The document summarizes the 2G spectrum scam that occurred in India in 2008. The key events were that 122 new 2G licenses were granted by the then telecom minister A. Raja to telecom companies on a first-come, first-served basis at 2001 prices. This resulted in an estimated loss of 1.76 lakh crores to the exchequer. A. Raja and other politicians, bureaucrats, and corporate personalities were accused of criminal misconduct and taking bribes. The scam was later busted in 2010, licenses were scrapped, and some accused were arrested.

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2. SPECTRUM ALLOCATION IN INDIA

3. Spectrum is auctioned by the
Department of
Telecommunications (DoT) .
The first auction was held in
1994 and auctions were held
again in 1997, 2000, and 2001

4. A NEW MODEL ESTABLISHED
Government abandoned the practice of
auctions.
Administrative allocation model devised.
Allocation of 900MHz took place in
2004,through the new model .

5. WHAT HAPPENED IN 2008
?

6. 122 new 2G licenses granted to
Telecom Companies on a first-
come, first-served basis at the 2001
price.
This was done under A . Raja the
then Telecom Minister.

7. TELECOM COMPANIES
INVOLVED

8. THE 2G SCAM ACCUSED
POLITICIANS
BUREAUCRATS
CORPORATE PERSONALITIES
MEDIA PERSONALITIES

9. POLITICIANS INVOLVED
ACCUSATIONS ON A.RAJA :
CHEAP TELECOM PRICES
NO PROCEDURES FOLLOWED
CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT BY PUBLIC
SERVANT
TAKING BRIBES WORTH 3000 CRORES

10. ACCUSATIONS ON
KANIMOZHI
ACTIVE BRAIN BEHIND
KALAIGNAR TV OPERATIONS
BRIBERY,CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
CHEATING

11. BUREAUCRATS INVOLVED
SIDDHARTH BEHURA
-FORMER TELECOM
SECRETARY
R.K.CHANDOLIA
-A.RAJA’S PRIVATE
SECRETARY

13. CORPORATE PERSONALITIES
ANIL AMBANI – RELIANCE ADAG
SHAHID BALWA -SWAN TELECOM
VENUGOPAL DHOOT-VIDEOCON

14. PRASHANT RUIA –ESSAR GROUP
SANJAY CHANDRA –UNITECH
GROUP
KHAITAN BROTHERS – LOOP
TELECOM

15. NIRA RADIA TAPES
CONTROVERSY

16. STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT
VINOD RAI
AN IAS OFFICER AND
11TH CAG OF INDIA

17. SCAM BUSTED IN 2010
ACCUSED INTERROGATED
SC SCRAPPED 122 LICENSES
FOR 2G SCAM
A.RAJA RESIGNED AND WAS
ARRESTED

19. 1.76 LAKH CRORES!!

20. FINAL VERDICT