Highlights
The Designated Authority will make its determination based on the approval of a committee headed by Deputy NSA
The committee will consist of members from relevant departments/Ministries and will also have two members from the industry and an independent expert
The Committee will be called ‘National Security Committee on Telecom (NSCT)
New Delhi: In a significant Cabinet decision on Wednesday (December 16), the government gave approval for National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector. This step has been taken to strengthen national security and further Atmanirbhar Bharat objectives including through the involvement of all stakeholders within government and in the private sector.
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Under the provisions of the directive, the government will declare a list of trusted sources and trusted products for installation in the country s telecom network.
PTI 16 December 2020 outlookindia.com 2020-12-16T18:29:40+05:30
In a bid to tighten security of all communications networks, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector, which will mandate service providers to purchase equipment from trusted sources.
Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the directive has been framed from the perspective of national security. Considering the need to ensure India s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector, Prasad said.
Govt issues national security directives on telecom, only trusted equipment to be acquired for 5G
Govt issues national security directives on telecom, only trusted equipment to be acquired for 5G
Under the provisions of the Directive, in order to maintain integrity of the supply chain security and to discourage insecure equipment in the network, the govt will declare a list of trusted sources/trusted products .
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Against the backdrop of over 7 lakh cyberattacks in the last year, the central government today issued the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector for the protection of India s essential national security interests.
New Delhi: Telecom equipment from China may face fresh curbs after the Cabinet Wednesday cleared a proposal to secure telecom infrastructure by designating a ‘trusted source’ for the purchase of equipment by service providers.
Briefing reporters after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law, Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector has been framed keeping in mind the national security.
“Considering the need to ensure India’s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector,” Prasad said.
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