Synopsis Chandrashekhar played an instrumental role in laying down the country's first electronics manufacturing policy in 2012 as the IT secretary. Getty Images New Delhi: Domestic telecom gear makers' body TEMA on Friday said it has appointed former telecom and IT secretary Rentala Chandrashekhar as the Chairman of TEMA Council on Digital Empowerment. Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA) represents Indian companies engaged in manufacturing of telecom gears. "TEMA is pleased to announce that Shri R Chandrashekhar, Former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication and Department of Electronics and IT is appointed as the first Chairman of TEMA Council on Digital Empowerment," TEMA said in a statement.