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Rudra Narayan Palai

Rudra Narayan Palai

Rudra Narayan Palai is presently serving as Member (Technology), Digital Communication Commission, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. An officer of the Indian Telecom Service since 1989, he brings more than 37 years of leadership across telecommunications, IT infrastructure, cyber security, public policy, and e-Governance. He has led national network rollouts, shaped IT and telecom policies, and driven digital transformation, while representing India and states in global industry forums.

His expertise spans telecom network planning, enterprise business solutions, and IT policy, e-Governance and disaster management, early-warning systems, and is equally adept at strategic planning, public policy, and project management – combining technical depth with governance vision.

Started his career as Engineer, Unitel Communication-UB Group, before joining the Indian Telecom Service. He worked in various capacities in DoT, BSNL and State Government of Odisha. He was instrumental installation of public switches of Alcatel and Siemens make, implementation of first Intelligent Network in 1998 in India, roll out of NIB and MPLS project in BSNL, executed Satellite IDR project in NE, executed turn-key network solution projects of major banks, OFB, State WAN under enterprise business of BSNL. He contributed to policy formulation of State RoW for mobile tower and OFC in Odisha, IT policy implementation, handled IT infrastructure such as State data Centre, set up State CERT-O, operation of SWAN, implemented state version of e-Office in State Secretariat, e-Govera formulated State-led model of BharatNet, implemented Early Warning Dissemination system (EWDS), developed the SATARK lightning alert system, Tsunami Ready village alert system, implemented BSNL 4G saturation project in Odisha.

He held important positions in his service period including, DGM (data Network), Kolkata, DGM(Satellite), NETF, General Manager (CFA), Assam, General Manager (EB), Kolkata, Special Secretary in E&IT Department, Revenue &DM Department, CEO, OCAC, ED, OSDMA in Odisha Government, DDG, MP LSA, DoT, CGM, Odisha Circle, BSNL

He holds a B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electronics & Telecommunications, a Master Diploma in Business Administration, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Law and also a Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management from MDI, Gurugram.

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    Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, India
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    Member(Technology), Digital Communications Commission
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