Lok Sabha Question No. 2534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: New Technologies in Indian Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2534. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

## NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN INDIAN INDUSTRY

## 2534.  SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  incentive  policy  for  introducing  new technologies in Indian industry;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of Government policy on Patent Right at present?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

(a) to (c): Sir,  the  Government  has  been  taking  various  measures  through  its Ministries/ Departments, which includes appropriate policy interventions  or  suitable  schemes,  to  support  the  development  of industries as well as to encourage them to introduce new technologies.

- These measures include:
- i. Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS)  in textiles by the Ministry of Textiles,
- ii. Credit Linked Capital Subsidy (CLCS) scheme Upgradation for MSMEs by Ministry of MSME,
- Technology
- iii. Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has incentives policies for introducing new  technologies in Indian Industry,
- iv. Technology Development Programmes (TDP) by Ministry of Science & Technology,
- v. Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  initiated  Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) under Technology  Sub-Mission  (TSM)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) Mission  and Technology Innovation Grant (TIG)

in Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub- scheme of PMAY-U,

- vi. Department  of  Telecommunications,  Ministry  of  Communications has taken various incentive initiatives for proliferation of  5G services, broadband internet services, R & D and Field deployable products/ solutions in the telecom sector.  Further, the Department has  notified National Digital  Communications  Policy-2018  and Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  to  boost  manufacturing  and attract investment as well as optimize new technology deployment and harness their benefits,
2. (d): The Patents Act, 1970 incentivizes the creation, protection, introduction  and  commercialization  of  new  technologies  in  the Industry.  A  new  technology  patented  under the Patents Act, 1970 grants upon the patentee an exclusive right to prevent third parties who do not have his consent:
- i. from the act of making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing for those purposes that product in India, where the subject matter of the patent is a product; and
- ii. from the act of using that process, and from the act of using, offering for sale, selling or importing for those purposes that product obtained directly by that process in India.

Moreover,  the  Patents  Act,  1970  is  fully  TRIPS  compliant  and  has utilized the flexibilities available under the TRIPS Agreement in order to address the needs and to support the domestic industries.

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