Digital Communication Commission

About Digital Communication Commission (DCC) 

• It was set up by the Government of India via a resolution in 1989 with administrative and financial powers of the Government of India to deal with various aspects of Telecommunications. 
• The Government re-designated the ‘Telecom Commission’ as the ‘Digital Communications Commission’ in 2018. 
• Nodal Ministry: It is under the Ministry of Communication. 
• Members: Consists of a Chairman, four full-time members, who are ex-officio Secretaries to the Government of India in the Department of Telecommunications and four part-time members who are Secretaries to the Government of India in the concerned Departments. 
• The Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Telecommunications is the ex-officio Chairman of the Digital Communications Commission. 

 

Functions:

• Formulating the policy of the Department of Telecommunications for approval of the Government. 
• Preparing the budget for the Department of Telecommunications for each financial year and getting it approved by the Government. 
•  Implementation of Government policy in all matters concerning telecommunication.

 

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Q1) What is digital communication?

Digital communication is the use of online tools like email, social media messaging and texting to reach other individuals or a specific audience to share a message

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