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The Central Government amends the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2025, by introducing new provisions for Disciplinary, Appellate, Revisioning, and Reviewing Authorities.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) issued Notification G.S.R. 413(E) on 26th May, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by clause (ca) of sub-section (2) of section 35 read with sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997). This notification introduces the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2026, which come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette. These rules amend the principal Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2025, originally published vide G.S.R. 909(E) dated 18th December, 2025. Specifically, the amendment inserts a new rule 25A detailing the Disciplinary, Appellate, Revisioning, and Reviewing Authorities for various grades within the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. For posts at the level of Section Officer and above, the Chairperson, TRAI, is the Disciplinary Authority, while the Minister of State for Communications serves as the Appellate and Revisioning Authority, and the Minister of Communications as the Reviewing Authority. For posts at the level of Assistant and below, the Secretary, TRAI, is the Disciplinary Authority, the Chairperson, TRAI, is the Appellate Authority, and the Minister of State for Communications acts as both the Revisioning and Reviewing Authority.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27052026-272907 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 372] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026/JYAISTHA 6, 1948 3759 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Telecommunications) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th May, 2026 G.S.R. 413(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ca) of sub-section (2) of section 35 read with sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2025, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2025, after rule 25, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- "25A. Disciplinary, Appellate, Revisioning and Reviewing Authorities. The Disciplinary, Appellate, Revisioning and Reviewing Authorities, in respect of various grades in the Authority for the purposes of proceedings specified in rule 25, shall be the following, namely:— +-----+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------+ | SI. | Posts | Disciplinary Authority | Appellate Authority | Revisioning Authority | Reviewing Authority | | No. | | | | | | +=====+=============================+===================================+==================================+==================================+========================+ | 1. | All posts of the level of | Chairperson, Telecom Regulatory | Minister of State for | Minister of State for | Minister of | | | Section Officer and above | Authority of India | Communications | Communications | Communications | +-----+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------+ | 2. | All posts of the level of | Secretary, Telecom Regulatory | Chairperson, Telecom Regulatory | Minister of State for | Minister of State for | | | Assistant and below | Authority of India | Authority of India | Communications | Communications". | +-----+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------+ [F. No. 10-02/2022-Restg.] DEVENDRA KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy. Note: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and other Employees) Rules, 2025 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section(i), vide notification number G.S.R. 909(E), dated the 18th December, 2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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