Section 9A: Establishment of Universal Service Obligation Fund

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 was repealed by the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (from 26 June 2024; Part III still applies to transmission lines under the Electricity Act, 2003). The text is kept here because the judgments below apply it.

(1) On and from the commencement of the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 (8 of 2004), there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Fund to be called the "Universal Service Obligation Fund"

(2) The Fund shall be under the control of the Central Government and t here shall be credited thereto—

(a) any sums of money paid under section 9B;

(b) any grants and loans made by the Central Government under section 9C.

(3) The balance to the credit of the Fund shall not lapse at the end of the financial year.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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