GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654
ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025
TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
†1654. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of members including Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI);
(b) the category-wise...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025 TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA †1654. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of members including Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI);
(b) the category-wise (Unreserved, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes) details of TRAI members including the percentage thereof in accordance with their categories;
(c) the details of the number and percentage of Chairman/Chiefs appointed by the Union Government during the last three years, category-wise; and
(d) the details of the overall percentage of all categories of officers (Group 'A', 'B', 'C', Contractual, Outsourced, Consultant/Advisor, etc.) currently working in TRAI, category-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India consists of the Chairperson, two Whole-time Members and two Part-time Members.
(b) At present, there are two Whole-time Members and two Part-time Members in TRAI. Since these posts are not under purview of extant reservation rules, category-wise information is not available.
(c) The Chairperson, TRAI was appointed in the year 2024. Since the post of Chairperson in TRAI is not under purview of extant reservation rules, category-wise information is not available.
(d) The desired information is furnished in Annexure-I enclosed herewith.
1Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in answer to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1654 to be answered on 30.07.2025 Detail of employees working in TRAI Currently working in TRAI Category-wise Details of TRAI cadre employees Unreserved OBC SC ST Sl. TRAI Group On No. Cadre Total Deputation Total Percentage* Total Percentage* Total Percentage* Total Percentage* employees 1 Group ‘A’ 64 59 123 51 79.7 5 7.8 7 10.9 1 1.6 2 Group ‘B’ 63 22 85 38 60.3 18 28.6 7 11.1 0 0.0 3 Group ‘C’ 21 0 21 9 42.9 2 9.5 10 47.6 0 0.0 Overall 148 81 229 98 66.2 25 16.9 24 16.2 1 0.7 *Percentage has been worked out based on TRAI Cadre employees as extant reservation rules are not applicable to appointments on deputation basis.
In addition to above, total 58 contractual staff (Research Associates, Young Professionals & Consultants), taken on temporary basis, are working on the pay roll of TRAI. Category-wise details of contractual staff is not maintained, as extant reservation rules are not applicable to appointments on contract basis.
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