Telecom Minister, Central government on 14 May 2022 launched GatiShakti Sanchar portal at gatishaktisanchar.gov.in. It will centralise and speed up approvals for laying of fibre and tower installations and will boost upcoming 5G roll out. A legal backing for the Right of Way (RoW) will be in place by December.
The GatiShakti Sanchar portal will facilitate centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals. An online platform for the industry to apply for RoW approvals as they build telecom infrastructure, including for 5G services, the GatiShakti Sanchar portal offers a unified, integrated, centralised approach covering all states and UTs, and central government ministries.
This portal envisages bringing transparency, accountability and responsiveness to all stakeholders while processing the application. This has further been taking a giant leapfrogging towards “Ease of Doing Business” as the application process for installation of Digital Infrastructure is being delayed due to inconsistency and uncertainty of policy and process and it requires maintaining a fast-tracking application process to overcome the challenges of implementation of Right of Way Rules-2016.
About Gatishakti Sanchar Portal (gatishaktisanchar.gov.in)
GatiShakti Sanchar Portal is a collaborative institutional mechanism between all stakeholders including Central and State/UT Government(s), Local bodies, and Service Providers to facilitate the Right of Way (RoW) Application Process through a single interface.This portal envisages bringing transparency, accountability and responsiveness to all stakeholders while processing the application. This has further been taking a giant leapfrogging towards “Ease of Doing Business” as the application process for installation of Digital Infrastructure is being delayed due to inconsistency and uncertainty of policy and process and it requires maintaining a fast-tracking application process to overcome the challenges of implementation of Right of Way Rules-2016.
This would provide a robust mechanism to achieve our goal of “Broadband to All” as envisaged in the National Digital Communication Policy-2018.
Features of Gatishakti Sanchar Portal
- GatiShakti Sanchar Portal will enable applicants from Telecom Services Providers (TSPs), Infrastructure Providers (IPs), Internet Services Providers (ISPs) etc. to apply for RoW approvals for laying Optical Fiber Cables (OFC) and erecting Telecom infrastructures like Towers etc. to submit their applications to various agencies of State/UT Governments and local bodies.
- To assist users, it has a dedicated 8x6 (Monday to Saturday) customer services call centre (from 10 AM – 6 PM), which supports RoW applicants and other stakeholders through a number (0755-2525801) and email (support@gatishaktisanchar.gov.in)
- Shortly, the GatiShakti Sanchar Portal will be integrated with Central ROW Portals of central Ministries/departments like M/o Defence; M/o Environment Forests and Climate Change; M/o Road Transport and Highways; M/o Railways; M/o Petroleum and Natural Gas; M/o Housing and Urban Affairs; Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; M/o Civil Aviation; Department of posts.
- For effective monitoring the dashboard of the portal gives pendency status – overall, State wise and district wise.
Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal Benefits for TSPs/ISPs
Telecom Service Providers, ISPs and other establishments who need to obtain RoW permissions from State Government will be immensely benefitted from the GatiShakti Sanchar Portal because it will facilitate:-- Applying for RoW permission for any state of India in one place
- Centralized tracking of applications disposal status
- Automated alerts on application processing updates
- Centralized help desk availability
- Faster approval of applications since pendency will be monitored by the Communications Ministry
- Faster rollout of services like 5G, Fiberization of Towers, and Broadband connectivity to Citizens/Institutions.
Sugamsanchar Portal Benefits for Central / State Govt
- Another step in the direction of facilitating 'Ease of Doing business'
- Quick approvals will lead to laying of more OFC and thus may accelerate Fiberization
- Broadband will reach all villages.
- Quick approvals will increase Tower density, and will enhance connectivity and improve Quality of Service
- Quick approvals will increase fiberization of Telecom towers, thus better Broadband speeds
- Institutions like hospitals, police stations, panchayat offices, schools and colleges, anganwadis etc. will get broadband connectivity.
- Availability of Broadband will facilitate the delivery of e-Governance services such as e-Health, e-education, e-commerce, cashless transactions etc. in rural areas.
- States can expect more industrial investments; if Broadband connectivity is good, thereby providing more employment opportunities and more revenue as part of share in GST.
- Online working will bring efficiency, transparency and accountability to the various departments of State/UTs.
- Heads of departments and Chief Secretary of state will be able to easily monitor and fix responsibility.
Sugam Sanchar Portal Benefits for Citizens
With better broadband connectivity Citizens can:- easily access Government services, search for information online, undertake cashless transactions, and can participate in Nation building in rural areas.
- read the online latest news, become politically aware, read about farming techniques, sell their produce online, sell their handicrafts online, read about products, services and jobs available in nearby cities, buy household necessities online and can access various Government services being provided online through various websites and Mobile Apps viz. BHIM, UMANG, Digi Locker etc.
How to Apply Online at Gatishakti Sanchar Portal
- Register / Login as applicant
- Select state
- Create new request
- Submit form and pay the admin fees
- After approval/pay the infrastructure fees
- Download the e-signatured approval letter
- How to Apply Online for Gatishakti Sanchar Yojana is basically designed for User Help to understand the "RoW Portal" flow. Also, users can follow the steps to complete their applications.
Gatishakti Sanchar Yojana Fee, Document Required
- Gatishakti Sanchar portal is now online and to check fee or documents required, you can go to the link - https://gatishaktisanchar.gov.in/
- On reaching homepage, scroll over "Application Process" tab and click at "Fee and Document Required" link
- Next page to check fee / document at Gatishakti Sanchar Portal will open.
- Select state name, then application type (Ground Base Tower - Form 1A, Roof Top Tower - Form 1B, Right of Way - Form 1C) and then check fees & document required.
Gatishakti Sanchar Portal Registration / Login
- First of all, you can go to Gatishakti Sanchar Portal at https://gatishaktisanchar.gov.in/
- On homepage, click at "Login" tab or click at https://row.gatishaktisanchar.gov.in/
- Then Gatishakti Sanchar Portal login page will open.
- New Applicant Registration is the link for Gatishakti Sanchar Portal registration for new applicants. On clicking this "New Applicant Registration" link, Gatishakti Sanchar Portal registration page will open.
- Fill up the basic form and you will get the activation link on your registered email id.
Facilitation Desk
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Sanchar Bhawan 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110001
EMAIL ID: support[at]gatishaktisanchar[dot]gov[dot]in
SUPPORT: 0755 2525 801
Working Hours - 10:00 am To 06:00pm (Monday To Saturday)
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