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Lok Sabha Question No. 1973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Breach of Biometric Information
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1973

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## BREACH OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION

## 1973. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  check  breach  of  core  biometric information;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to punish the hackers of biometric information?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  and  (b): Security  of  biometric  information  of  Indian  residents  is  of  utmost  importance  for Government.    Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)'s  existing  security  controls  & protocols  are  robust  and  capable  of  countering  any  attempts  of  breach  or  hacking.  Security  of Aadhaar  is  of  critical  importance  to  the  Government  and  UIDAI  has  given  it  paramount significance. UIDAI constantly strengthens and reviews its infrastructure and ecosystems in line with the best International security practices and technological standards.

UIDAI  has  multi-layered  security  and  privacy  considerations  built  into  the  core  strategy  of Aadhaar  with  three  basic  doctrines  of  minimal  data,  optimal  ignorance  and  federated  database which give higher level of security.

Various  policies  and  procedures  have  been  defined,  which  are  regularly  reviewed  and  updated thereby  appropriately  controlling  and  monitoring  any  movement  of  people,  material  and  data  in and out of secured and well-guarded UIDAI premises, particularly the data centres.

UIDAI data is fully secured/ encrypted at all the times i.e. at rest, in transit and in storage. For, further strengthening of security and privacy of data, security audits are conducted on regular basis, and all possible steps are taken to make the data safer and protected. Strengthening of security of data is an ongoing process and all possible steps are being taken in this regard.

UIDAI has been declared ISO 27001:2013 certified by STQC with respect to Information Security which  has  added  another  layer  of  information  security  assurance.  Further,  in  pursuance  of  subsection  (1)  of  Section  70  of  the  IT  Act  2000,  UIDAI  data  has  also  been  declared  as  Protected System by National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre.

(c):  There has never been any instance of data breach from Aadhaar database (Central Identities Data Repository), however, it is submitted that The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and

Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance,  2019  promulgated  on  2 nd March  2019  have  stringent  penalties/  punishments  for offenders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Site for Nuclear Plant in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## SITE FOR NUCLEAR PLANT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

1971.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department    of    Atomic  Energy  (DAE)  and  Nuclear  Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have discussed with the Government of Andhra Pradesh the feasibility of identifying a second coastal  site  for setting up a nuclear power plant;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether DAE  is  keen  to identify  a site and  build  two Russian designed Water- Water Energetic Reactor (VVER) of 1000 MW; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) Various scientific studies, such as geotechnical investigations, seismological studies  etc.  are  required  to  be  carried  out  by  expert  agencies  as  a  part  of determining  the  suitability  of  a  potential  site  for  setting  up  nuclear  power plants.
- (c)&(d)Considering the future nuclear power programme expansion planned and the advantage of coastal sites in view of availability of abundant cooling water and ease of transport of large, heavy equipment by sea, the possibility of a coastal site in the state of Andhra Pradesh is also being examined to locate nuclear power plants with Russian technical cooperation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 1968. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME

IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether one of the main objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to eradicate poverty from the entire world by 2030 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  also  working  on  an  action  plan  to eradicate poverty from India by 2030, in accordance with the objective of sustainable development goals of the United Nations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether States are extending requisite cooperation to supplement the action plan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER  OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) The  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  constitute  a  global agreement to eradicate extreme poverty  by 2030. There are 17 SDGs and 169 associated targets and SDG Goal 1 pertains to "End Poverty in all its forms everywhere".
- (b) The Government is working towards eradicating poverty by 2030 through a number of Centrally Sponsored/Central Sector Schemes like Targeted  Public  Distribution  System,  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana, SAUBHAGYA, MGNREGA, etc.
- (c) The  relevant  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  are  being  executed by  the  State  Governments  and  UTs  with  the  financial  and  technical support  of  Central  Government  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines.  The progress  of  implementation  is  jointly  monitored  by  the  Central  and State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Search for Life on Other Planets
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1967

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 03, 2019 SEARCH FOR LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

## 1967.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

- Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  proposal  regarding search for life on new space objects and other planets ;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  promote  new research works in space science;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the funds spent on space sector along with the new techniques patented during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

## & (b)

At present, ISRO's planetary missions are exploring the composition of the surface and atmosphere of planetary bodies with remote sensing tools in addition to high-resolution visible imaging to understand the terrain and topography. Our future missions to solar  system may explore evidences for organics and future landing missions may include experiments to search for evidence of life.

(c)  & (d)

Department of Space has established one Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) at MNIT Jaipur. Department of Space has also signed an MoU with Central University of Jammu for establishment of a Centre for Space Science. 2 Crores is offered to RAC-S to start with, which  can  be  enhanced  as  the  project  progresses.  All  the above initiatives are in the initial phase of getting established;

(e) A seed funding of ` therefore no patents are filed as of now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Outsourcing of Visa Handling Process
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

- (a) Yes.
- (b) Visa outsourcing has been implemented in 61 Indian Missions/Posts located in 33 countries.

(c) & (d) While front-end services including scrutiny and acceptance of visa applications, collection of visa fee and return of applicant's passport and other documents are rendered by the outsourcing service provider, the final authority for issuance of visas remains with Indian Mission/Post concerned   and   visas   are   issued   as   per   laid   down   procedures   and guidelines and only after thorough scrutiny, in order to avoid any security risks .

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1963

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## OUTSOURCING OF VISA HANDLING PROCESS

1963. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has outsourced the visa handling process in many of its Embassies and Consulates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether such outsourcing of visa handling process entails a security risk; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the  Government to address the issues of security risks?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]
Lok Sabha Question No. 1962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Legal Profession
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## LEGAL PROFESSION

## 1962.  SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

## Will the Minister LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether land mafia and musclemen are reportedly entering in the field of legal profession in various parts of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any concrete steps to check such practices;
- (c)  whether  any  guidelines  are  likely  to  be  issued  for  taking strict action against the tainted advocates as per the instructions  issued  by  the  Supreme  Court  and  various  High
- Courts; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and time by which the guidelines will be issued?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

## COMMUNICATIONS AND

- (a) to (d) The information is being collected  and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Development of Rajkot Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1960 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAJKOT JUNCTION

## 1960. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the time frame for making the Rajkot Junction capable of utilizing its resources for primary maintenance/ secondary maintenance/terminal attention, etc. for all sorts of trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): Rajkot coaching depot has one pit line of 24 coach capacity on  which  Primary  as  well  as  Secondary  maintenance  can  be  carried out.

Presently, Primary maintenance of train nos. 19571/72 (RajkotPorbandar  Express),  19579/80  (Rajkot -Delhi S Rohilla Express), 22937/38 (Rajkot -Rewa Express), 19569/70 (Rajkot - Veraval Express), 59507/08 (Rajkot - Somnath passenger) and Secondary maintenance of train no. 16614/13 (Rajkot - Coimbatore Express) is being carried out on this pit line of Rajkot coaching depot.

A  work  for  construction  of  new  pit  line  at  a  cost  of ₹ 5.4  cr  has commenced in June 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Terrorists Killed in J&K
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1958

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## TERRORISTS KILLED IN J&K

1958. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is an increase in number of terrorists killed in Jammu & Kashmir during the current year as compared to previous years; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  terrorists  killed  during  the  last  five years, year-wise?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a)  Yes, Sir.  The Security Forces are combating the terrorists activities both along the LC by eliminating the infiltration bids and in hinterland by carrying out Counter Terrorist Operations and responding to Terrorist initiated incidents.
- (b)    Sustained  synergised  operations  conducted  by  Security  Forces  have  resulted  in elimination  of  large  number  of  terrorists.    Number  of  terrorists  killed  by  the  Security Forces  in  Counter  Infiltration  Operations,  Counter  Terrorist  Operations  and  while responding to Terrorist initiated incidents in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in last five years are as under:-

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| Sl. No.   |   Year |   Details of Terrorist killed |
|-----------|--------|-------------------------------|
| (a)       |   2014 |                           104 |
| (b)       |   2015 |                            97 |
| (c)       |   2016 |                           140 |
| (d)       |   2017 |                           210 |
| (e)       |   2018 |                           249 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Scope of Arbitration
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1956 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  JULY, 2019

## SCOPE OF ARBITRATION

1956. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Government  proposes  to  take  steps  to  improve  and  extend the  importance  of  the  scope  of  arbitration  thereby  cutting  down  the lengthy and time consuming legal proceedings; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FOR LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

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(a)& (b) The  Central  Government  had  amended  the  Arbitration  and Conciliation Act, 1996, by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, inter-alia, to make arbitration process user friendly, cost effective and expeditious.  To  review  the  institutionalization  of  arbitration  mechanisms  in India, the Government had constituted a High Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of Justice B. N. Srikrishna, Retired Judge, Supreme Court of India.The Committee submitted its Report on 30 th July, 2017, on suggested  reforms.The  Committee  in  its  report, inter-alia ,  made  certain recommendations for promotion and strengthening of arbitration mechanism in India especially institutional arbitration. Considering the recommendation of  the  Committee  an  ordinance  namely  'the  New  Delhi  International Arbitration Centre  Ordinance, 2019' has been promulgated which provides for establishment of an arbitral institute called the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) as an institute of National Importance with the aim  to  promote  research  and  study,  providing  teaching  and  training,  and organising  conferences  and  seminars  in  arbitration,  conciliation,  mediation and other alternative dispute resolution matters. Furthermore, the Government is keen to take substantive action to improve and extend the importance of the scope of arbitration in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: New Train from Banka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## NEW TRAIN FROM BANKA

†1954. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minister of Railways be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  rail  service between Banka and Kolkata via Barhat, Hansdah;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c)  No, Sir. Introduction of a train between Banka and Kolkata via Barahat and Hansdiha is not feasible, at present, due to operational  and  resource  constraints  including non-availability of infrastructural facility at Banka, line capacity constraints on sections enroute and terminal constraints in Kolkata area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Savings Accounts in Post Office
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  JULY, 2019

## SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN POST OFFICE

## †1950. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of saving accounts opened in the post offices of the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  proposes  to  provide  digital  banking  in  these  saving accounts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the services being offered to the post office account holders by the Department of Post; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  new  scheme  in  this  regard  in  the future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a)     Details of Savings Accounts opened in Post Offices of the country during the last three years and current year is attached as Annexure-1
- (b)          Yes  sir,  Internet  Banking  (intra-operable)  facility  has  been  launched  for  Post  Office Savings  Accounts.  With  this  facility  the  customer  would  be  able  to  view  balances,  view transaction  details,  open  new  Recurring  Deposit  (RD)  /  Time  Deposit  (TD)  accounts,  close RD/TD accounts, make PPF deposits, can transfer fund to another Post Office Savings Account and lodge stop cheque resuests etc. as additional facilities.

Further, with the launch of IPPB (India Post Payment Bank), a customer can link his Post Office Savings Account with his IPPB (India Post Payment Bank) Account & can further avail digital  banking  services  using  IMPS(Immediate  Mobile  Payment  Service)  &  NEFT  (National Electronic Fund Transfer) for fund transfer & also make bill payments.

- (c)    The  following  services  are  being  offered  to  the  Post  Office  Account  holders  by  the Department of Post.
- (i)  Core Banking facility (CBS)
- (ii)  Automated Teller Machine (ATM) facility.
- (iii) Cheque facility
- (iv) Fund Transfer from one account to another.
- (v) Intra-operable Internet Banking.
- (d)    No, sir.

## Annexure-I

## Number of Post Office Saving Accounts opened in the country during each of the last three years and the current-year

|                                       | 2016-17     | 2017-18     | 2018-19     | 2019-20 (upto May-2019)   |
|---------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
| Total number of Saving Account opened | 1,52,16,877 | 1,70,66,515 | 1,11,44,268 | 12,41,044                 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Drone Manufacturing Hub
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1947

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DRONE MANUFACTURING HUB

## 1947.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  plan  proposed  by  the  Government  to  make  the  State  of  West Bengal a drone manufacturing hub; and
- (b) the funds released for the development of drone manufacturing centres at Kalyani, Naihati,  Sonarpur  and  Falta  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and  (b):  As  per  the  Government  of  West  Bengal,  two  Electronics  Manufacturing Clusters  (EMCs)  at  Naihati  and  Falta  are  ready  for  allotment  of  land  to  prospective electronics  manufacturing  enterprises.  These  two  EMCs  have  been  approved  by  the Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY),  Government  of  India, where 44% of the project cost is to be borne by the Government of India and rest by the Government of West Bengal and other concerns.

Further,  one  Electronics  Hardware  Park  at  Sonarpur  is  ready  for  allotment  of  land  to prospective electronics manufacturing enterprises, and one Electronics Hardware Park at Kalyani is under construction. The aforesaid Electronics Hardware Parks are the projects of Government of West Bengal.

However, the aforesaid EMCs and Hardware Parks are not specifically meant for drone manufacturing  units.  Any  electronics  hardware  manufacturing  unit,  including  drone manufacturing  unit,  can  apply  for  the  land  to  set  up  their  manufacturing  units  in  these EMCs and Hardware Parks as per Government norms.

MeitY has released an amount of Rs.5.14 crore and Rs.5.13 crore for the EMCs at Naihati and Falta, respectively, during 2016-17.

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