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Who helped Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in revolutionizing India's telecommunication policy ?

  • A.Nandan Nilekani
  • B.Sam Pitroda
  • C.G. Parthasarathi
  • D.A. Raja

Answer: B

The answer is Sam Pitroda.

Satyanarayan Gangaram (Sam) Pitroda founded the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) in 1984 and was Rajiv Gandhi's adviser on technology missions. He led the spread of digital exchanges and public call offices (STD/PCO booths) that brought telephones to villages across India.

Nandan Nilekani, of Infosys, later led Aadhaar. G. Parthasarathi was a diplomat and adviser to Indira Gandhi, and A. Raja was telecom minister in the 2000s, connected with the 2G spectrum controversy.

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