Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Promotion of Electronic and IT Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.11.2016

## PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC AND IT SECTOR

## 19.    SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken any action to develop and improve of Electronic and Information Technology sector at par with advanced nations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)     the results achieved as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a):    Yes, Madam.

(b):    The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  Digital  India  programme  to  develop  and  improve Electronic  and  Information  Technology  sector  at  par  with  advanced  nations.  The  vision  of  Digital  India programme  is  centered  on  three  key  areas,  namely  Digital  Infrastructure  as  a  Utility  to  Every  Citizen, Governance and Services on demand and Digital Empowerment of Citizens. Several projects/schemes are being implemented under nine pillars of Digital India programme, namely Broadband Highways, Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance- Reforming government through Technology, eKrantiElectronic delivery of services, Information for All, Electronics Manufacturing - Target NET ZERO Imports, IT for Jobs and Early Harvest Programme.

(c): Under Digital India programme, tremendous results have been recorded in Electronic and Information Technology sector. The digital footprint has gone up through Aadhaar seeding and DBT. Aadhaar enrolment has  increased  to  107  crores  in  Oct  2016  as  against  73  crores  in  Dec  2014.  The  Government  is  keenly pursuing JAM (Jandhan - Aadhaar - Mobile) for financial inclusion. Under National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)/BharatNet  project,  1.43  lakh  kms  of  optical  fibre  cable  has  been  laid  connecting  62,463  Gram Panchayats. The broadband subscribers have increased to 16.7 crore in July 2016 from 8.57 crore in Dec 2014. In the field of Electronics Manufacturing, investment proposals of ` 1.25 lakh crores involving 226 units in August 2016 as against ` 17390 crores involving 53 units in Dec 2014.

The e-Governance service transactions have increased to more than 64 crore per month in 2016 as against 29.4 crores per month in 2014. Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) was launched in August 2014, in which 82.74 lakh persons trained and 48.83 lakh persons have been certified.  Significant increase in interest in start ups in cutting edge areas of IT and Electronics including IoT, Data analytics, telemedicine e-education etc.  has  been  observed.  Nearly  1000  start  ups  have  been  established  in  last  year.  e-Visa  has  been implemented  resulting  in  significant  growth  in  tourist  inflow.  The  citizen  participation  has  increased multiple  times  through  citizen  engagement  programs  like  MyGov.  The  governments  services  are  being delivered at the doorstep of citizens through 2.53 lakh Digital Seva Kendras (Common Services Centres CSC) while increasing transparency, efficiency and reliability. 37.48 lakh documents have been uploaded by 39.28 lakh registered users of DigiLocker. National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is supporting  and providing services of 23 schemes by 16 Departments/Ministries.

Besides  above,  significant  results  have  been  recorded  in  several  projects/schemes  being  implemented  in various domains such as health, education, employment, trade, finances, law and order etc.

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