Executive Summary:
This notification announces the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Amendment Rules, 2021, which further amend the 2016 rules. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (October 21, 2021), include changes regarding mobile towers, telegraph lines, and the establishment of overground telegraph lines. These rules are issued by the Central Government, Department of Telecommunications, under the powers conferred by the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
Key Points / Main Content:
General Amendments:
* The rules are called the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Amendment Rules, 2021, and take effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The 2016 rules are amended to include "telegraph line" alongside "mobile towers" in the opening paragraph.
* Rule 6(4) is amended to include "maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting" in addition to "establishing."
Overground Telegraph Line Provisions:
* Rule 9(2) is amended to state that certain documents (ii, iii, v, ix, x, and xi) are not required for applications to establish overground telegraph lines.
* Route plans for establishing overground telegraph lines must be provided by the licensee with the application.
* Rule 10(1) is amended, stipulating parameters (a, b, c, g, and h) are unnecessary for examining applications to establish overground telegraph lines.
* The appropriate authority must examine the route plan for proposed overground telegraph lines, especially regarding interference with public infrastructure.
* Rule 10(2) is amended, establishing a one-time compensation payment, not exceeding one thousand rupees per kilometer, for overground telegraph lines established over immovable property controlled by the appropriate authority.
* Rule 10(4) is amended to include "maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting" in addition to "establishing."
Impact Analysis:
Licensees:
* Impact: Reduced documentation requirements for establishing overground telegraph lines; need to provide route plans.
* Action Required: Adapt application processes to the new documentation requirements and prepare route plans.
Appropriate Authority:
* Impact: New responsibilities for examining route plans and assessing potential interference with public infrastructure; obligation to determine one-time compensation for use of immovable property.
* Action Required: Establish processes for examining route plans, assessing interference, and determining compensation.
Owners of Immovable Property:
* Impact: Potential to receive one-time compensation for overground telegraph lines established over their property.
* Action Required: Understand the process for claiming compensation.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: An act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that regulates telegraph operations in India.
Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016: The principal rules which are being amended by this notification.
Indian Telegraph Right of Way Amendment Rules, 2021: The set of rules which are being introduced through this notification. These rules amend the 2016 rules.
Ministry of Communications: The ministry under which the Department of Telecommunications operates.
Department of Telecommunications: The department responsible for the notification and amendment of the rules related to telegraph operations.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
G.S.R. 749E: The notification number assigned to this particular amendment.
HARI RANJAN RAO: The Joint Secretary who approved the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 606] नई ददल्ली, बृैस्ट्प जतिार, अक्त बू र 21, 2021/आजि न 29, 1943
No. 606] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021/ASVINA 29, 1943
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 21 अक् तूबर, 2021
सा.का.जन. 749(अ).—केंद्र सरकार भारतीय तार अजधजनयम, 1885 (1885 का 13) की धारा 10, 12 और 15
के साथ पठित धारा 7 की उप-धारा (1) और उप-धारा (2) के खंड (ड.) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारतीय
तार माग गके अजधकार जनयम, 2016 को और संिोजधत करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ै -
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ:- (1) इन जनयमों को भारतीय तार माग ग के अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2021 कैा
जाए।
(2) य ेजनयम सरकारी राजपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रिृत्त ैोंगे ।
2. भारतीय तार मागग के अजधकार जनयम, 2016 (जजसे इस अजधसूचना में इसके पश्चात उक्त जनयम के रूप में
उजल्लजखत दकया गया ै) म,ें प्रथम प रा म,ें ‘‘मोबाइल टािर’’ िब् द के स्ट् थान पर ‘‘मोबाइल टािर और तारयंत्र लाइन” िब् द
प्रजतस्ट् थाजपत दकए जाएंगे।
3. उक्त जनयम म,ें जनयम 6 म,ें उप-जनयम (4) म,ें ‘‘स्ट्थापन” िब्द के स्ट्थ ान पर ‘‘स्ट्थापन, अनरु िण, चालन, मरम् मत,
अंतरण अथिा स्ट्थानांतरण” िब्द प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकए जाएगं े।
4. उक्त जनयम म,ें जनयम 9 म,ें उप-जनयम (2) म,ें खंड (xiv) के बाद जनम्न जलजखत परन्तुकों को िाजमल दकया
जाएगा:-
6073 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
‘‘परन्तु यै दक भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन स्ट् थाजपत करन े ैते ु दकए गए आिेदन के मामल े म ें खंड (ii), (iii), (v),
(ix), (x) और (xi) में उजल्ल जखत दस्ट्त ािेज अपेजित नै ैोंग-े :
परन्तु यै भी दक अनज्ञु जिधारी को भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन स्ट् थाजपत करने ैते ु बनाई गयी मागग योजना स े
संबंजधत दस्ट् तािेज भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन स्ट्थ ाजपत करने ैते ु दकए गए आिेदन के साथ प्रस्ट् तुत करन े ैोंग:े’’.
5. (i) उक्त जनयम म,ें जनयम 10 म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (झ) के बाद, जनम्न जलजखत परन्तकु ों को िाजमल दकया
जाएगा:-
‘‘परन्तु यै दक भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन स्ट् थाजपत करने ैते ु दकए गए आिेदन की जांच करने के जलए खडं (क),
(ख), (ग), (छ) और (ज) में उजल्ल जखत प्राचल अजनिाय ग नै ैोंग-े :
परन्तु यै भी दक समुजचत प्राजधकारी प्रस्ट् ताजित भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन के जलए मागग योजना की और दकसी
अन् य लोक अिसंरचना जो इस प्रस्ट् ताजित मागग के साथ जबछाई जानी ै, के साथ ऐसी तारयंत्र लाइन के या तो स्ट्थापन या
रख-रखाि में संभाव्य बाधा की जांच करेगा-.’’;
(ii) उप-जनयम (2) म,ें जनम्न जलजखत परंतुक िाजमल दकया जाएगा: -
‘‘परन्तु यै दक जैा ाँ दकसी समुजचत प्राजधकारी के जनयंत्रण या प्रबंध में जनजैत या के अधीन दकसी स्ट्थािर संपजत्त
पर भूजम के ऊपर तारयंत्र लाइन को स्ट्थाजपत दकया जाता ै; िैााँ स्ट्थािर संपजत्त के मूल्य के जलए एक बार प्रजतकर स्ट्थ ाजपत
की गई तारयंत्र लाइन के प्रजत दकलोमीटर के जलए एक ैजार रूपए से अजधक दये नै ैोगा -.’’;
(iii) उप-जनयम (4) म,ें ‘‘स्ट्थापन” िब् द के स्ट् थान पर ‘‘स्ट्थापन, अनरु िण, चालन, मरम् मत, अंतरण अथिा स्ट्थानांतरण”
िब् द प्रजतस्ट् थाजपत दकए जाएंगे।
[फा. सं. 2-41/2020-नीजत]
ैठर रंजन राि, संयुक् त सजचि
नोट : मूल जनयम भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खंड (i) में ददनांक 15 निम् बर, 2016 की अजधसूचना
संख् या सा.का.जन. 1070(अ) के तैत प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और ददनांक 21 अप्रल , 2017 की सा.का.जन. 407(अ)
के तैत संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st October, 2021
G.S.R. 749(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (e) of sub-
section (2) of section 7 read with sections 10, 12 and 15 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885(13 of 1885), the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Telegraph Right of Way
Rules, 2016, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Indian Telegraph Right of Way
(Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the
opening paragraph, for the words ―mobile towers‖, the words ―mobile towers and telegraph line‖ shall be
substituted.
3. In the said rules, in rule 6, in sub-rule (4), for the word ―establishing‖, the words ―establishing,
maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting‖ shall be substituted.
4. In the said rules, in rule 9, in sub-rule (2), after clause (xiv), the following provisos shall be
inserted, namely:–[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
―Provided that the documents mentioned in clauses (ii), (iii), (v) (ix), (x) and (xi) shall not be
required in case of application made for establishment of overground telegraph line:—
Provided further that the documents related to route plan for establishment of overground telegraph
line shall be required to be provided by the licensee with the application made for establishment of
overground telegraph line:‖.
5. (i) In the said rules, in rule 10,- in sub-rule (1), after clause (i), the following provisos shall be
inserted, namely:–
―Provided that the parameters mentioned in clauses (a), (b), (c), (g) and (h) shall not be necessary
for examination of the application made for establishment of overground telegraph line:—
Provided further that the appropriate authority shall examine the route plan for the proposed
overground telegraph line and the possible interference in regard to the establishment or maintenance of
such overground telegraph line with regard to any other public infrastructure that may have been laid along
the proposed route:—‖;
(ii) in sub-rule (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:–
―Provided that in cases where the overground telegraph line is established over the immovable
property, vested in the control or management of any appropriate authority, then in such cases, one time
compensation shall be payable for the value of the immovable property, not exceeding one thousand rupees
per kilometer of the overground telegraph line established:—‖;
(iii) in sub-rule (4), for the word ―establishing‖, the words ―establishing, maintaining, working,
repairing, transferring or shifting‖ shall be substituted.
[F. No. 2-41/2020-Policy]
HARI RANJAN RAO, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 1070(E), dated the 15th November, 2016 and further
amended vide G.S.R. 407(E), dated the 21stApril, 2017.
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