The Cabinet Committee on Security on December 16, 2020 announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector (NSDTS).
Salient Features of the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector
- The government will declare a list of trusted sources and trusted products for installation in the country’s telecom network.
- The methodology to designate trusted products will be devised by the designated authority, the National Cyber Security Coordinator.
- The list of the trusted source and product will be decided based on approval of ‘National Security Committee on Telecom’ (NSCT) headed by the deputy national security advisor.
- Those that meet the criteria of the Department of Telecommunications’ preferential market access (PMA) scheme will be certified as India trusted sources.
- Telecom service providers are required to connect new devices that are designated trusted products.
- The government will also create a list of designated sources from whom no procurement can be done.
(Source: The Mint)
