Government has proposed penalty up to two crore rupees on unlawful phone tapping. The present amount is just 500 rupees. In a communiqu’ to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has proposed the imposition of a penalty between one lakh and two crore rupees for breaches under different sections of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. Amendments to the Indian Telegraph Rules for electronic provision and collection of Call Data Records have also been proposed.AIR correspondent reports, the move assumes significance in the wake of the Niira Radia tapes and their leakage to the media. As per the existing Act, any breach of this section attracts imprisonment up to three years along with a fine of 500 rupees.The DoT has also completely ruled out any increase of the liability on the telecom service providers, saying the provisions already exist.