Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: ITIR in Telangana
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3612

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## ITIR IN TELANGANA

## 3612. DR.  G.  RANJITH  REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Telangana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the Chief Minister of Telangana had asked the Government in June, 2014 to set up the ITIR in the State  and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether a detailed memorandum in this regard was submitted by the Industry Ministry of the  State to  the  Government  in  September,  2014  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the Government  thereto;
- (d) whether  a Detailed Project Report for the said ITIR was submitted  to the Government in June, 2016 and if so, the  details thereof;
- (e) the details of  reminders  sent by the Government  of Telangana to the Government in this regard after, 2016;
- (f) whether the Industry Minister of the State has asked the Government for fund for the said ITIR in January, 2021 and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (g) the present status of the ITIR in the State and the reasons for delay   in setting up of the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a)  and  (b):  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  vide  notification  dated 13.11.2013 notified  Information Technology  Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad, Telangana for development of external infrastructure along with other utilities.

(c):   This  Ministry  had  received  a  request  letter  dated  24 th September,  2014  from  Minister  for Panchayati Raj &  IT, Government  of Telangana for provisioning of additional funding for establishment of ITIR at Hyderabad. Based on feasibility, the response in this regard had been sent to Government of Telangana on 20.11.2014.

(d):   Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  had  received  the  proposal  for establishment of ITIR at Hyderabad vide Government of Telangana D.O letter dated 09.03.2010. Based on  this,  ITIR  at  Hyderabad  was  notified  on  13.11.2013.  No  separate  Detailed  Project  Report  was received in this office in 2016 in this regard either as a follow up to the project report that was already submitted along with the proposal in 2010 or as any additional project report.

(e):   This Ministry has received communications dated 15.06.2018, 04.08.2018 and 07.01.2021 fro Government of Telangana.

- (f):  MeitY has received a D.O letter dated 7 th January, 2021 from Minister for Information Technolog Electronics & Communication, Industries & Commerce, Government of Telangana for consideration restoration of the ITIR scheme or provide a better scheme in its place. The matter is under examinati in  view  of  existing  Electronic  Manufacturing  Cluster  Schemes  and  other  initiatives  for  indust promotion by Government of India.
- (g)    As per ITIR notification dated 13.11.2013; the developmental activities related to ITIR were to carried  out  by  Government  of  Telangana  in  association  with  concerned  Ministries/Departments  vi Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways and Ministry of Urban Developme The progress and issues in implementation of the ITIR at Hyderabad was reviewed during the meeti held  at  MeitY  on  07.04.2016  and  11.01.2017  with  representatives  from  concerned  Ministrie Department and IT (E&C) Department, Government of Telangana. Subsequently, based on the revie of ITIR Policy 2008, the ITIR Policy was discontinued considering the fact that the objectives of t ITIR  policy  are  now  being  better  served  and  achieved  by  direct  promotion  of  industrial  units industrial  clusters  and  industrial  townships  that  are  taking  shape  through  various  programmes  vi DMIC,  Smart  Cities  and  other  Industrial  /  Electronics  Park  schemes  implemented  by  concern Ministry's/ Departments.

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