(1) There shall be constituted and Empowered Committee consisting of the following :
a. Principal Secretary of the ... Chairman Government, Uttar Pradesh, Information Technology and Electronics Department b. Principal Secretary of the ... Member Government, Uttar Pradesh, Industries Department and Industrial Development Commissioner c. Principal Secretary to the ... Member or his nominee not below the rank of Special secretary Government, Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department or his nominee not, below the rank of Special Secretary d. Principal Secretary to the ... Member Government, Uttar Pradesh, Judicial Department of his nominee not below the rank of Special Secretary e. Secretary to the Government, ... Member Uttar Pradesh, Urban Development Department or his nominee not below the rank of Special Secretary
(2) The Empowered Committee, after such inquiry as it may consider necessary. may give the permission to lay optical fibre cable on terms and condition as specified under rule 5.
(3) The Empowered Committee shall decide the application within three weeks from the date of the receipt.
5. Duty of licensee—(1) the licensee shall restore land to its original form after laying the cable.
(2) A certificate for restoring the land in the original form must be issued by the licensee in favour to the Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Information Technology and Electronics. A copy of this must also be given to the concerning District Magistrate and local authority.
(3) The licensee shall have to execute an agreement, in form of Annexure I, with the Principal Information Technology and Electronics.
(4) The licensee shall have to produce a Bank guarantee for an amount calculated at a rate of Rs. 25 per running meter for a period of one year.
(5) The Licensee shall not be entitled to lease or otherwise use the land.
(6) The licence for laying of optical on public land shall be only for maximum period of 15 year.
(7) In lieu of this permission, the licensee shall provide effective 2 Mbps bandwidth to the offices of the State Government and Local authority/authorities separately and free of charge during. the period of licence.