The Telephone Advisory Committees at SSA, Circle and All India levels were formed when the DOT was the only telecom service provider. There used to be long waiting lists for telephones in each and every divisions/SSAs and decisions had to be taken considering certain special considerations. The Telephone Advisory Committees were formed with MPs.MLAs and other prominent citizens to help and advise the Department in such matters.
Once the DOT telecom services were corporatised and MTNL and BSNL were formed as also private companies were licenced to provide connections, the requirement of TAC was over. But it still continued as a political requirement to satisfy some influential people.
When Shri Ram Vilas Paswan was the Communications Minister, the union met him and suggested that the TAC should be abolished. He accepted the demand and issued orders for dissolution of all the TACs. We were happy.

But later it took a curious turn. After about six months, the same Communications Minister restored the TACs and members were nominated and they started functioning. Probably it was a political requirement for him.
But our stand continues the same. There is no requirement of the TACs. It is huge unnecessary expenditure for the ailing BSNL.
We demand the Government to discontinue the Telecom Advisory Committees without further delay. BSNL Management has to take up the matter with DOT for a favourable decision.