Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Projects under Digital India Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a)    whether  specific  projects  under  the  Digital  India  scheme  are  functioning  in  Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof along with the amount earmarked for them;
- (b)    whether  the  Outcome  Budget  for  2018-19  plans  to  train  around  40,000  students  in various  skills  like  Electronics  and  Information  and  Communication  Technology  (ICT), Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA), Chip to system etc.; and
- (c)    if so, the details thereof along with the institutes selected to provide such training?
- (a) to (c):    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA   STARRED QUESTION NO. *276 FOR 14.03.2018 REGARDING PROJECTS UNDER DIGITAL INDIA SCHEME

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(a): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has initiated  the  'Digital  India'  programme  with  the  vision  to  transform  India  into  a  digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Digital India is an umbrella programme that covers multiple projects of various Central Ministries/Departments &  States/UTs and is being coordinated by MeitY. Each project has its own budgetary requirement and accordingly projectplan has been charted out by the implementing departments.

Some of the key initiatives  undertaken  under  Digital  India  programme  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh are as follows:

-  BharatNet: The BharatNet project is being implemented for providing broadband connectivity  to  all  Gram  Panchayats  (approx.  2,50,000)  in  the  country  including  Andhra Pradesh. As on, 04.03.2018, a total of 1,188 Km. OFC has been laid connecting 355 Gram Panchayats under phase-I. Telecom Commission has approved the implementation of PhaseII of the project for Andhra Pradesh under state-led model at an estimated cost of Rs. 851.23 crore.
-  State Wide Area Network (SWAN): Under this Scheme, technical and financial assistance are  being  provided  to  the  States/UTs  for  establishing  SWANs  to  connect  all  State/UT Headquarters  up  to  the  Block  level  via  District/  sub-Divisional  Headquarters,  in  a  vertical hierarchical  structure  with  a  minimum  bandwidth  capacity  of  2  Mbps  per  link.  The  total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 197.35 crore. State Wide Area Network (SWAN) has been  made  operational  in  Andhra  Pradesh  utilizing  more  than  60%  of  bandwidth  of  the existing link capacity.
-  State  Data  Centre  (SDC): Under  the  SDC  Scheme,  establishing  Data  Centres  in  all  the States/UTs has been proposed to consolidate services, applications and infrastructure in order to provide efficient electronic delivery of Government to Government (G2G), Government to Citizen (G2C) and Government to Business (G2B) services. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 55.75 crore. SDC has been made operational in Andhra Pradesh and utilizing more than 50% of the SDC infrastructure (percentage of rack space).
-  e-District: The e-District Mission Mode Project (MMP) aims to provide high volume citizen centric services which are delivered from the district or sub-district level and are currently not covered by any other MMP. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 61.44 crore.    eDistrict services are live in all the districts of Andhra Pradesh.
-  State  Services  Delivery  Gateway  (SSDG): The  State  Portal,  SSDG  and  E-Forms  project aims at creating a State Portal, secure middleware for every state/UT to offer convenient and easy  e-services  to  citizens.  This  project  leverages  the  existing  e-Governance  infrastructure like CSCs, SDCs and SWANs. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 13.57 crore. SSDG has gone live in Andhra Pradesh.
-  Common  Services  Centre  (CSC)  2.0: MeitY  has  initiated  a  project  namely  'Common Services Centre (CSC) 2.0' in August, 2015 at a total project outlay of Rs. 475.11 Cr for a period of four years, which aimed to set up at least one CSC at Gram Panchayat (GP) level to cover all the 2.5 lakh GPs across the country including the State of Andhra Pradesh. The key

objective of  CSCs  is  to  deliver  various  citizen  centric  services,  such  as,  Government  to Citizen (G2C), Business to Citizen (B2C) services, financial inclusion services, educational services, skill development services etc.

Till February, 2018, there are 2,92,481 Common Services Centres (CSCs) functioning across the  country,  of  which,  1,83,184  CSCs  are  at  Gram  Panchayat  (GP)  level.  In  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh, there  are  7,951  Common Services  Centres  (CSCs) functioning  across  the State, of which, 4,391 CSCs are at Gram Panchayat (GP) level.

-  e-Hospital  Management  System  with  Supply  Chain  Management(eHMS): The  project focuses on to create and maintain unique Electronic Medical Record for each patient. eHMS has  the  functionalities  of  Integrated  Hospital  Management  System,  Disease  Surveillance Management Information System and Healthcare Planning. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 14.48 crore. Supply Chain Management (e-Aushadhi) and Hospital Management System (e-Susruth) have been made operational.
-  e-Prisons: e-Prisons  project  intends  to  implement  a  Video  Conference  System  and  Prison Information Management System for linking the police and the courts. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 5.87 crore. It is implemented in 25 prisons.
-  e-Spice  Bazaar: e-Spice  Bazaar  is  the  first  ever  e-commerce  platform  where  the  spices traders (Farmers & Buyers)  directly interact with each other.  Also, it is the full fledge online market  place  where  buyers    buy  the  spices  directly  from  the  farmers  authenticated  by  the Spices Board of India. The total approved outlay of the project is Rs. 10.47 crore.
-  Enabling Schools with Smart Virtual Class Room: The  project  'Enabling  Schools  with Smart Virtual Class Room Facility - Phase - I' with a total project outlay of Rs. 94.07 Cr has been  approved  by  MeitY,  GoI.  The  complete  duration  of  the  project  is  of  3  years.  The objective of the project is to set-up smart virtual class room facilities in 3500 Govt. owned / controlled  schools  plus  50  DIET  in  seven  pilot  states  of  Himachal,  Gujarat,  Rajasthan, Tripura, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with the focus to improve the quality of education to students from remote/ rural part of the country. In State of Andhra Pradesh, total 280 schools & 4 DIETs have been covered under this project.
-  Modified  Special  Incentive  Package  Scheme  (M-SIPS): To  offset  disability  and  attract investments in Electronic manufacturing, Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (MSIPS)  was  launched  by  the  Government  of  India.  The  scheme  mainly  provides  20-25% subsidy for investments in capital expenditure for setting up of an electronic manufacturing facility (20% for SEZ Units and 25% for non-SEZ Units). 4 applications have been received under M-SIPS to set up manufacturing units in Andhra Pradesh.
-  Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan'  (PMGDISHA)  Scheme: The Government  has  approved  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta Abhiyan(PMGDISHA)"  in  February,  2017  to  usher  in  digital  literacy  in  rural  India  by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household) by 31 st March, 2019. The total outlay of the Scheme for the State of Andhra Pradesh is Rs. 60.84 crore. So far, 2,10,065 citizens have been trained under the scheme.

(b)  and    (c): Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY),  Govt.  of  India envisaged  to  ensure  availability  of  trained  human  resources  for  the  manufacturing  &  service sectors  of  electronics  and  IT  industry.    Initiatives  include  identifying  gaps  emerging  from  the formal sector and planning programmes in non-formal and formal sectors for meeting these gaps. This  includes  Skill  Development  in  the  domain  of  Electronics  &  IT  and  related  areas.    The following schemes/activities targeted to Human Resource Development for Electronics and ICT sector have been approved:

-  Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT: MeitY has initiated Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme in ESDM and IT/ ITES areas to give thrust to Research & Development, create an innovative  ecosystem  and  enhance  India's  competitiveness  in  these  knowledge  intensive sectors. The Scheme was initiated in the Year 2014 with a budget outlay of Rs. 466 Crores for nine years. So far, a total of 1151 PhD fellowships (968 full-time and 183 part-time) and 64  Young  Faculty  Research  fellowship  are  awarded  under  the  scheme  in  91  academic institutions covering all Central Universities/ Institutions & Colleges/ Institutions of National importance/ State Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Institutions across the country.
-  Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project Phase-II: The Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project Phase-II was approved in the year 2014 with an objective of capacity building in the area of Information Security, training of Government personnel and creation of mass Information Security awareness. The project aims to train more than 1 lakh candidates in various formal/non-formal courses & more than 13,000 Government officials by March 2020. The academic activities under the project are implemented by 52 institutions including IISc. Bangalore, 6 IITs, 15 NITs, 5 IIITs, 7 Govt. Engineering Colleges, select centres of CDAC/NIELIT and 5 Technical Universities. Under the  project,  so  far,  28,069  candidates  have  been  trained/under-going  training  in  various formal/non-formal courses and 4,457 Government officials have been trained in various short term courses of 2/3/5 days duration in the area of Information Security. For the FY 2018-19, it is envisaged to train 15,000 candidates in various formal/non-formal courses in the area of Information Security.
-  Scheme of Financial Assistance for setting up of Electronics and ICT Academies: Under the    'Scheme  of    financial  assistance  for  Setting  up  of  Electronics  and  ICT    Academies'; MeitY has set up seven academies at (i) IIT Guwahati (ii) IIT Kanpur  (iii) IIT Roorkee (iv) IIITDM  Jabalpur  (v)  (iii)  NIT  Patna  (vi)    MNIT  Jaipur.    These  Academies  are  aimed  at faculty/mentor development and up gradation to improve the employability of the graduates, diploma holders in various streams, through collaboration of States/Union Territories.  So far, 13,220 participants have been trained under 347 Faculty Development Programs (FDPs). It is envisaged to train 10,000 faculty in FY 2018-19.
-  Special  Manpower  Development  Programme  for  Chips  to  System  Design  (SMDPC2SD): The umbrella programme 'Special Manpower Development Programme for Chips to System  Design  (SMDP-C2SD)'  has  been  initiated  under  Digital  India  Programme  in December 2014 for duration of 5 years with an outlay of Rs. 99.72 Crore. The programme aims  to  train  50,000  number  of  specialized  manpower  (i.e.  10,000  number  of  specialized manpower per year) in the area of VLSI design and also inculcate the culture of System-onChip/System Level Design at Bachelors, Masters and Research level.  It is envisaged to train 10,000 number of specialized manpower in the Financial Year 2018-19 at Bachelors, Masters and Research level  in  the  area  of  VLSI  design  and  System-on-Chip/System  Level  Design. The programme is being implemented at 60 academic/Research & Development institutions spread across the country including IITs, NITs, IISc, IIITs, CEERI Pilani etc.

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