Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: Digital India
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MeitY)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3361

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2017

## DIGITAL INDIA

## 3361.       SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a) whether National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology has taken some major steps to fulfil the dream of the Prime Minister about Digital India for Skill Development and capacity building in this sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Department has achieved specialization in Internet of Things cyber security and cloud computing etc. through various techniques; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and    (b):    The  various  steps  taken  up  by  NIELIT  for  skill  development  and  capacity  building  in Electronics & IT sector under the Digital India initiative of the Government are at Annexure .
- (c) and (d):  The Ministry of Electronics & IT has taken the following initiatives that are focused on the issues relating to Internet of Things, cyber security and cloud computing etc:
- i) Internet of Things (IoT) Initiatives: In order to set up Internet of Things eco-system in the country, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY)  has  set up a Centre of Excellence(CoE) for IoT at Bangalore to develop India as the innovation hub in IoT.

## ii)          Cyber Security Initiatives:

- Government has adopted a holistic approach towards securing the country's  cyber space by  pursuing  multiple    initiatives  like  Security  Policy,  Compliance  and  Assurance, Security  Incident  -  early  warning  and  response,  Security  Training,  Security  specific R&D,  enabling legal framework and collaboration.
- The initiatives  taken  have  focused  on  the  issues  like  cyber  security  threat  perceptions, threats  to  critical  information  infrastructure  and  national  Security,  protection  of  critical information  infrastructure,  adoption  of  relevant  security  technologies,  enabling  legal processes,  mechanisms  for  security  compliance  and  enforcement,  Information  Security awareness,  training  and  research.  These  actions  are  being  continued,  refined  and strengthened to address the dynamic nature of cyber threat scenario.
- R&D efforts aimed at promotion and development of technology, demonstration, proof of concept and R&D test bed projects for enhancing indigenous skills and capabilities are carried out in the cyber security. R&D is carried out in the thrust areas of cyber security including  (a)  Cryptography  and  cryptanalysis,  (b)  Network  &  System  Security,  (c)
- Monitoring  &  Forensics  and  (d)  Vulnerability  Remediation  &  Assurance  through sponsored projects at recognized R&D organizations.
- Indian Computer Emergency response Team (CERT-In) is regularly conducting trainings /workshops  to  train  officials  of  Government,  critical  sector,  public  sectors,  industry,  financial  & banking  sector  and  ISPs  on  various  contemporary  and  focused  topics  of  Cyber  Security.  During 2016,  CERT-In has conducted 12 trainings   on various specialized topics  of  cyber security.  353 officers including System/Network Administrators, Database Administrators, Application Developers, IT Managers, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)/ Chief information officers (CIOs), and IT Security professional have been trained.
- MeitY has engaged with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) for creating Cyber Crime awareness amongst law enforcement agencies through workshops at different cities. As part of cyber crime awareness and capacity building in cyber crime investigation, MeitY has setup Cyber Forensics Training Labs at police headquarters in (i) all North-eastern States and Uttarakhand in State capitals in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), (ii) Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata with the help of  DSCI  for  creating  Cyber  Crime  Awareness  and  Cyber  Forensics  Training  for  law enforcement agencies (police) and judiciary (including judges, judicial officers & public prosecutors), and, (iii) Hi-tech cyber crime investigation and forensic training lab at CBI academy, Ghaziabad. MeitY has also setup a Cyber Lab at National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore for training of law enforcement agencies' personnel and Judiciary for creating cyber crime awareness and cyber forensic training.
- Information  Security  Education  and  Awareness  (ISEA)  -  Phase  -  II: The  project aims  at  capacity  building  in  the  area  of  Information  Security,  training  of  Government personnel and creation of mass awareness on Information Security. The implementation of  the  academic  activities  under  the  project  is  carried  out  by  52  institutions  across  the country. So far, 15,107 candidates are under-going training/trained in various formal/nonformal  programs;  2,931  Government  officials  have  been  trained  and  430  awareness workshops have been conducted covering 48,005 participants.
- MeitY  has  setup  Cyber  Security  &  Forensic  Training  Lab  at  National  Institute  of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chandigarh for training technical teachers. Using  the facilities  developed,    NITTTR  Chandigarh  has  trained  2756 Engineering and Polytechnic college teachers
- iii) Cloud Computing Initiatives : MeitY has launched Cloud Initiative named as 'MeghRaj' which is  offering  Cloud  services  to  the  Government  Ministries/Departments.  At  present  more  than  500 applications  are  hosted  in  the  cloud.  MeitY  has  also  empanelled  the  Cloud  Service  Providers  from Private  & Public sector to provide Cloud Services to the Government Ministries/Departments & PSUs.

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Annexure

- i) Since  the  launch  of  Digital  India,  NIELIT  has  taken  various  initiatives  and  activities  targeted towards  empowerment  of  rural  youth  and  women  as  well  as  marginalized  sections  through  proactive use of technology, process re-engineering and diversification in niche technology areas. As a result, the number of candidates skilled annually has increased from about 1.73 lakhs in FY 2011-12 to about 7.5 lakhs during FY 2016-17 (upto 31.1.2017).
2. ii) The growth has been achieved through measures like Online Registration for Online Accreditation for Training Institutes, Online Examinations and Issuance of digitally signed e-Certificates linked to Digital  Locker,    Online  Activity  Information  Management  System,  Online  Expert  Empanelment, Establishment of Smart Virtual Classroom, e-Content for 'anywhere-anytime', Biometric Attendance System, Revamped integrated website, Placement Portal,  Mobile Applications, Digital Payment Initiatives etc.
3. iii) NIELIT  has  also  developed  some  new  courses  under  Digital  India  such  as  Course  on  Digital Marketing using e-Commerce, e-Waste Management, Basic Cyber Literacy etc.
4. iv) The repertoire of Digital Literacy courses offered by NIELIT has also been retrofitted with module of financial inclusion.

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## Final  list of the Questions

## Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Parliament Section)

The  following questions have been admitted   for answer in Lok Sabha on 22.03.2017 (Wednesday).

| Sl. No.   | D.No.   | Admit No.   | Subject                                              | File No.        | Concd. GCs / HODs         | Remarks   |
|-----------|---------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------|
|           |         |             | STARRED                                              |                 |                           |           |
| 1.        | 15045   | *291        | Promotion of Digital Transactions (Position: 11 th ) | 2(97)/17-Parl.  | JS(RB)                    |           |
|           |         |             | UNSTARRED                                            |                 |                           |           |
| 2.        | 6844    | 3221        | Retrenchment of IT Staff                             | 2(122)/17-Parl. | JS(RK)                    |           |
| 3.        | 8561    | 3234        | Digi-Dhan Abhiyan                                    | 2(115)/17-Parl. | JS(e-Gov.)                |           |
| 4.        | 8597    | 3238        | Digital Locker                                       | 2(117)/17-Parl. | CEO (NeGD) / JS(e-Gov.)   |           |
| 5.        | 8737    | 3251        | Collaboration under Digital India                    | 2(123)/17-Parl. | JS(e-Gov.)                |           |
| 6.        | 8763    | 3267        | Proposals for Assistance to IT Industry              | 2(124)/17-Parl. | JS(RK)                    |           |
| 7.        | 8840    | 3278        | IT and ITES Industry                                 | 2(121)/17-Parl. | JS(RK)                    |           |
| 8.        | 8944    | 3293        | Innovative Projects                                  | 2(118)/17-Parl. | GC(DD)                    |           |
| 9.        | 9005    | 3302        | PMGDSA                                               | 2(116)/17-Parl. | JS(SM)                    |           |
| 10.       | 15243   | 3349        | Aadhaar for Various Services                         | 2(105)/17-Parl. | JS(e-Gov.) / CEO, Aadhaar |           |

|   11. |   15319 |   3357 | Efforts to Increase Online Transactions   | 2(126)/17-Parl.   | JS(SKR)   |
|-------|---------|--------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------|
|    12 |   15358 |   3361 | Digital India                             | 2(125)/17-Parl.   | JS(SM)    |
|    13 |   15540 |   3384 | Growth of IT Industry                     | 2(128)/17-Parl.   | JS(RK)    |
|    14 |   16631 |   3392 | Encryption Standard                       | 2(109)/17-Parl.   | GC(CL&ES) |
|    15 |   15990 |   3423 | CERT-In                                   | 2(114)/17-Parl.   | GC(CL&ES) |
|    16 |   16030 |   3427 | Aadhaar Enabled Payment System            | 2(110)/17-Parl.   | JS(SKR)   |

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## Deputy Director(Parl.) Concerned GCs

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2.   MOS's Office
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