Lok Sabha Question No. 1638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: India Enterprise Architecture
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1723

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## E-WASTE

## 1723.  SHRI ARUN SAO : SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL

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

- (a) the statewise details of quantum of e-waste collected in the country every year;
- (b) the details of names of agencies authorized for this work; and
- (c) the details of likely adverse effects of e-waste collection?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):   The state-wise data on e-waste collected and processed since Financial Year (FY) 2016-17 to  FY  2020-21,  based  on  annual  reports  submitted  by  35  State  Pollution  Control  Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to CPCB, is attached at Annexure-I .
- (b):   Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is the policy maker for management of e-waste in the country, and has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) are the regulating agencies. Under the Rules, producers and their service providers, dismantlers, recyclers, refurbishers are responsible for collection of e-waste. SPCBs/  PCCs  provide  information  on  e-waste  collected  and  processed  in  their  respective States/UT to CPCB.
- (c):     E-waste, as such, when collected and stored in safe and secured manner does not cause any  harm  or  adverse  effects  on  the  health  and  environment  within  the  prescribed  guidelines issued  by  MoEF&CC.    E-Waste  causes  adverse  effect  when  unscientific  methods  and  crude technology, outside those prescribed in the guidelines, are used for recovery of material from ewaste without pollution control measures or when e-waste is disposed of in open environment.

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## State-wise details of e-waste collected and processed (since Financial Years 2016-17 to 2020-21)

| S. No.   | Name of the State                                       | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                         | FY 16-17                                      | FY 17-18                                      | FY 18-19                                      | FY 19-20                                      | FY 20-21                                      |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB)          | 26                                            | 57.4804                                       | 59.3284                                       | 9.96                                          | 229.084                                       |
| 2.       | Assam State Pollution Control Board                     | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 101.277                                       | 28.441                                        | 63.2                                          |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board               | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 1.63                                          | Not received                                  |
| 4.       | A &N Island Pollution Control Committee                 | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 4.23                                          | 2.034                                         |
| 5.       | Bihar State Pollution Control Board                     | 90.98                                         | Not reported                                  | 101.0489                                      | 1674.144                                      | 86.0                                          |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB)      | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 62387.85                                      | 26.986                                        | 258.1                                         |
| 7.       | Chandigarh Pollution Control Board                      | 44.48                                         | 29.0635                                       | 19.64056                                      | 28.3145                                       | 30.8732                                       |
| 8.       | Delhi Pollution Control Committee                       | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 488                                           | 610.132                                       |
| 9.       | DNH&DD Pollution Control Committee                      | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 14.82                                         | 285                                           | 586.104                                       |
| 10.      | Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB)               | Not reported                                  | 5.1123                                        | 11.7204                                       | 218.544                                       | Not received                                  |
| 11.      | Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)                  | Not reported                                  | 1298.561                                      | 3106.3085                                     | 14185.54                                      | 109463.80 32                                  |
| 12.      | Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB)           | Not reported                                  | 5949.2479                                     | 11270.833                                     | 31036.4                                       | -                                             |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) | Not reported                                  | NIL                                           | 3757.2                                        | 140.9                                         | 72.944                                        |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Board (J &KPCB)       | Not reported                                  | 891.86                                        | 11219.97                                      | 87.18                                         | 150,559                                       |
| 15.      | Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB)         | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 334.536                                       | 36.43                                         | 95.316                                        |
| 16.      | Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)         | Not reported                                  | 7241.7                                        | 16424.6215                                    | 44240.10                                      | 96192.45                                      |
| 17.      | Kerala State Pollution Control Board(KPCB)              | Not reported                                  | 314.277                                       | 351.567                                       | 1289.21                                       | 1494.0                                        |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee                 | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 7.08                                          | Not received                                  |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board                  | Not reported                                  | 401.959                                       | 280.56                                        | 183.82                                        | 419.44                                        |

## Annexure - I

| S. No.   | Name of the State                                                     | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   | E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State                                                     | FY 16-17                                      | FY 17-18                                      | FY 18-19                                      | FY 19-20                                      | FY 20-21                                      |
|          | (MPPCB)                                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| 20.      | Maharashtra Pollution Control Board                                   | Not reported                                  | 7031.481                                      | 5244.077                                      | 13141.94                                      | 14546.0                                       |
| 21.      | Manipur State Pollution Control Board                                 | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 2.613                                         | Not received                                  |
| 22.      | Mizoram State Pollution Control Board                                 | Not reported                                  | 0.3216                                        | 24.648                                        | 2.96                                          | 19.308                                        |
| 23.      | Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board                               | 0.3                                           | 1.5                                           | 0.84                                          | 4.72                                          | 6.175                                         |
| 24.      | Nagaland Pollution Control Board                                      | Data not available                            | Data not available                            | 11.64                                         | 13.42                                         | 423.0                                         |
| 25.      | Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB)                          | Not reported                                  | 501.239                                       | 352.74677                                     | 476.13                                        | 398.483                                       |
| 26.      | Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB)                                 | 414.25                                        | Not reported                                  | 52.471                                        | 180.9                                         | 384.307                                       |
| 27.      | Puducherry Pollution Control Committee                                | 0.53                                          | 25805.3                                       | 62.444                                        | 64.77                                         | Not received                                  |
| 28.      | Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB)                       | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 4001.8982                                     | 17028.188                                     | 18742.118                                     |
| 29.      | Sikkim State Pollution Control Board                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | NIL                                           | 7216                                          | 35.6035                                       |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)                            | 8994.09                                       | 16704.34                                      | 28226.9                                       | 37235.66                                      | 28305.89                                      |
| 31.      | Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB)                       | 6299.23                                       | 2846                                          | 14640.57                                      | 37858                                         | 38346.0                                       |
| 32.      | Tripura State Pollution Control Board                                 | Not reported                                  | 11.0637                                       | 11.0                                          | 11.57                                         | 12.7812                                       |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB)                         | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | Not reported                                  | 00                                            | Not received                                  |
| 34.      | Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) | 6830.47                                       | Not reported                                  | 2165.215                                      | 16322.16                                      | 43150.08                                      |
| 35.      | West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB)                           | Not reported                                  | 323.160                                       | 427.2617                                      | 510                                           | 416.891                                       |
|          | Total                                                                 | 22700.33                                      | 69413.619                                     | 164662.993                                    | 224041.00                                     | 354540.7                                      |

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT

## 1738. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has asked  Internet  firms  including  Google,  Youtube  etc.,  to remove objectionable pictures of women;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) and (b): Government is well aware of the risk and danger posed by growing phenomena of misuse  of  various  media  platform  and  the  user  harms  caused  as  a  consequence.  The Information  Technology  (IT)  Act,  2000  provides  for  a  criminal  penalty  for  publishing  or transmitting obscene and sexually explicit content.

Further,  keeping  with  the  mission  of  having  an  Open,    Safe&  Trusted  and  Accountable Internet,  Government  has  published,    the  Information  Technology  (Intermediary  Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act. These Rules  have appropriate provisions to deal with such user harms/ menace. As per the said Rules, the intermediaries are required to inform their users not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that is harmful, objectionable, and unlawful in any way.

As  per  provisions  of  rule  3(2)(b)  of  these  Rules,  the  intermediary  shall  remove  any  such objectionable content against women within twenty-four hours from the receipt of complaint made by the individual impacted person or any person on his behalf.

Intermediaries are also required to remove any unlawful content relatable to Article 19(2) of the  Constitution  of  India  or  violative  of  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  as  and  when brought  to  their  knowledge  either  through  a  court  order  or  through  a  notice  by  appropriate government or its agency.

(c):   The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) at Centre and States take appropriate legal action as per provisions of law and when appropriate, request intermediaries including social media platforms like Google and Youtube to remove content violative of any law.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## BLOCKED ACCOUNTS ON TWITTER

## 1788. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

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

- (a) the  yearwise  details  of  the  number  of  blocked  accounts  on  social  media  platforms under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act since 2014;
- (b) the  reasons  for  passing  orders  to  block  Twitter  accounts  of  organisations  like KisanEktaMorcha and The Caravan magazine in the month of February, 2021;
- (c) whether  abovesaid  accounts  were  chosen  for  their  support  to  the  ongoing  farmers' protests; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether a review committee undertook a review of the blocking orders as provided for in the Rules framed under the aforementioned Act; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) :   Under the provision of  section 69A of  the  Information Technology  (IT)  Act, 2000, Government has  directed  for  blocking  of  471, 500,  633,  1385,  2799,  3635  and  9849 number  of  Accounts/URLs  during  the  years  2014, 2015,  2016,  2017,  2018,  2019  and 2020,  respectively .
- (b)  and  (c) : All the accounts/ URLs that are blocked by the government are based on the requests, received  from the concerned designated Nodal Officers of the Ministries/ States, on  specified  grounds  and  following  the  due  process,    specified    in    the    Information Technology  (Procedure  and  Safeguards  for  Blocking  for  Access of  Information  by Public)  Rules,  2009,  notified  under  section  69A  of  the  IT  Act.
- (d) :    Ministry follows due process in all such directions.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*144

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## CYBER CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

## *144. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

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

- (a) whether cyber crimes against children haveincreased during the last two years and if so, the detailsof steps being taken by the Government to check thesame;
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government totackle several confidentiality related risks to children likecyber threat and online harassment; and
- (c) the details of various steps taken to check fakecalls, fake messages, etc.?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *144  FOR08-12-2021 REGARDINGCYBER CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

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(a) and (b): With the expansion of internet and more and more Indians coming online, the incidents  of  cyber  crimes  including  crimes  against  children  online  is  also  increasing.  The challenges of cyber space are many which flow from its vastness and borderless character. That is why the government is committed to policies and actions that ensure that Internet in India is always Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable for all Indians.   The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes statistical data on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The latest published report is for the year 2020. As per data published by NCRB, a total of 306 and 1102 cases of cyber crime against children were registered during the year 2019 and 2020 respectively.

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.  States/UTs  are  primarily  responsible  for  the  prevention,  detection,  investigation  and prosecution of crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The LEAs take legal action as per provisions of law against the offenders.

To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes including crimes against children in a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central  Government  has  taken  measures  in consultation with various stakeholders which, inter-alia, include the following:

- (i) Section  67B  of  the  Information  Technology  (  IT)  Act,  2000  provides  stringent punishment  for  publishing,  transmitting  or  viewing  Child  sexual  abuse  material online.
- (ii) The  Information  Technology  (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 empower the users of Intermediaries and makes the social media platforms accountable for their safety.  The Rules require the intermediaries to adopt a robust grievance redressal mechanism including time-bound disposal of grievances.  The  Intermediaries  need  to  convey  their  terms  and  conditions  which must include communication to users  not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit,  update  or  share  any  information  that  is  inter  alia  harmful,  defamatory, obscene,  invasive  of  another's  privacy,  harm  minors  in  any  way  or  are  otherwise unlawful.  Intermediaries are also expected to remove any information violative of any law in India as and when brought to their knowledge either through a court order or  through  a  notice  by  an  appropriate  government  or  its  authorised  agency.  The Rules  also  require  Significant  Social  media  Intermediary  (SSMI)  to  endeavour  to deploy  technology  based  measures  to  proactively  identify  child  sexual  abuse material.
- (iii) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) operates a National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, www.cybercrime.gov.in    to  enable  citizens  to  report  complaints  pertaining  to  all types  of  cyber  crimes  with  special  focus  on  cyber  crimes  against  women  and children. Ministry of Home Affairs has set up the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)' to deal with all types of cyber crime in the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
- (iv) Government periodically blocks the websites containing extreme child sexual abuse material  (CSAM) based  on  INTERPOL's 'worst of list' received through Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the national nodal agency for Interpol in India.
- (v) Government  has  issued  an  order  to  concerned  Internet  Service  Providers  (ISPs) ordering  them  to  implement    Internet  Watch  Foundation  (IWF),  UK  or  Project Arachnid, Canada list of CSAM websites/webpages on a dynamic basis and block access to such child pornography webpages/websites.
- (vi) DoT  has requested all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to make suitable arrangement to spread awareness among their subscribers about the use of parental control filters in the end-user machines through messages of email, invoices, SMS, website, etc.
- (vii) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued guidelines on 18.08.2017 to  schools  on  the  safe  and  secure  use  of  Internet.  This  circular  directs  schools  to install  effective  firewalls,  filtering  and  monitoring  software  mechanisms  in  all  the computers and deploy effective security policies.
- (viii) To  spread  awareness  on  cybercrime,  MHA  has  taken  several  steps  that  include dissemination of messages on cybercrime through Twitter handle @cyberDost, radio campaign, publishing of Handbook for Adolescents / Students.
- (ix) MeitY  through  a  program,  namely,  Information  Security  Education  &  Awareness (ISEA),  has  been  creating  awareness  among  users  including  women  and  children highlighting  the  importance  of  digital  safety  while  using  Internet.  A  dedicated website for information security awareness (https://www.infosecawareness.in) provides relevant awareness material.
- (x) A MoU is signed between the NCRB, India and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), USA regarding receiving of Tipline report on online child  pornography  and  child  sexual  exploitation  contents  from  NCMEC.  The  Tip lines,  as  received  from  NCMEC,  are  being  shared  with  Stats/UTs  online  through Nation Cybercrime Reporting Portal for taking further action.

(c):  The  Information  Technology  (IT)  Act,  2000  has  a  provision  to  deal  with  menace  of  fake calls and messages made through internet as medium. Section 66D of the IT Act, 2000 provides for punishment of imprisonment up to three years and fine for cheating by personation.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*146

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## INTERNET GAMES

## *146. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the availability of a large number of games on the internetwhich is not only wasting the time of our young generation but is also making them addicted to gambling and thereby causing heavy financial loss to the youth and their parents;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to ban these games;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *146  FOR08-12-2021 REGARDING INTERNET GAMES

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(a) to (d): Entries 34 and 62 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution, provide for regulation and taxation of 'betting and gambling' to be under States' legislative powers. Based on the erstwhile Public Gambling Act, 1867, most State Governments have enacted their laws to  deal with betting and gambling within their jurisdictions. Some State Governments  have  extended  their  legislative  and  regulatory  control  over  Online  Games within their jurisdictions using these entries in the Seventh Schedule.

This ministry does not  have legislative jurisdiction  over  contents  of  Internet  games  except that  it  has  the  power  to  order  blocking  of  public  access  to  information  on  internet  under specified conditions of section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and following the due process,  specified  in  the  Information  Technology  (Procedure  and  Safeguards  for Blocking  for  Access of  Information  by  Public)  Rules,  2009.

Further, keeping with the aim to  have an Open,  Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet, Government has notified  the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act, 2000. The said Rules provide for removal of  any  information/  application  violative  of  any  extant  law,  as  and  when  notified  by  an appropriate government or its authorized agency.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1785

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## BIOMETRIC SCANNING

## 1785.     SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

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

- (a)  whether the Biometric scanning facility will be provided in JeevanPramaan mobile app while using the latest mobile phones which includes Biometric reading facility so that lakhs of  senior  citizens  would  be  facilitated  to  submit  their  details  for  life  certificate  with  much more ease; and
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) and (b): The JeevanPramaaan App developed to facilitate senior citizens submission for details of life has been designed to use Aadhaar based face authentication in the latest android smart phones. Further, STQC certified, UIDAI registered biometric devices may also be used for generation of JeevanPramaan.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1674

TO BE ANSWWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## GROWTH OF ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE

## 1674.     SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof.,
- (c) whether the Government intends to bring a law on artificial intelligence; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to develop infrastructure, expertise, skilling and research in artificial intelligence?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) to (c): No, Sir.

(d):   Government of India sees Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a significant and strategic area for the country and technology sector. It further believes that AI can have kinetic effect from the growth of entrepreneurship & business and is taking all necessary steps in policies and infrastructure to develop a robust AI sector in the country.

The following are the details:

- i. Government of India also joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore as a founding member of the Global Partnership on Artificial  Intelligence (GPAI),  which  is  an  international  and  multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of AI, grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth.
- ii. Government has launched 'National AI Portal' (https://indiaai.gov.in/) which is a repository  of  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  based  initiatives  in  the  country  for  all stakeholders  at  a  single  place.  As  on  Dec  2,  2021,  there  are  890  national  and international articles, 577 news, 185 videos, 78 research reports, 278 startups, 107 Government initiatives listed at National AI Portal.
- iii. To foster innovation through research Technology, government has created several 'Centres  of  Excellence' on  various  emerging  Technologies  including  Artificial Intelligence.  The  centres  connect  various  entities  such  as  startups,  enterprises, venture capitalists, government and academia to look into problem statements and develop innovative solutions.
- iv. National Programme on Responsible Use of AI for Youth : With the objective to empower the youth to become AI ready and help reduce the skill gap, government along  with  Industry  partner  has  started  this  initiative  to  promote  AI  awareness among Government school going children. In Phase I, 50,666 students and 2536 teachers from 2252 schools from 35 States and UTs attended orientation sessions on AI. In Phase II, 100 teams have been short listed and have undergone extensive mentoring  by  AI  experts.  In  Phase-III,  Top  20  students  have  demonstrated  their solutions in the national conference.

## v. Infrastructure:

- a. Under  the  National  Supercomputing  Mission  (NSM),  Government  of  India  has built  PARAM  siddhi  with  the  help  of  C-DAC,  which  is  the  high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer.
- b. NIC has setup a Centre of Excellence in AI which is involved in facilitating AI as a Service through on Meghraj cloud with 7 AI PFlopssupercompute facility created at Delhi and 5 AI PFlop in Kolkata.

## vi. Expertise & Skilling:

- a. For  skilling  and  re-skilling,  Government  has  launched  ' FutureSkills  Prime ' platform  which  provides  an  industry  driven  learning  ecosystem.    FutureSkills focuses on 155+ skills spanning across 70+ job roles on 10 emerging technologies namely Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Cyber  Security,  Internet  of  Things,  Mobile  Tech,  Robotic  Process  Automation, Virtual Reality & 3D Printing.
- b. Government  has  initiated 'Visvesvaraya  PhD  Scheme' with  an  objective  to enhance  the  number  of  PhDs  in  Electronics  System  Design  &  Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors including AI in the country. Presently,  908  Full  time  &  308  part-time  PhD  candidates  are  enrolled  under  the scheme at 97 academic institutions across the country.
- vii. Research: To  promote  the  research  in  the  area  of  Emerging  Technologies, Department of Science & Technology (DST) has setup 25 Technology Innovation Hubs  (TIH)  in  the  area  of    Artificial  Intelligence,    Data  Analytics,  Robotics, Drones,  IoT,  Augmented  Reality/Virtual  Reality,  and  Computer  vision  etc.  The TIHs focus on the generation of new knowledge through basic and applied research in  the  area  of  emerging  technologies  including  Robotics,  AI,  ML,  Cognitive Computing, System Simulation etc.
- viii. Data Management: Data is the key input for any AI based system. Considering this,  Government  has  developed  an  Open  Government  data  Platform  (OGD). Currently,  data  of  208  departments  (Central  &  State)  is  available  on  OGD platform.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1638

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## INDIA ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

## 1638. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the details of status of implementation of India Enterprise Architecture and various State Enterprise Architecture systems;
- (b) the details of the accountability measures employed to ensure these digital systems adopt laws of the land; and
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  is  working  with  Estonia  and  its  agencies  to  build  e-government systems; and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):      Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  notified  India Enterprise  Architecture  (IndEA)  Framework  and  Adoption  Guide  on  October  09,  2018. Ownership  of  IndEA  implementation  lies  with  the  respective  Ministry/State  and  MeitY. National  e-Governance  Division  (NeGD)  is  providing  technical  support  for  preparation  of blueprints.

A  project  was  initiated  by  MeitY  in  March,  2019  for  pilot  implementation  of  IndEA  by NeGD wherein two ministries (Education and Agriculture) and one State (Meghalaya) were selected. Current status of implementation is given as under:

- (i) Ministry of Education - Department of School Education & Literacy: MeitY provided  technical  support  for  the  preparation  of  National  Digital  Education Architecture (NDEAR), which was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on July 28, 2021.
- (ii) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW): MeitY has provided technical support for preparation of India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) blueprint for agriculture domain. The blueprint has been released by MoA&FW for public and stakeholder consultations.
- (iii) Meghalaya State Enterprise Architecture: MeitY provided handholding assistance  to  the  Meghalaya  State  Government  for  preparation  of  Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture  (MeghEA)  blueprint  and  its implementation  for the Finance  Department.  Phase-I  implementation  of  MeghEA  was  launched  by Hon'ble  Minister  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  and  Hon'ble  Chief Minister, Meghalaya jointly on September 17, 2021. Under the project, API based integrations have been undertaken amongst existing financial systems of the State and  a  scheme  management  system  is  implemented  for  timely approval of Department proposals by the Finance Department.

In addition, some of the Ministries are implementing IndEA on their own with technical assistance from MeitY. Their brief status is as below:

- (i) Ayushman  Bharat  Digital  Mission: MeitY  provided  technical  support  for  the preparation of National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB), which was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on August 15, 2020. As per the National Health Stack defined  in  NDHB,  the  implementation  of  National  Digital  Health  Mission  has been undertaken, currently named as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). National Health Authority (NHA) is the implementing agency for ABDM, which has been rolled across 6 UTs.
- (ii) Labour,  Skills  &  Employment  Enterprise  Architecture: NeGD also  provides such technical support to the Working  Group  of Ministry of Labour  & Employment for preparation of enterprise architecture report for Labor, Skills and Employment.
- (iii) Tourism :  NeGD  provides  technical  support  for  preparation  of  blueprint  to  the Working  Group  and  Steering  Committee  constituted  for  the  National  Digital Tourism Mission.
- (iv) Urban Development: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has prepared the National Urban Innovation Stack, launched some of the building blocks and prepared related standards in consultation with MeitY.

(b) :   All digital systems and platforms ensure that they are compliant with the laws of the land.

(c) :    No, Sir.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1704

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## AADHAAR ENROLMENT CENTRES

## 1704.   SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  planned  to  open  stand-alone  Aadhaar  Enrolment  and Updation Centres across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the estimated funds and the likely target set for these centres;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to open above mentioned centres in the State of Assam and if so, the district-wise details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the time by which these above said centres are likely to be opened?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):Yes, Sir. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has engaged 2 (two) Service Providers to establish and operate 166 AadhaarSevaKendras (ASKs) in 122 cities across the country. As on date, 59 such ASKs are operational.

These ASKs are stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolment & Update centres in addition to more than 50,000 Aadhaar centres already functional under various UIDAI Registrars.

- (b): The estimated cost of establishing ASKs as per the RFP is Rs 630 crore, which is to be borne by the Service Providers. UIDAI shall pay the Service Providers as per discovered rate, against the invoice raised on actual number of enrolment and update transactions carried out per month.

There is no specific target set for ASKs.  However, all ASKs are expected to carry out at least 15 transactions per day per kit.

- (c):A total of 16 ASKs are planned to be set up in 15 cities across the State of Assam. The list of ASKs is appended as Annexure-I .
- (d):2 (two) ASKs, one in Guwahati and another in Silchar, are already operational in the State of Assam. 4 (four) more ASKs are expected to be operational by March 2022. The remaining 10 (ten) centres are expected to be operational during 2022-23.

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Annexure-I

|   S. No. | State   | ASK Location               | Status      |
|----------|---------|----------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Assam   | Guwahati                   | Operational |
|        2 | Assam   | Silchar (Cachar District)  | Operational |
|        3 | Assam   | Barpeta                    | Planned     |
|        4 | Assam   | Bongaigaon                 | Planned     |
|        5 | Assam   | Dhubri                     | Planned     |
|        6 | Assam   | Dibrugarh                  | Planned     |
|        7 | Assam   | Golaghat                   | Planned     |
|        8 | Assam   | Goalpara                   | Planned     |
|        9 | Assam   | Guwahati                   | Planned     |
|       10 | Assam   | Jorhat                     | Planned     |
|       11 | Assam   | Kamrup - Metropolitan      | Planned     |
|       12 | Assam   | Lakhimpur                  | Planned     |
|       13 | Assam   | Nagaon                     | Planned     |
|       14 | Assam   | Sivasagar                  | Planned     |
|       15 | Assam   | Tezpur (Sonitpur District) | Planned     |
|       16 | Assam   | Tinsukia                   | Planned     |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1680

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## DIGITAL LITERACY MISSION

## 1680. MS DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

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

- (a) the statewise details of the status of implementation of Digital Literacy Mission;
- (b) whether  the  target  of  making  six  crore  persons  digitally  literate  in  rural areas,  across States/UTs has been achieved; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government for scaling up the coverage of digital literacy schemes; and
- (d) whether the Government has obtained feedback on reasons for low motivation amongst people to join digital literacy programs; and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c):  Skill development and creating skilled talent is an important mission to ensure that the growing digital economy of India is provided with the trained and skilled manpower that Industry requires.  To  further  aid  digital  adoption,  the  Ministry  has  focused  on  digital  literacy  for  citizens since  2014,  across  the  country  including  in  rural  areas.  In  the  years  2014  to  2016,  two  Schemes titled 'National Digital Literacy Mission' (NDLM) and 'Digital SakshartaAbhiyan' (DISHA) were implemented  by  the  Government  with  a  target  to  train  52.50  lakh  candidates  in  digital  literacy across the country. Under these two schemes, a total of 53.67 lakh beneficiaries were certified.

Subsequently,  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  MantriGramin  Digital  SakshartaAbhiyan  (PMGDISHA)' was approved by Union Cabinet in 2017 to usher in digital literacy in rural  India  by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household). So far, a total of around 5.38 crore candidates have been enrolled and 4.56 crore have been trained, out of which around 3.39 crore candidates have been certified under this scheme. The State-wise achievement under the Scheme may be seen at Annexure .

Government has taken up several steps for scaling up the coverage of digital literacy schemes which include the following:

- Scaling up  the  awareness  and  promotional  activities towards  Digital literacy  through campaigns, workshops, seminars, digital vans, etc.
- Efforts  have  been  made  to  identify  and  register  new  Training  centres  in  uncovered  Gram Panchayats across the country.
- In order to address the low internet connectivity issues, Wifi-choupals have been established at remote locations.
- Rural  schools  have  been  engaged  for  training  and  examination  of  candidates  in  order  to penetrate the rural populous districts of identified states.
- (d):  These Schemes have seen tremendous response for enrolment from the beneficiaries wherever they are implemented.

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The  State/UT-wise  number  of  candidates  registered,  trained  and  certified  so  far  under PMGDISHA Scheme:

| S. No.   | State                    | Registered   | Trained     | Certified   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 308          | 109         | 51          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 12,13,541    | 9,33,786    | 6,61,421    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,399        | 1,279       | 880         |
| 4        | Assam                    | 25,45,034    | 22,18,788   | 17,77,702   |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 57,16,626    | 50,10,635   | 36,58,014   |
| 6        | Chandigarh*              | 0            | 0           | 0           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 24,98,702    | 21,54,263   | 16,29,634   |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 1,652        | 737         | 446         |
| 9        | Daman and Diu            | 1,470        | 846         | 450         |
| 10       | Delhi*                   | 2,086        | 1,401       | 929         |
| 11       | Goa                      | 4,650        | 3,180       | 2,322       |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 23,87,245    | 20,71,606   | 15,21,815   |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 17,20,102    | 14,55,183   | 10,96,074   |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 3,54,939     | 2,59,390    | 1,85,625    |
| 15       | Jammu And Kashmir        | 4,54,633     | 3,41,094    | 2,50,274    |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 20,92,199    | 16,73,448   | 12,15,415   |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 9,90,825     | 7,47,188    | 4,83,761    |
| 18       | Kerala                   | 50,068       | 24,410      | 19,520      |
| 19       | Ladakh                   | 17,279       | 13,802      | 9,501       |
| 20       | Lakshadweep              | 94           | 35          | 0           |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh           | 45,43,049    | 39,57,566   | 29,03,180   |
| 22       | Maharashtra              | 34,91,142    | 28,62,502   | 20,69,617   |
| 23       | Manipur                  | 10,239       | 5,858       | 3,691       |
| 24       | Meghalaya                | 1,11,847     | 80,610      | 53,896      |
| 25       | Mizoram                  | 9,214        | 6,593       | 3,881       |
| 26       | Nagaland                 | 5,597        | 4,011       | 2,872       |
| 27       | Odisha                   | 27,15,434    | 22,33,186   | 16,93,495   |
| 28       | Puducherry               | 13,590       | 9,643       | 6,157       |
| 29       | Punjab                   | 14,69,681    | 12,56,997   | 9,67,725    |
| 30       | Rajasthan                | 28,74,294    | 23,71,583   | 17,28,270   |
| 31       | Sikkim                   | 3,551        | 1,521       | 717         |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu               | 10,14,005    | 8,13,078    | 5,81,823    |
| 33       | Telangana                | 7,23,212     | 5,63,842    | 3,93,659    |
| 34       | Tripura                  | 2,48,544     | 1,87,286    | 1,48,402    |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              | 6,06,354     | 5,00,158    | 3,70,433    |
| 36       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1,40,30,962  | 1,23,28,605 | 92,71,740   |
| 37       | West Bengal              | 18,76,201    | 15,24,802   | 11,81,633   |
| Total    | Total                    | 5,38,01,768  | 4,56,19,021 | 3,38,95,025 |

*Chandigarh  and  Delhi  are  in  Urban  agglomeration,  hence  not  covered  under  the Scheme.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1760

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MANUFACTURING

## 1760. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

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

- (a) the details of the Government action plan towards boosting semiconductor chip manufacturing and funding its research incentives in India in the light of global shortage;
- (b) the details of the Government action plan in providing stable electricity and water supply for the highly sophisticated chip manufacturing hubs, whetherany specific areas have been identified for the same, if so, State-wise details of such areas including in the state of Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Government is collaborating with any industrial bodies and Institutes of National Importance  to  develop  a  body  of  expertise  to  become  a  global  leader  in  semiconductor  chip industry, if so, details of such collaborations; and

(d) whether the government is considering any incentive based scheme to promote the expertise and industry knowledge of assembly and testing of chips in India or any other collaboration with foreign countries or Institutes of National Importance towards the same objective and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a): Government is fully cognizant of the importance of semiconductor design and manufacturing for India to become an electronics manufacturing hub of the world in the postcovid scenario. It has been making serious efforts to promote semiconductor design and also to set up Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in the country.

Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities are currently available in India in limited capacities for  strategic  applications  at  Semi-Conductor  Laboratory  (SCL)  Mohali,  Gallium  Arsenide Enabling  Technology Centre  (GAETEC),  Hyderabad  and  Society  for Integrated Circuit Technology and Applied Research (SITAR), Bengaluru.

Semiconductor FABs are highly capital intensive and resource intensive, and are at the cutting edge  of  manufacturing  with  rapidly  changing  technology  cycles.  Further,  the  semiconductor fabrication  capability  for  leading  /  cutting  edge  technology  nodes  is  available  with  only  few companies globally.

Government has approved the following projects in the area of semiconductors:

- I. The project for 'Establishment of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Ecosystem Enabling Centre and Incubator  for  High  Power  and  High  Frequency  Electronics'  to  be  implemented  by Society for Innovation and Development (SID), under the auspices of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Bengaluru at the total project cost of Rs. 298.66 crore.
- II. An application for setting up of Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) of NAND Flash memory has been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for large scale electronics manufacturing.
- III. An  application for discrete semiconductor devices, including transistors, diodes, thyristors,  etc.  and  System  in  Package  (SIP)  has  been  approved  under  the  Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for large scale electronics manufacturing.
- IV. Following  incentives  are  available  to  companies  for  setting  up  of  Semiconductor Fabrication (FAB) facilities in India:
5. (i) A financial incentive of 25%  on capital expenditure for setting up of semiconductor fabrication units under the Scheme for Promotion of manufacturing  of  Electronic  Components  and  Semiconductors  (SPECS).    The capital  expenditure  inter-alia  includes  R&D  expenditures  subject  to  a  ceiling  of 20% of the total capital expenditure.
6. (ii) Capital  goods  for  setting  up  of  Semiconductor  FAB  are  exempted  from  Basic Customs Duty (BCD).
7. (iii) Investment linked deduction under Section 35AD of the Income-tax Act.
8. (iv) Deduction  of  expenditure  on  research  and  development  as  admissible  under Section 35(2AB) of the Income-tax Act.
9. (v) New domestic companies making fresh investment in manufacturing and starting operations before March 31, 2023 have an option to pay corporate income tax at reduced  rate  of  15%.  Such  companies  will  also  not  be  liable  to  pay  Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT).

(b): States like Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have shown interest in facilitating setting up of semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities. These states have also indicated the availability of stable power supply and sufficient water supply for chip manufacturing facilities. However, the decision regarding the location of chip manufacturing facility lies with companies proposing  to  setup  such  facilities  based  on  various  other  parameters  including  availability  of stable power supply and sufficient water supply.

(c): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India engages with many industry bodies and Institute of National Importance on a regular basis in order to promote the holistic ecosystem of electronics manufacturing in India including semiconductors. Some such collaborations  of  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  include  the following:

- i. Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI) at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
- ii. Gallium Nitride (GaN)  Ecosystem Enabling Centre and  Incubator for  High Power  and High  Frequency  Electronics  at  Centre  for  Nano  Science  and  Engineering  (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
- iii. Microprocessor Development Programme with various Institutes of Higher Education
- iv. National Centre of Excellence for Next Generation AMOLED Displays, OLED Lighting and OPV Products at IIT-Madras
- v. National  Centre  of  Excellence  in  Large  Area  Flexible  Electronics  (NCFLEX)  at  IITKanpur
- vi. National  Centre  of  Excellence  for  Technology  on  Internal  Security  (NCETIS)  at  IITBombay
- vii. Centre on Excellence (CoE) on Medical Electronics and Bio-Physics set up at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)
- viii. Various  state-of  the-art  ASICs  /  SoCs  such  as  indigenous  Microprocessors,  NavIC Receiver, Bluetooth Transceiver, etc., have been designed and developed for societal and strategic applications. Under the Microprocessor Development Programme, a family of 32-bit / 64-bit SHAKTI, VEGA and AJIT processors have been designed and developed

by  IIT  Madras,  C-DAC  and  IIT  Bombay,  respectively,  using  Open  Source  ISA (Instruction Set Architecture).

Further, Government is open for any technological & financial collaborations and investments that would help India in developing semiconductor chip manufacturing ecosystem.

(d):    Following  incentive  based  schemes  of  Government  of  India  promote  the  expertise  and industry knowledge of Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging of semiconductor chips in the country:

- i. The Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) provides financial incentive of 25% on capital expenditure for the electronic components, semiconductor/ display fabrication units, Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units, specialized sub-assemblies and capital goods for manufacture of aforesaid goods.
- ii. Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI)  for  Large  Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing Round  1  and  Round  2  offered  a  production  linked  incentive  to  boost  domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic  components,  including  Assembly,  Testing,  Marking  and  Packaging  (ATMP) units.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED DIARY No. 1804

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## COMMON SERVICE CENTRES

## 1804: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.: SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

- (a) the details of the CSC (Common Service Centre), the scheme launched by the Ministry which started allowing  its  village  level  entities  for  easy  delivery  of  essential  items  in  villages,  gram  panchayats  and other rural areas;
- (b) whether the CSCs are allowed to sell non-essential items and other essential items to the villagers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  use  these  CSCs  for  supplying  medicines  to  the  rural areas at door steps and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Ministry has any collaborative agreement with any big pharma companies in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a):Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  implemented  the  network  of Common Services Centres (CSC) under the Digital India Programme. The CSC scheme envisages setting up of at-least one CSC in each of 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the country, for delivery of various  Government-to-Citizen  (G2C)  and  other  citizen-centric  e-Services  to  citizens.  It  is  a  selfsustainable  entrepreneurship  model  which  is  run  by  Village  Level  Entrepreneurs  (VLEs).  As  on  Oct, 2021,  total  4,18,436  CSCs  are  functional  across  all  states  &  Union  Territories  of  the  country,  out  of which, total 3,25,781 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat (GP) level.

- (b):The  CSC  2.0  is  envisaged  as  a  self-sustainable,  transaction-based  service  delivery  model,  for delivering a large bouquet of e-services through a single delivery technological platform known as Digital Seva (DS) Platform, which would increase the sustainability of the CSCs across the country. Therefore, CSCs  can  deliver  any  service  which  may  be  offered  either  by  the  Government,  private  or  social organisations.
- (c):CSC  has  collaborates  with  various  partners  for  the  online  ordering  and  delivery  of  allopathy, homeopathy and Ayurveda medicines and health/ wellness products through the Digital Seva Portal.

In  addition  to  that,  CSC  has  been  engaged  under  the  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri  -  Jan ArogyaYojana (AB PM-JAY) for the purpose of issuance of Ayushman cards to the eligible beneficiaries of the scheme after necessary verification.

(d):CSC collaborates with Tata 1mg and Pharmeasy for the online ordering and delivery of prescription based Allopathy medicine and health & wellness Over The Counter (OTC) products, and with JIVA and Patanjali for the online ordering and delivery of Ayurveda Over The Counter (OTC) products at the door steps of the citizens.

CSC also has a tie-up with WelcomeCure for the supply of homeopathy medicines to the citizens based on the recommendation and prescription of the homeopathy doctors through Tele-consultation service.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1803

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2021

## GENERAL SERVICE CENTRES

## 1803.  SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  established  General  Service  Centres  to  provide  more effective services to citizens and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether any such service centre has been established in Maharashtra; if so, the districtwise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the number of service centres in the State of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are less in number as compared to other States in the country; if so, the details and the reasons thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  effective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of General Service Centres in the State of Maharashtra to provide more effective services to its citizens?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):    Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  implemented  the network of Common Services Centres (CSC) under the Digital India Programme. The CSC scheme envisages setting up of at-least one CSC in each of 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the country, for delivery of various Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and other citizencentric e-Services to citizens. It is a self-sustainable entrepreneurship model which is run by Village  Level  Entrepreneurs  (VLEs).  As  on  Oct,  2021,  total  4,18,436  CSCs  are  functional across all states & Union Territories of the country, out of which, total 3,25,781 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat (GP) level.
- (b):Total  42,009  CSCs  are  functional  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  as  on  Oct  2021,  out  of which,  31,739  are  functional  at  Gram  Panchayat  (GP)  level.  District-wise  list  of  CSCs  in Maharashtra is attached as Annexure-I .
- (c):      As  on  31 st Oct  2021,  Uttar  Pradesh  is  leading  with  99,591  functional  CSCs,  while Maharashtra  is  at  2 nd place  with  42,009  functional  CSCs.  A  list  of  State-wise  CSCs  is attached as Annexure-II.
- (d):    Adequate steps have already taken to provide more effective services to citizens. The CSC programme aims to set-up at-least one CSC at 2.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the country. In the State of Maharashtra, all 27,875 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are covered with at-least One (1) functional CSC.

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## Annexure-I

## District-wise List of Functional CSCs in Maharashtra as on October-2021

| Name of the Districts   | TOTAL (Urban + Rural)   | Functional CSCs at GP Level   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| AHMEDNAGAR              | 1,683                   | 1,377                         |
| AKOLA                   | 939                     | 694                           |
| AMRAVATI                | 1,336                   | 1,067                         |
| AURANGABAD              | 1,841                   | 1,362                         |
| BEED                    | 2,183                   | 1,708                         |
| BHANDARA                | 1,061                   | 951                           |
| BULDHANA                | 1,641                   | 1,333                         |
| CHANDRAPUR              | 1,012                   | 815                           |
| DHULE                   | 1,033                   | 795                           |
| GADCHIROLI              | 532                     | 462                           |
| GONDIA                  | 1,042                   | 921                           |
| HINGOLI                 | 911                     | 740                           |
| JALGAON                 | 1,793                   | 1,324                         |
| JALNA                   | 1,624                   | 1,332                         |
| KOLHAPUR                | 1,232                   | 1,023                         |
| LATUR                   | 1,125                   | 842                           |
| MUMBAI                  | 353                     | 6                             |
| MUMBAI SUBURBAN         | 249                     | 8                             |
| NAGPUR                  | 1,364                   | 905                           |
| NANDED                  | 1,858                   | 1,372                         |
| NANDURBAR               | 741                     | 624                           |
| NASHIK                  | 2,242                   | 1,538                         |
| OSMANABAD               | 1,211                   | 988                           |
| PARBHANI                | 1,252                   | 855                           |
| PUNE                    | 1,540                   | 997                           |
| RAIGAD                  | 573                     | 411                           |
| RATNAGIRI               | 766                     | 672                           |
| SANGLI                  | 906                     | 727                           |
| SATARA                  | 1,212                   | 1,063                         |
| SINDHUDURG              | 478                     | 426                           |
| SOLAPUR                 | 1,574                   | 1,210                         |
| THANE                   | 1,112                   | 354                           |
| WARDHA                  | 664                     | 549                           |
| WASHIM                  | 844                     | 692                           |
| YAVATMAL                | 1,330                   | 1,071                         |
| PALGHAR                 | 752                     | 525                           |
| Total                   | 42,009                  | 31,739                        |

## Annexure-II

| STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLL OUT CSCs AS ON 31 st OCT, 2021   | STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLL OUT CSCs AS ON 31 st OCT, 2021   | STATE/UT-WISE STATUS OF ROLL OUT CSCs AS ON 31 st OCT, 2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                      | Functional CSCs (Urban+Rural) 31 Oct'21                       | Functional CSCs at GP level 31 Oct'21                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                | 8,312                                                         | 6,160                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 145                                                           | 105                                                           |
| Assam                                                         | 8,962                                                         | 8,104                                                         |
| Bihar                                                         | 36,374                                                        | 32,321                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                  | 17,400                                                        | 13,757                                                        |
| Goa                                                           | 135                                                           | 89                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                       | 10,823                                                        | 7,495                                                         |
| Haryana                                                       | 18,486                                                        | 12,993                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                              | 4,473                                                         | 3,919                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 15,869                                                        | 13,533                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                     | 12,003                                                        | 7,803                                                         |
| Kerala                                                        | 5,209                                                         | 4,048                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 37,470                                                        | 28,036                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 42,009                                                        | 31,739                                                        |
| Manipur                                                       | 903                                                           | 737                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                     | 944                                                           | 843                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                       | 333                                                           | 225                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                      | 428                                                           | 283                                                           |
| Odisha                                                        | 14,633                                                        | 12,731                                                        |
| Punjab                                                        | 10,724                                                        | 7,595                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                     | 18,327                                                        | 14,817                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                        | 73                                                            | 59                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                    | 10,980                                                        | 7,151                                                         |
| Telangana                                                     | 5,843                                                         | 4,002                                                         |
| Tripura                                                       | 1,392                                                         | 1,207                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 99,591                                                        | 77,900                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                   | 8,221                                                         | 6,131                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                   | 18,831                                                        | 16,891                                                        |
| State Total                                                   | 4,08,893                                                      | 3,20,674                                                      |
| Andaman &Nicobar                                              | 51                                                            | 30                                                            |
| Chandigarh                                                    | 89                                                            | 7                                                             |
| Dadra &NH, D&D                                                | 59                                                            | 39                                                            |
| Delhi                                                         | 3,438                                                         | 224                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                | 5,608                                                         | 4,609                                                         |
| Ladakh                                                        | 73                                                            | 65                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                   | 15                                                            | 15                                                            |
| Puducherry                                                    | 210                                                           | 118                                                           |
| UT Total                                                      | 9,543                                                         | 5,107                                                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                   | 4,18,436                                                      | 3,25,781                                                      |

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1631

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

## 1631.   SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a) the  State-wise  details  of  the  effective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce dependency of country on Chinese electronic products;
- (b) if so, the statewise details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the policies of the Government to provide electronic products at same price after boycotting Chinese electronic goods in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a):   Government of India has taken strategic steps and initiatives to broaden and deepen the  electronics  manufacturing  sector  in  the  country  and  make  India  global  electronics manufacturing  hub.  The  schemes  for  promotion  of  electronic  manufacturing  being implemented  by  Government  of  India  are  available  for  units  established  in  any  state irrespective of the location. To reduce dependency on imported electronic products, State Governments are working in tandem with the Central Government.

(b):   Many State Governments have announced their own Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) / Electronics Manufacturing policy in addition to their Industrial Policy.  The  states  provide  an  array  of  incentives  and  subsidies  e.g.  Production  Linked Incentive Scheme, incentive on capital expenditure, incentive on training and upskilling workers,  capital  subsidy,  etc.  to  attract  new  investments  and  expansion  of  electronics manufacturing facilities by ESDM companies. In addition, other incentives and subsidies which  are  applicable  to  other  manufacturing  facilities  are  also  applicable  for  ESDM companies e.g. Rebate on Land Cost, interest subsidy, power / water/ stamp duty subsidy, etc.

Government of India has also notified the Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme on April 01, 2020 with the objective to provide avenues for expansion and strengthening of electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country. These clusters are  being  developed  in  collaboration  with  State  Government  or  their  agency,  Central Public  Sector  Units  (CPSUs)  /  State  Public  Sector  Units  (SPSUs),  Industrial  Corridor Development Corporations (ICDCs) or Joint Venture of such agencies with Anchor unit(s) or industrial park developers. These clusters provide world class infrastructure along with common facilities and amenities, including Ready Built Factory (RBF) Sheds/ Plug and Play facilities for attracting major global electronics manufacturers along with their supply chain to set up units in such clusters.

- (c):      Following  flagship  Schemes  aimed  at  'Atmanirbhar  Bharat'  have  been  notified under the aegis of National Policy on Electronics 2019 (NPE 2019).
- (i) Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E-01042020-218990 dated  April  01,  2020  extends  an  incentive  of  4%  to  6%  to  eligible  companies  on incremental sales (over base year 2019-20) involved in mobile phone manufacturing and manufacturing of specified electronic components, including Assembly, Testing, Marking  and  Packaging  (ATMP)  units  for  a  period  of  five  (5)  years.The  total approved scheme outlay is INR 40,995 crore. The scheme is available at the link: https://www.meity.gov.in/esdm/pli.
- (ii) Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI)  for  IT  Hardware notified  vide Gazette Notification  No.  CG-DL-E-03032021-225613  dated  March 03, 2021 extends an incentive of 4% to 2% / 1% to eligible companies on incremental sales (over  base  year  2019-20)  of  goods  manufactured  in  India  and  covered  under  the target  segment,  to  eligible  companies,  for  a  period  of  four  (4)  years.  The  Target Segments under the PLI scheme for IT Hardware include (i) Laptops (ii) Tablets (iii) All-in-One  PCs  and  (iv)  Servers.  The  total  approved  scheme  outlay  is  INR  7,350 crore. The scheme is available at the link: https://www.meity.gov.in/esdm/pliithw.
- (iii) Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Manufacturing  of  Electronic  Components  and Semiconductors (SPECS) notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E01042020-218992  dated  April  01,  2020    provides  financial  incentive  of  25%  on capital expenditure for the identified list of electronic goods that comprise downstream value chain of electronic products, i.e., electronic components, semiconductor/  display  fabrication  units,  ATMP  units,  specialized  sub-assemblies and capital goods for manufacture of aforesaid goods for a period of 5 years from the  date  of  issue  of  acknowledgement.  The  total  approved  scheme  outlay  is  INR 3285 crore. The scheme is available at the link: https://www.meity.gov.in/esdm/SPECS.

The state-wise list of the companies approved under the first two rounds of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing, PLI Scheme for IT Hardware and SPECS is at Annexure -1.

The AtmaNirbhar Bharat economic policies are aimed at strengthening and expanding electronics value chain ecosystem including components, strengthening domestic companies, promoting investments and creating jobs.Steps are being taken to broad-base the  sources  of  electronic  components  /  raw  material  imports  in  India,  in  addition  to making  available  the  indigenous  counterparts  of  the  imported  electronic  products,  by promoting  domestic  manufacturing  of  electronic  products.    The  steps  taken  by  the Government to promote domestic electronics manufacturing are at Annexure-2.

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## Annexure-1

## List of Companies approved under First Round of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing for Mobile Phones and Specified Electronic Components

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company                                               | Segments              | State                     |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         2 | Samsung India Electronics Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         3 | Pegatron Technology India Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         4 | Rising Stars Mobile India Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         5 | WistronInfocomm Manufacturing (India) Private Limited             | Mobile Phones         | Karnataka                 |
|         6 | LAVA International Limited                                        | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         7 | Bhagwati Products Limited                                         | Mobile Phones         | Rajasthan                 |
|         8 | Padget Electronics Private Limited                                | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         9 | Optiemus Electronics Limited                                      | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|        10 | United TelelinksNeolyncs Private Limited                          | Mobile Phones         | Andhra Pradesh            |
|        11 | AT&S India Private Limited                                        | Electronic Components | Karnataka                 |
|        12 | Walsin Electronics India Private Limited                          | Electronic Components | Andhra Pradesh (proposed) |
|        13 | Ascent Circuits Private Limited.                                  | Electronic Components | Tamil Nadu                |
|        14 | Neolync India Private Limited                                     | Electronic Components | Andhra Pradesh (proposed) |
|        15 | Sahasra Semiconductors Private Limited                            | Electronic Components | Rajasthan                 |
|        16 | Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited                         | Electronic Components | Gujarat                   |

## List  of  Companies  approved  under  the  Second  Round  of  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale Electronics Manufacturing for Specified Electronic Components

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company                        | Segments              | State       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
|         1 | TDK India Private Limited                  | Electronic Components | Maharashtra |
|         2 | Rakon India Private Limited                | Electronic Components | Karnataka   |
|         3 | Vitesco Technologies India Private Limited | Electronic Components | Maharashtra |
|         4 | Epitome Components Private Limited         | Electronic Components | Maharashtra |

|   5 | Vishay Components India Private Limited   | Electronic Components   | Maharashtra      |
|-----|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|   6 | ShoginiTechnoarts Private Limited         | Electronic Components   | Maharashtra      |
|   7 | Tibrewala Electronics Limited             | Electronic Components   | Telangana        |
|   8 | Globe Capacitors Limited                  | Electronic Components   | Haryana          |
|   9 | Shivalik Bimetal Controls Limited         | Electronic Components   | Himachal Pradesh |
|  10 | Deki Electronics Limited                  | Electronic Components   | Uttar Pradesh    |
|  11 | Cipsa Tec India Private Limited           | Electronic Components   | Karnataka        |
|  12 | Keltron Component Complex Limited         | Electronic Components   | Kerala           |
|  13 | Alcon Electronics Private Limited         | Electronic Components   | Maharashtra      |
|  14 | Micropack Private Limited                 | Electronic Components   | Karnataka        |
|  15 | Desai Electronics Private Limited         | Electronic Components   | Maharashtra      |
|  16 | Continental Device India Private Limited  | Electronic Components   | Punjab           |

## List of Applications approved under the PLI Scheme for IT Hardware (Laptops, Tablets, All-in-One PCs and Servers)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company                                      | Segments                                   | State          |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Dell International Services India Private Limited        | Laptops                                    | Tamil Nadu     |
|         2 | ICT Service Management Solutions (India) Private Limited | Laptops                                    | Karnataka      |
|         3 | Rising Stars Hi-Tech Private Limited                     | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Tamil Nadu     |
|         4 | Flextronics Technologies (India) Private Limited         | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Tamil Nadu     |
|         5 | Lava International Limited                               | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         6 | Dixon Technologies (India) Limited                       | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         7 | Infopower Technologies Private Limited                   | Tablets, All-in-One PCs, Servers           | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         8 | Bhagwati Products Limited                                | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Rajasthan      |
|         9 | Neolync Tele Communications Private Limited              | Laptops, Tablets, Servers                  | Andhra Pradesh |
|        10 | Optiemus Electronics Limited                             | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Uttar Pradesh  |
|        11 | Netweb Technologies India Private Limited                | Servers                                    | Haryana        |
|        12 | Smile Electronics Limited                                | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Karnataka      |
|        13 | VVDN Technologies Private Limited                        | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers | Haryana        |

| 14   | Panache Digilife Limited   | Laptops, Tablets, All-in- One PCs, Servers   | Maharashtra   |
|------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|

## List of Applications approved under the SPECS Scheme

|   Sr. No. | Applicant                                    | Segments              | State         |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|         1 | ProtectronElectromech Private Limited        | Electronic Components | Karnataka     |
|         2 | Continental Device India Private Limited     | Electronic Components | Punjab        |
|         3 | Salcomp Technologies India Private Limited   | Electronic Components | Tamil Nadu    |
|         4 | IdemiaSyscom India Private Limited           | Electronic Components | Uttar Pradesh |
|         5 | Sahasra Semiconductors Private Limited       | Electronic Components | Rajasthan     |
|         6 | IFB Industries Limited                       | Electronic Components | Karnataka     |
|         7 | Tata Electronics Private Limited             | Electronic Components | Tamil Nadu    |
|         8 | Picl (India) Private Limited                 | Electronic Components | Haryana       |
|         9 | Panacea Medical Technologies Private Limited | Electronic Components | Karnataka     |
|        10 | Deki Electronics ltd                         | Electronic Components | Uttar Pradesh |
|        11 | Epitome components Private Limited           | Electronic Components | Maharashtra   |
|        12 | Hical Technologies Private Limited           | Electronic Components | Karnataka     |
|        13 | Tibrewala Electronics Limited                | Electronic Components | Telangana     |

## Steps taken by the Government to promote domestic electronics manufacturing

1. National Policy on Electronics 2019 :  The National Policy on Electronics 2019 (NPE 2019) has been notified on 25.02.2019. The vision of NPE 2019 is to position India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) by encouraging and  driving  capabilities  in  the  country  for  developing  core  components,  including chipsets, and creating an enabling environment for the industry to compete globally.

To attract and incentivize large investments in the electronics value chain and promote exports, following three Schemes have been notified under the aegis of NPE 2019:

- (i) Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI)for  Large  Scale  Electronics Manufacturing notified  vide  Gazette  Notification  No.CG-DL-E-01042020218990  dated  April  01,  2020  provides  an  incentive  of  4%  to  6%  to  eligible companies  on  incremental  sales  (over  base  year)  involved  in  mobile  phone manufacturing and manufacturing of specified electronic components, including Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.
- (ii) Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  (PLI)  for  IT  Hardware notified  vide Gazette  Notification  No.CG-DL-E-03032021-225613  dated  March  03,  2021 provides  an  incentive  of  4%  to  2%  /  1%  on  net  incremental  sales  (over  base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under the target segment, to eligible companies, for a period of four (4) years. The Target Segment under PLI Scheme includes (i) Laptops (ii) Tablets (iii) All-in-One PCs and (iv) Servers
- (iii) Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Manufacturing  of  Electronic  Components  and Semiconductors  (SPECS) notified vide Gazette Notification  No.CG-DL-E01042020-218992  dated  April  01,  2020  provides  financial  incentive  of  25%  on capital  expenditure  for  the  identified  list  of  electronic  goods  that  comprise downstream  value  chain  of  electronic  products, i.e.,  electronic  components, semiconductor / display fabrication units, ATMP units, specialized sub-assemblies and capital goods for manufacture of aforesaid goods.
- (iv) Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E-01042020-218991 dated April 01, 2020 provides  support  for  creation  of  world  class  infrastructure  along  with  common facilities and amenities, including Ready Built Factory (RBF) sheds / Plug and Play facilities  for  attracting  major  global  electronics  manufacturers  along  with  their supply  chain  to  set  up  units  in  the  country.  The  Scheme  provides  financial assistance  for  setting  up  of  both  EMC  projects  and  Common  Facility  Centres (CFCs) across the country.
2. 100%  FDI :As  per  extant  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  policy,  FDI  up-to  100% under  the  automatic  route  is  permitted  for  electronics  manufacturing  (except  from countries  sharing  land  border  with  India),  subject  to  applicable  laws  /  regulations; security and other conditions.
3. Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) : The Scheme was notified on 27 th July, 2012 to provide financial incentives to offset disability and attract investments in the electronics manufacturing sector. It was amended in August, 2015 to extend the period  of  the  scheme,  enhance  scope  of  the  Scheme  by  including  15  more  product verticals,  and  attract  more  investment.  The  scheme  was  further  amended  in  January, 2017 to expedite the investments. The scheme provides subsidy for capital expenditure 20% for investments  in  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs)  and  25%  in  non-SEZs.  The incentives  are available for 44  categories  / verticals  of  electronic  products  and

components  covering  entire  electronics  manufacturing  value  chain.  The  Scheme  was open to receive applications till 31.12.2018 and is in the implementation mode. Under the Scheme, 308 applications with proposed investment of Rs 83,598 crore have been approved. Further, incentives amounting to Rs 1372.33 crore have been disbursed under this Scheme.

4. Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMC)  Scheme :  Electronics  Manufacturing Clusters Scheme was notified on 22 nd October, 2012 to provide support for creation of world-class  infrastructure  along  with  common  facilities  and  amenities  for  attracting investment. Under the Scheme, 19 Greenfield EMCs and 3 Common Facility Centres (CFCs)  measuring  an  area  of  3,464  acres  with  total  project  cost  of  INR  3,762  crore including Government Grant-in-Aid of INR 1,538 crore have been approved.
5. Electronics  Development  Fund  (EDF) :  Electronics  Development  Fund  (EDF)  has been set up as a 'Fund of Funds' to participate in professionally managed 'Daughter Funds' which in turn will provide risk capital to startups and companies developing new technologies in the area of electronics and Information Technology (IT). This fund is expected to foster R&D and innovation in these technology sectors. INR 409 crore has been committed through EDF to 9 Daughter Funds with a targeted corpus of INR 2,626 crore.
6. Phased  Manufacturing  Programme  (PMP) has  been  notified  topromote  domestic value addition in mobile phones and their sub-assemblies / parts manufacturing. As a result,  India  has  rapidly  started  attracting  investments  into  this  sector  and  significant manufacturing capacities have been set up in the country. The manufacturing of mobile phones  has  been  steadily  moving  from  Semi  Knocked  Down  (SKD)  to  Completely Knocked  Down  (CKD)  level,  thereby  progressively  increasing  the  domestic  value addition.
7. Tariff Structure has been rationalized to promote domestic manufacturing of electronic goods, including, inter-alia, Cellular mobile phones, Televisions, Electronic components, Set Top Boxes for TV, LED products and Medical electronics equipment.
8. Exemption from Basic Customs Duty on  capital goods :  Notified  capital  goods  for manufacture  of  specified  electronic  goods  are  permitted  for  import  at  'NIL'  Basic Customs Duty.
9. Simplified  import  of  used  plant  and  machinery :  The  import  of  used  plant  and machinery  having  a  residual  life  of  at  least  5  years  for  use  by  the  electronics manufacturing industry has been simplified through the amendment of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, vide Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification dated 11.06.2018.
10. Relaxing  the  ageing  restriction :  The  Department  of  Revenue  vide  Notification No.60/2018-Customs  dated  11.09.2018  has  amended  the  Notification  No.158/95Customs dated 14.11.1995, relaxing the ageing restriction from 3 years to 7 years for specified electronic goods manufactured in India and re-imported into India for repairs or reconditioning.
11. Public  Procurement  (Preference  to  Make  in  India)  Order  2017 :  To  encourage 'Make in India' and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India  with  a  view  to  enhancing  income  and  employment,  the  Government  has  issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 vide the Department for Promotion  of  Industry  and Internal  Trade  (DPIIT)  Order  dated  15.06.2017  and subsequent revisions vide Orders dated 28.05.2018, 29.05.2019,  04.06.2020  and 16.09.2020.  In  furtherance  of  the  aforesaid  Order,  MeitY  has  notified  mechanism  for
9. calculating  local  content  for  13  Electronic  Products  viz.,  (i)  Desktop  PCs,  (ii)  Thin Clients,  (iii)  Computer  Monitors,  (iv)  Laptop  PCs,  (v)  Tablet  PCs,  (vi)  Dot  Matrix Printers, (vii) Contact and Contactless Smart Cards, (viii) LED Products, (ix) Biometric Access  Control  /  Authentication  Devices,  (x)  Biometric  Finger  Print  Sensors,  (xi) Biometric Iris Sensors, (xii) Servers, and (xiii) Cellular Mobile Phones, for procurement to be made from local suppliers.
12. Compulsory  Registration  Order  (CRO) : MeitY  has notified 'Electronics and Information  Technology  Goods  (Requirement  of  Compulsory  Registration)  Order, 2012' for mandatory compliance to ensure safety of Indian citizens by curbing import of substandard and unsafe electronic goods into India. 63 Product Categories have been notified under the CRO and the order is applicable on 63 product categories.
13. Establishment of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Ecosystem Enabling Centre and Incubator: The  project  for  'Establishment  of  Gallium  Nitride  (GaN)  Ecosystem Enabling Centre and  Incubator for  High  Power  and  High  Frequency  Electronics'  has been  approved.  The  project  will  be  implemented  by  Society  for  Innovation  and Development  (SID),  being  converted  to  a  Section  8  company  titled  'Foundation  for Science, Innovation and Development' under the auspices of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Bengaluru.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1673

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE

## 1673. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

(a): whether the Government is considering to shift the base year of 2019-2020 provided under the production linked incentive scheme for large scale electronics manufacturing, in view of the Covid-19 induced pandemic situation across the country in the year 2020-2021 if so, the details thereof;

(b):  whether the Government can provide the details of the firms benefitting from this scheme, and if so, the detail of numbers of state-wise distribution of these firms; and

(c): whether the Government can furnish the details of the total amount allocated towards the scheme versus disbursed to these firms for achieving targets under the scheme for the year 2020-2021; and if so, the details of the company wise benefits provided?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a):  In the post COVID-19 global business and trade environment, there are many changes that represent challenges and opportunities for India. Global companies are looking to diversify their manufacturing locations to mitigate the supply chain risks. To utilize these opportunities and establish India as a global leader in electronics manufacturing, Government of India launched Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing, Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Manufacturing  of  Electronic  Components  and  Semiconductors  (SPECS) and  Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0), which are aimed at 'Atmanirbhar Bharat - A self-reliant India' under the aegis of National Policy on Electronics 2019 (NPE 2019).

Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing was notified on 1st April, 2020. The Scheme extends an incentive of 6% to 4% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a period of five (5) years subsequent to the base year (FY 2019-20).16  companies  have  been  approved  under  the  first  round  of  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale  Electronics Manufacturing.

Second  round  of  the  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing  was  launched  on  11.03.2021  for incentivising Electronic Components. The second round extends an incentive of 5% to 3% on incremental sales (over base year i.e. 2019-20) for goods manufactured in India and covered under the target segment, to eligible companies, for a period of four (4) years. 16 companies have been approved under the second round of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing.

In accordance with the announcement made by Hon'ble Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister on 28.06.2021 to provide relief to companies approved under the PLI Scheme that were affected by disruption in production activities on account of COVID-19 pandemic related lockdown, restrictions on movement of personnel, delays in installation of relocated  plant  and  machinery  and  disruption  in  supply  chain;  the  tenure  of  the  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale Electronics  Manufacturing  has  been  extended  by  one  year  i.e.  from  2024-25  to  2025-26  with  the  approval  of  the Empowered Committee (EC). The notification in this regard was issued on 23.09.2021.However, the base year for the purpose  of  the  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing  remain  the  same,  i.e.  FY  2019-20,  for computation of incremental investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods.

For the first round of the PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing, approved companies were allowed to choose a period of any 5 consecutive years between FY 2020-21 and FY 2025-26 to achieve threshold targets for incremental  sales  of  manufactured  goods.  Incentives  for  Year  1  have  been  made  applicable  from  01.08.2020  or 01.08.2021 depending on the choice of Year 1 (i.e FY 2020-21 or FY 2021-22). 15 out of 16 approved companies have opted for FY 2021-22 as Year 1.

Similarly, for the second round of the PLI Scheme, companies approved under the Scheme were allowed to choose a period of any 4 consecutive years between FY 2021-22 and FY 2025-26 to achieve threshold targets for incremental sales of manufactured goods. Incentives have been made applicable from 01.04.2021 or 01.04.2022 depending on the choice of Year 1 (i.e FY 2021-22 or FY 2022-23). 9 out of 16 companies have opted for FY 2022-23 as Year 1 and rest of the companies have opted to continue with FY 2021-22 as Year 1.

- (b):   The state-wise list of the companies approved under the PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing is annexed.
- (c):    A total budget outlay of INR 40,995 crore has been approved for the PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing. No disbursement has been made under the aforesaid PLI Scheme so far.

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## Annexure-1

## List  of  Companies  approved  under First  Round  of  PLI  Scheme  for  Large  Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing  for Mobile Phones and Specified Electronic Components

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company                                               | Target Segment        | State                     |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         2 | Samsung India Electronics Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         3 | Pegatron Technology India Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         4 | Rising Stars Mobile India Private Limited                         | Mobile Phones         | Tamil Nadu                |
|         5 | WistronInfocomm Manufacturing (India) Private Limited             | Mobile Phones         | Karnataka                 |
|         6 | LAVA International Limited                                        | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         7 | Bhagwati Products Limited                                         | Mobile Phones         | Rajasthan                 |
|         8 | Padget Electronics Private Limited                                | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|         9 | Optiemus Electronics Limited                                      | Mobile Phones         | Uttar Pradesh             |
|        10 | United TelelinksNeolyncs Private Limited                          | Mobile Phones         | Andhra Pradesh            |
|        11 | AT &SIndia Private Limited                                        | Electronic Components | Karnataka                 |
|        12 | Walsin Electronics India Private Limited                          | Electronic Components | Andhra Pradesh (proposed) |
|        13 | Ascent Circuits Private Limited.                                  | Electronic Components | Tamil Nadu                |
|        14 | Neolync India Private Limited                                     | Electronic Components | Andhra Pradesh (proposed) |
|        15 | Sahasra Semiconductors Private Limited                            | Electronic Components | Rajasthan                 |
|        16 | Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited                         | Electronic Components | Gujarat                   |

## List of Companies approved under the Second Round of PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing for Specified Electronic Components

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Company                        | Target Segment        | State            |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|         1 | TDK India Private Limited                  | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|         2 | Rakon India Private Limited                | Electronic Components | Karnataka        |
|         3 | Vitesco Technologies India Private Limited | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|         4 | Epitome Components Private Limited         | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|         5 | Vishay Components India Private Limited    | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|         6 | ShoginiTechnoarts Private Limited          | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|         7 | Tibrewala Electronics Limited              | Electronic Components | Telangana        |
|         8 | Globe Capacitors Limited                   | Electronic Components | Haryana          |
|         9 | Shivalik Bimetal Controls Limited          | Electronic Components | Himachal Pradesh |
|        10 | Deki Electronics Limited                   | Electronic Components | Uttar Pradesh    |
|        11 | Cipsa Tec India Private Limited            | Electronic Components | Karnataka        |
|        12 | Keltron Component Complex Limited          | Electronic Components | Kerala           |
|        13 | Alcon Electronics Private Limited          | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |
|        14 | Micropack Private Limited                  | Electronic Components | Karnataka        |
|        15 | Desai Electronics Private Limited          | Electronic Components | Maharashtra      |

| 16   | Continental Device India Private Limited   | Electronic Components   | Punjab   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|

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## Concerned GCs

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2.   MOS's Office
3.   Secretary's Office, MeitY
4.   Additional Secretary, MeitY
5.   Economic Adviser (Parl.), MeitY

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

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The following questions have been admitted   for answer in Lok  Sabha on  08.12.2021 (Wednesday).

| Sl. No.   | Dy. No.   | Admit No.   | Subject                                         | File No.         | Concd. GCs/ HODs   | Remarks   |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|           |           |             | STARRED                                         |                  |                    |           |
| 1.        | 3878      | *144        | Cyber Crimes against Children (Position: 4 th ) | 2(394)/21-Parl.  | GC(RM)             |           |
| 2.        | 3884      | *146        | Internet Games (Position: 6 th )                | 2(415)/21-Parl.  | GC(RM)             |           |
|           |           |             | UNSTARRED                                       |                  |                    |           |
| 3.        | 4347      | 1631        | Electronic Products                             | 2(408)/21-Parl.  | JS(SG)             |           |
| 4.        | 4367      | 1638        | India Enterprise Architecture                   | 2(401)/21-Parl.  | AS                 |           |
| 5.        | 4515      | 1673        | Production Linked Incentive                     | 2(400)/21-Parl.  | JS(SG)             |           |
| 6.        | -         | 1674        | Growth of Artificial Intelligence               | 2(418 )/21-Parl. | CEO-NeGD           |           |
| 7.        | -         | 1680        | Digital Literacy Mission                        | 2(419 )/21-Parl. | JS(JM)             |           |
| 8.        | 4644      | 1704        | Aadhaar Enrolment Centres                       | 2(403)/21-Parl.  | AS                 |           |
| 9.        | 4758      | 1723        | E-Waste                                         | 2(406)/21-Parl.  | GC(AK)             |           |
| 10.       | 4828      | 1738        | Objectionable Content                           | 2(404)/21-Parl.  | GC(RM)             |           |
| 11.       | 4939      | 1760        | Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing                | 2(412)/21-Parl.  | JS(SG)             |           |
| 12.       | 3989      | 1785        | Biometric Scanning                              | 2(413)/21-Parl.  | AS                 |           |
| 13.       | 4009      | 1788        | Blocked accounts on Twitter                     | 2(396)/21-Parl.  | GC(RM)             |           |
| 14.       | 4134      | 1803        | General Service Centres                         | 2(414)/21-Parl.  | AS                 |           |
| 15.       | -         | 1804        | CSC                                             | 2(417)/21-Parl.  | JS(E-Gov.)         |           |

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