Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
5. The draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 bill, which seeks to address problems in the telecom sector, may have far reaching effects on OTT services, spectrum allocations and other fields. Critically examine. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The Ministry of Communications released a draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 last week for public comments. Since then, the draft has generated a significant amount of discussion on various changes that it proposes to make to the current telecom regulatory framework.
Key Demand of the question:
To critically examine the draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 bill, its positives and limitations.
Directive word:
Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving aims and objectives of the draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 bill
Body:
In the first part, mention salient features of the draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 bill
Next, write about how the draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 bill will result in addressing problems in the telecom sector by generating more revenue, equitable growth etc.
Next, write about the limitation the proposed draft bill.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
