for all USOF Projects
  • NDCP Inputs
  • GIS Mapping of BharatNet
  • other USOF Projects
  • CSC-Bihar, PMG Portal of DPIIT (Nodal for USOF)
3 Shri Mohd. Aftab Alam, Director(Mobile-1)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: aftab[dot]alam88[at]gov[dot]in
  • 7287 Aspirational District Scheme
  • 502 Aspirational District Scheme
  • 354 Uncovered Villages Scheme
  • Left Wing Extremism [LWE] Phase-1
  • Left Wing Extremism [LWE] Phase-2
  • TPA related work.
  • PM Tool related works.
  • Coordination /Inputs for other wings
 Shri B P Vishwakarma, DDG (Mobile), USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
e-mail: bp[dot]vishwakarma[at]gov[dot]in
4  
  • 4G Saturation Project
  • BOPs/BIPs
  • Mission Utkarsh
5 Shri Rameshwar Dhariwal, Director (T-2) O/o DDG (SP)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: r[dot]dhariwal[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23753039, ext 6489
  • Provision of 4G Mobile Services in Meghalaya
  • Provision of 4G Mobile
  • Services in Uncovered Villages of Arunachal Pradesh and 2 Districts of Assam
4 Shri Arun Gupta, Director (BB-2),
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: dirbb2usof-dot[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23372434, ext 6357
  • CTDP (NER-6 States)
  • Railtel (Distt to Block)
  • BharatNet Utilisation (Govt Institutions- Nodal for MOPR/MEITY/PM Gati Shakti)
  • Last Mile connectivity,
  • Special Assistance Scheme for States (Coordination with JST wing)
  • Mobile services in uncovered villages and along NH of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim and Arunachal, Nodal for DONER etc.
 Shri S K Verma, DDG - I, USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
e-mail: bp[dot]vishwakarma[at]gov[dot]in
5 Shri Hari Krishnan S. Dir(IS-1),
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: diris1[dot]usof-dot[at]gov[dot]in
  • KLI Project
  • 4G (Andaman Project)
  • Pilot projects
  • CANI issues
  • BharatNet(A&N).
 Shri Sanjay Kumar Varshney, DDG - II, USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
e-mail: sanjay[dot]varshney[at]gov[dot]in, tel no. 23372364, ext 6740
6 Shri Shailendra Sagar Dir(IS-2),
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: diris2[dot]usof-dot[at]gov[dot]in
  • Satellite (DSPT/VSAT Projects) +Old closed schemes (RCP/RDEL etc)
  • TTDF/Pilot/R&D Projects
  • New IT act and rules modification
  • Hiring of 20 Gbps international Bandwidth (Agartala from BSCCL Bangladesh via Cox Bazar)
7 Shri Sanjay Kumar, (DAT-1&A)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: dirbb2[dot]hq-dot[at]nic[dot]in
  • Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Annual Report/E-Samiksha/00MF/ DGQI Reports
  • Niti Aayog,
  • PMO reports,
  • Hiring of man power,
  • Other Administrative and coordination works,
  • Social media outreach (Nodal for USOF),
  • Audit,
  • Court case,
  • Nodal for VIP/PG cases,
  • ISCS meetings,
  • Secretary(Coord) meetings,
  • Karmyogi nodal etc
 Shri Rajesh Gupta, Joint Administrator (T&A), USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
e-mail: jatusof[dot]hq-dot[at]nic[dot]in, tel no. 23372324, ext 6412
8 Shri Sheel P Gautam (DAT-3),
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001,
e-mail: dat3usof-dot[at]gov[dot]in, tel no. 23310261, ext 6111
  • BharatNet Phase-l
  • OFC projects in NER (including BharatNet)
  • BharatNet Phase-Il (BSNL-MP, UP-E, UPW, Sikkim)
  • BBNL Model
  • O&M Phase-I
  • State led model (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Telangana).
9 Shri Sathish Kumar M C, Dy. Administrator (Finance - I)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi-110001, e-mail: mc[dot]satish[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23372162, ext. 6712
  • Comprehensive Telecom Development Project for NER, Village Public Telephones, Digital Satellite Phone Terminals, Comprehensive Telecom Development Project for Islands, SMCF(TERI)
  • Wi-fi Schemes (other than under BharatNet).
  • Telecom Plan for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas
  • Uncovered Areas Schemes
  • Empanelment of financial consultants
  • Administrative and Establishment works (Finance) including RTI
  • Payments and outsourcing related to USOF and Finance wing
  • Delegation of financial powers
  • Subsidy disbursement and settlement
  • Claim Settlement and Management Software (CSMS)
 Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Joint Administrator (Finance), USOF
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
e-mail: sanjay[dot]k76[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23372190, ext 6886
10 Shri Deepanshu Agarwal, Dy. Administrator (Finance - II)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi-110001 e-mail: deepanshu[dot]agarwal[at]gov[dot]in
  • Matters related to BharatNet (State led and PPP model)
  • Parliament questions and USO Fund status
  • Matters related to Budget
  • Social Impact Assessment, VIP, PMO references
11 Shri Ankit Verma, Dy. Administrator (Finance - III)
Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications,
Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi-110001 e-mail: verma[dot]ankit[at]gov[dot]in tel no. 23372162, ext. 6712
  • All matters related to BharatNet Phase-I
  • All matters pertaining to CSC projects (Wi-Fi, LMC, Operations and Maintenance, etc)
  • Matters related to Parliamentary Standing Committee, Estimate Committee matters
  • All reports and coordination matters pertaining to USOF Finance
  • Preparation of Audit paras, ATN, DAP reports
  • All closed schemes