Port Blair, Jan. 20: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to arrive at Port Blair on January 21, 2012 on a three-day visit to the islands.

The programme of the committee includes visit to inspect telecom infrastructure at Port Blair in the context of examination of the subject norms for setting up of telecom towers its harmful effects and setting up security standards in expansion of telecom facilities, visit to inspect IT infrastructure, TV and Radio coverage and Postal facilities in Port Blair in connection with the examination of the subject on the progress of implementation of National E-Governance Plan expansion of community and FM radio services and growth of TV channels in India and content regulation mechanism and discussion with the representatives of UT Administration/BSNL and the concerned authorities departments to review the overall scenario of telecom connectivity IT infrastructure TV and Radio coverage and Postal facilities in Port Blair and also in connection with the examination of expansion of community and FM radio services, growth of TV channels in India & content regulation mechanism, progress of implementation of National E-Governance Plan, grievance redressal mechanism in the Department of Posts and current status of Indian telecom development growth and policy including the status as well as measures to accelerate penetration and availability of cellular broadband and rural telephony.

The committee on completion of visit to this territory will leave for Kolkata on January 24, 2012.