NEW DELHI: The department of telecommunications (DoT) has sought to stonewall queries from the auditor of India’s state-run institutions, using an opinion from the law ministry that said policy decisions cannot be second-guessed by auditors.
The department has told the Comptroller and Auditor General, or CAG, that it would not respond to further queries on the award of frequency spectrum to a new set of telecom operators in 2008 because these were policy decisions. The DoT move sets up a possible confrontation with regulatory bodies investigating various decisions by A Raja, the telecom minister.
The Central Vigilance Commission, which investigates corruption allegations, has also taken a close look at the decisions by Mr Raja, including a move to allow some companies to offer mobile services using both CDMA and GSM technologies as well as licence allotments to new players in 2008.
In a letter to a CAG official dealing with the audit of Mr Raja’s 2008 decision, DoT secretary R Chandrashekhar has referred to the law ministry’s opinion in response to questions on the circumstances under which new licences were issued.
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