Wireless & Planning Commision(WPC),the authority that controls the Wireless/RFID approval in India(EQUIPMENT TYPE APPROVAL and IMPORT LICENSE).

The WIRELESS PLANNING & COORDINATION(WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications,created in 1952,is the National Radio Regulatory Authority responsible for Frequency Spectrum Management,including licensing and caters for the needs of all wireless users(Government and Private) in the country.It exercises the statutory functions of the Central Government and issues licenses to establish,maintainand operate wireless stations.WPC is divided into major sections like Licensing and Regulation(LR),New Technology Group(NTG) and Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation(SACFA).SACFA makes the recommendations on major frequency allocation issues, formulation of the frequency allocation plan, making recommendations on the various issues related to International Telecom Union (ITU), to sort out problems referred to the committee by various wireless users,Siting clearance of all wireless installations in the country etc.The Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC)is a branch of Department of Telecommunications coming under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Government of India.The department is responsible for issuing amateur radio licenses, allotting the frequency spectrum and monitoring th frequency spectrum.As per the rules specified by the department for every equipment or device that operates inde-licensed frequency bands Equipment Type Approvalis mandatory.This means that they must be designed insucha manner that the band width and other parameters must be in conformity with the specified notifications.