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IN-R-00004-4

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Legal name: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Country: India
Type: Regulator
Founded: 1997
Head: Anil Kumar Lahoti (Chairperson; per TRAI RTI Manual, 26 Sep 2024)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 14 August 2026

1 of 5 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Not yet verified
Channels Verified
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name on record, not yet checked
Who leads it on record, not yet checked
How it is funded on record, not yet checked
Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts verified

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Verified: TRAI
Registration number Pending check: (Established under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, as amended in 2000)
Registered address Pending check: World Trade Centre, Tower-F (4th to 7th Floor), Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi-110029
Public contact email: Not disclosed

1 source

TRAI, RTI Manual (26 Sep 2024), read 2026-10-20 (established 28 Mar 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997 as amended 2000; Chairperson and Members appointed by the Central Government; Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti; 'wholly funded by the Government of India' via grants under s. 21 after Parliament's appropriation and the TRAI General Fund under s. 22; address World Trade Centre, Tower-F, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi)

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

Owner or founding authority Pending check: Owner Holding Owner type
Central Government of India (appoints the Chairperson and Members) Direct State or public body
State or public-body ownership Pending check: Fully state-owned
Answers to Pending check: Central Government of India

Owner	Holding	Owner type
Central Government of India (appoints the Chairperson and Members)	Direct	State or public body

1 source

TRAI, RTI Manual (26 Sep 2024), read 2026-10-20 (established 28 Mar 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997 as amended 2000; Chairperson and Members appointed by the Central Government; Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti; 'wholly funded by the Government of India' via grants under s. 21 after Parliament's appropriation and the TRAI General Fund under s. 22; address World Trade Centre, Tower-F, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi)

Who pays?

Money

Not yet verified

How it is funded Pending check: Source Share of revenue
State budget Over 50%
Budget and funding bodies Pending check: Funder Type Note
Central Government of India Government or public body grants under s. 21 of the TRAI Act after appropriation by Parliament; TRAI is wholly funded by the Government of India

Source	Share of revenue
State budget	Over 50%

Funder	Type	Note
Central Government of India	Government or public body	grants under s. 21 of the TRAI Act after appropriation by Parliament; TRAI is wholly funded by the Government of India

1 source

TRAI, RTI Manual (26 Sep 2024), read 2026-10-20 (established 28 Mar 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997 as amended 2000; Chairperson and Members appointed by the Central Government; Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti; 'wholly funded by the Government of India' via grants under s. 21 after Parliament's appropriation and the TRAI General Fund under s. 22; address World Trade Centre, Tower-F, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi)

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: trai.gov.in
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

TRAI, RTI Manual (26 Sep 2024), read 2026-10-20 (established 28 Mar 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997 as amended 2000; Chairperson and Members appointed by the Central Government; Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti; 'wholly funded by the Government of India' via grants under s. 21 after Parliament's appropriation and the TRAI General Fund under s. 22; address World Trade Centre, Tower-F, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi)

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Agencies and funds under it: Not disclosed
Public-office or party roles of board members: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels)
1	19 October 2026	First published

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