**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Communications on July 31, 2026, authorizes specific state and union territory officials to exercise powers under sub-section (4) of section 14 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. It serves as a continuation of the ministry's prior notification dated January 29, 2026. The authorization empowers designated officers in Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep to take legal action within their respective jurisdictions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework**
* The notification is issued in pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 14 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023).
* It acts as a continuation of the Ministry’s previous notification, G.S.R.72 (E), published on January 29, 2026.
* The Central Government formally delegates authority to specific state-level officers to take action as provided under the specified sub-section of the Act.
**Designated Authorised Officers**
* **Haryana:** Special Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Haryana.
* **Jharkhand:** Joint Secretary, Department of Information Technology and e-Governance, Government of Jharkhand.
* **Meghalaya:** Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Meghalaya.
* **Rajasthan:** Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary / Secretary, Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Rajasthan.
* **Ladakh:** Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.
* **Lakshadweep:** Director, Department of Information Technology, Lakshadweep Administration.
**Impact Analysis**
**Designated State and Union Territory Officials**
**Impact**
The identified officers in the six specified regions are now legally empowered by the Central Government to exercise the powers and duties defined under section 14(4) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023.
**Action Required**
Authorized officers must assume the responsibility for taking actions and making decisions as prescribed under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, within their respective State or Union Territory boundaries.
**Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications)**
**Impact**
The Ministry decentralizes the enforcement or administrative actions of the Telecommunications Act by delegating authority to regional officials.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the notification is correctly integrated with the existing legal framework established by the January 29, 2026, notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Telecommunications Act, 2023: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its power to authorize specific officers for regulatory actions.
Ministry of Communications: The central ministry (specifically the Department of Telecommunications) responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the telecommunications sector.
Section 14(4) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023: The specific legal provision that empowers the Central Government to authorize officers to take action in various states and union territories.
Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep: The specific states and union territories where designated officers have been authorized to exercise power under the Act.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 218] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, अगस्ट्त 3, 2026/श्रािण 12, 1948
No. 218] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026/SHRAVAN 12, 1948
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 31 िुलाई, 2026
फा.स.ं 2-4/2025-नीजत.— दरू संचार अजधजनयम, 2023 (2023 का 44) की धारा 14 की उप-धारा (4) के
अनुसरण म ें और भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, धारा 3, उप-धारा (i) म ें प्रकाजित इस मंत्रालय की ददनांक 29
िनिरी, 2026 की अजधसूचना सा.का.जन.72 (अ) के क्रम म,ें केंद्र सरकार नीच े दी गई ताजलका के कॉलम (2) म ें बताए
गए अजधकाररयों को उक्त ताजलका के कॉलम (3) म ें संबंजधत प्रजिजि म ें जिजनर्दिि राज्य या सघं राज्य क्षत्रे म ें उक्त उप-धारा
के तहत कारििाई करन े के जलए अजधकृत करती ह,ै िो इस प्रकार ह:ैं—
ताजलका
क्रं. राज्य /सघं राज्य क्षत्रे का
प्राजधकृत अजधकारी
सं. नाम
(1) (2) (3)
1. जििेष सजचि, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी, हररयाणा सरकार हररयाणा
2. संयुक्त सजचि, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी और ई-गिनेंस जिभाग, झारखंड सरकार झारखंड
3. प्रधान सजचि, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी और संचार जिभाग, मेघालय सरकार मेघालय
5986 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
4. अपर मुख्य सजचि / प्रधान सजचि / सजचि, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी और संचार जिभाग, रािस्ट्थान
रािस्ट्थान सरकार
5. सजचि, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग, संघ राज्य प्रिासन, लद्दाख लद्दाख
6. जनदेिक, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग, लक्षद्वीप प्रिासन लक्षद्वीप
देिेन्द्द्र कुमार राय, संयुक्त सजचि
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2026
F. No. 2-4/2025-Policy.— In pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 14 of the Telecommunications Act,
2023 (44 of 2023) and in continuation of this Ministry’s notification G.S.R.72 (E), dated the 29th January, 2026,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), the Central Government hereby
authorises the officers specified in column (2) of the Table below to take action as provided under the said sub-section
in the State or Union Territory specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:—
TABLE
S. Name of the State /
Authorised Officer
no. Union Territory
(1) (2) (3)
1. Special Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Haryana Haryana
2. Joint Secretary, Department of Information Technology and e- Jharkhand
Governance, Government of Jharkhand
3. Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology and Communication, Meghalaya
Government of Meghalaya
4. Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary / Secretary, Department of Rajasthan
Information Technology and Communication, Government of Rajasthan
5. Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Administration of Union Territory Ladakh
of Ladakh
6. Director, Department of Information Technology, Lakshadweep Administration Lakshadweep
DEVENDRA KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
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