West Bengal

संचार मंत्रालय
Ministry of Communications

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Message from West Bengal LSA head

Shri Pradip Gupta, ITS
Special DGT, West Bengal LSA
Department of Telecommunication

The West Bengal LSA is firmly dedicated to advancing telecom development, working collaboratively with stakeholders, including Telecom Service Providers, Internet Service Providers, and the State Governments of West Bengal, Sikkim, and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar. The primary goal is to ensure accessible, high-quality, and affordable telecom and internet connectivity for all citizens.

The strategic priorities of the West Bengal LSA encompass several facets, including accelerating BTS fiberisation of telecom towers, enhancing 4G coverage, supporting the Bharatnet initiative, and preparing for the forthcoming deployment of 5G services. Furthermore, the West Bengal LSA is actively involved in diverse initiatives, spanning from EMF testing and assessments of border village connectivity to ASTR/TAFCOP analysis, the cyber Jagrookta program, and efforts to combat the grey market while detecting unauthorized setups. Additionally, the LSA lends its support to State disaster management activities, the PM WANI initiative, and endeavors focused on consumer protection.

About LSA Head

Shri Pradip Gupta joined the Indian Telecommunication Service in 1989. Initially, he worked in Eastern Telecom Project and carried out the installation of Digital electronic E-10B telephone exchanges in various locations in the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam and Northeast till 1995.

From 1995 to 1998, he worked in erstwhile Technical and Development circle (presently Inspection circle) office on policy matters related to acceptance testing of digital switches. Thereafter as Director Acceptance Testing, he was in-charge of acceptance testing of switching, transmission, OFC, microwave, mobile and associated telecom infrastructure elements in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Northeast.

From 2009 to 2011, he worked as GM (Mobile – operations) in NE-1 circle, BSNL looking after the mobile operations in the states of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.

He then joined Kolkata Telephone District as GM, BSNL and worked in various capacities, primarily as GM (Transmission) looking after the complex transmission network and media installation and O&M of the metro district. In Kolkata Telephone District, he also worked as GM (Mobile), GM (NWO-CFA), GM (EB) and GM (HR).

From 2022 to 2025, as CGM, CNTX-East, BSNL, he was in-charge of BSNL core network installation, operation and maintenance of Eastern zone circles of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Sikkim.

Shri Pradip Gupta, joined as Spl DGT, Kolkata LSA on 4^th April, 2025 and thereafter as Spl DGT, WB LSA w.e.f. 30^th June, 2025.