**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) has issued the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2026. Published on May 27, 2026, these rules come into force immediately and insert a new Rule 25A into the 2025 framework. The amendment formally designates the Disciplinary, Appellate, Revisioning, and Reviewing Authorities for various grades of employees within the Authority.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments and Commencement**
* The rules are titled the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2026.
* They are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (May 27, 2026).
* The notification inserts Rule 25A after the existing Rule 25 of the 2025 Rules.
* **Authorities for Section Officer Level and Above**
* **Disciplinary Authority:** Chairperson, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
* **Appellate Authority:** Minister of State for Communications.
* **Revisioning Authority:** Minister of State for Communications.
* **Reviewing Authority:** Minister of Communications.
* **Authorities for Assistant Level and Below**
* **Disciplinary Authority:** Secretary, TRAI.
* **Appellate Authority:** Chairperson, TRAI.
* **Revisioning Authority:** Minister of State for Communications.
* **Reviewing Authority:** Minister of State for Communications.
**Impact Analysis**
**Officers at the Section Officer level and above**
**Impact**
These employees are now subject to the disciplinary authority of the TRAI Chairperson. Their higher-level appeals and revisions are handled by the Minister of State, while final reviews are conducted by the Minister of Communications.
**Action Required**
Officers must familiarize themselves with the designated ministerial-level authorities responsible for overseeing their service conduct and grievance proceedings.
**Employees at the Assistant level and below**
**Impact**
The Secretary of TRAI is now established as their immediate Disciplinary Authority. The TRAI Chairperson serves as their Appellate Authority, while the Minister of State handles revisioning and reviewing functions.
**Action Required**
Employees must direct any disciplinary responses or appeals to the specific internal and ministerial authorities outlined in the new Rule 25A.
**TRAI Administration (Chairperson and Secretary)**
**Impact**
The Chairperson and Secretary are formally empowered with specific disciplinary and appellate roles based on the seniority of the staff involved.
**Action Required**
Administrative heads must exercise their powers according to the updated hierarchy for all personnel proceedings initiated after the publication date.
Key Entities Referenced
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2026: The primary regulatory document that amends existing service rules to define disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities for TRAI staff.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997: The enabling legislation that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding the service conditions of TRAI employees.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): The statutory body responsible for regulating the telecommunications sector in India and the primary subject of these service rules.
Ministry of Communications: The central government ministry, specifically the Department of Telecommunications, that issued this notification.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2025: The principal policy document being amended to insert new rules concerning disciplinary and appellate procedures.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 372] नई ददल्ली, बुधिार, मई 27, 2026/ज्य ष्े ि 6, 1948
No. 372] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026/JYAISTHA 6, 1948
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 26 मई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 413(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1997
(1997 का 24) की धारा 10 की उपधारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 35 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (गक) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण ( अजधकाठरयों तथा अन्य कमचम ाठरयों की भती और सेिा की
ितें) जनयम, 2025 का संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथामत ् :-
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण (अजधकाठरयों तथा अन्य कममचाठरयों की भती
और सेिा की ित)ें संिोधन जनयम, 2026 ह ै।
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रिृत्त होंगे ।
2. भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण (अजधकाठरयों तथा अन्य कममचाठरयों की भती और सेिा की ित)ें जनयम, 2025
म,ें जनयम 25 के पश्चात ्जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथामत् :-
3759 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“25क. अनिु ासन, अपीलीय, पनु रीिण तथा पनु र्िमलोकन प्राजधकरण:- जनयम 25 म ेंजिजनर्दमष्ट कायमिाजहयों के प्रयोिनों
के जलए प्राजधकरण म ें जिजभन्न श्रेजणयों के संबंध म ें जनम्नजलजखत अनिु ासन, अपीलीय, पुनरीिण तथा पुनर्िमलोकन
प्राजधकरण होंगे, अथामत् :-
क्रम पद अनुिासन प्राजधकरण अपीलीय प्राजधकरण पुनरीिण पुनर्िमलोकन
स.ं प्राजधकरण प्राजधकरण
1 अनुभाग अजधकारी अध्यि, भारतीय संचार राज्य मंत्री संचार राज्य संचार मंत्री
के स्ट्तर तथा उसके मंत्री
दरू संचार जिजनयामक
ऊपर के सभी पद
प्राजधकरण
2 सहायक के स्ट्तर सजचि, भारतीय अध्यि, भारतीय संचार राज्य संचार राज्य
तथा उसके नीच े के दरू संचार जिजनयामक दरू संचार जिजनयामक मंत्री मंत्री” ।
सभी पद
प्राजधकरण प्राजधकरण
[फा. स.ं 10-02/2022-पुनगमिन]
देिेंद्र कुमार रॉय, संयुक् त सजचि
ठिप्पण :- भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण ( अजधकाठरयों तथा अन्य कममचाठरयों की भती और सेिा की ित)ें जनयम,
2025, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड(i) म ेंअजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 909 (अ), तारीख
18 ददसंबर, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित हुए थ े।
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:—
Sl. Disciplinary Revisioning
Posts Appellate Authority Reviewing Authority
No. Authority Authority
1. 1. All posts of Chairperson, Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of
the level of Telecom Communications Communications
Communications
Section[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Officer and Regulatory
above Authority of India
2. 2. All posts of Secretary, Chairperson, Telecom Minister of State for Minister of State for
the level of Telecom Regulatory Authority of Communications Communications”.
Assistant Regulatory India
and below Authority of India
[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.
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