Lok Sabha Question No. 428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: National Policy on Software
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 428

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## NATIONAL POLICY ON SOFTWARE

## 428     SHRIMATI  RITI  PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any national policy for the production of softwares;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  people  in  the  country  whose  aadhar  data  has  been  received  by  the Government and number of people whose aadhar is yet to be made State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any national policy with regard to Digital India; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and  (b)  :  Government  has  approved  National  Policy  on  Software  Product-2019,  on February  28,  2019  with  a  vision  to  create  a  robust  Indian  Software  Product  development ecosystem.

(c):  As  per  the  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI),  a  total  of  127.83  Crore Aadhaar have been generated as on 15th January, 2021. Further, the State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation as on 15th January, 2021 is attached as Annexure-I.

(d) and (e): The Government has approved a number of policies and initiatives under Digital India Programme. These include National Policy on Software Product 2019, National Policy on Electronics  2019,  Updation  and  Usage  Policy  for  the  Sampark  Database  (IT  Platform  for Masses),  Policy  on  Adoption  of  Open-Source  Software  for  Government  of  India  etc.  Brief details on the major policies are as follows:

-  National  Policy  on  Software  Product,  so  as  to  make  India  as  a  global  player  in development, production and supply of innovative and efficient Software Products, thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT.
-  National Policy on Electronics 2019 is focused on electronics manufacturing in India for India and the world.
-  Updation  and  Usage  Policy  for  the  Sampark  Database  (IT  Platform  for  Masses)  is towards communication to citizen in quick manner and at mass level.
-  Policy  on  Adoption  of  Open-Source  Software  for  Government  of  India  is  for  having strategic control over the Government applications.

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## Annexure-I

State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation

| State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation    | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation   | State/UT wise Aadhaar Saturation   |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 15-Jan-21                          | 15-Jan-21                           | 15-Jan-21                          | 15-Jan-21                          | 15-Jan-21                          |
| S.No                               | State Name                          | Total Population (Projected 2020)  | Numbers of Aadhaar assigned (LIVE) | Saturation% (LIVE)                 |
| 1                                  | A & N Islands                       | 4,17,036                           | 3,85,952                           | 92.55%                             |
| 2                                  | Andhra Pradesh                      | 5,39,03,393                        | 4,91,32,435                        | 91.15%                             |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 15,70,458                          | 12,31,987                          | 78.45%                             |
| 4                                  | Assam                               | 3,56,07,039                        | 1,63,46,888                        | 45.91%                             |
| 5                                  | Bihar                               | 12,47,99,926                       | 10,38,90,930                       | 83.25%                             |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                          | 11,58,473                          | 11,31,690                          | 97.69%                             |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                        | 2,94,36,231                        | 2,75,31,203                        | 93.53%                             |
| 8                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 6,15,724                           | 5,92,129                           | 96.17%                             |
| 9                                  | Delhi                               | 1,87,10,922                        | 2,18,69,477                        | 116.88%                            |
| 10                                 | Goa                                 | 15,86,250                          | 15,88,164                          | 100.12%                            |
| 11                                 | Gujarat                             | 6,38,72,399                        | 6,28,04,933                        | 98.33%                             |
| 12                                 | Haryana                             | 2,82,04,692                        | 2,92,83,283                        | 103.82%                            |
| 13                                 | Himachal Pradesh                    | 74,51,955                          | 75,94,213                          | 101.91%                            |
| 14                                 | Jammu Kashmir                       | 1,36,06,320                        | 1,08,47,433                        | 79.72%                             |
| 15                                 | Jharkhand                           | 3,85,93,948                        | 3,47,11,587                        | 89.94%                             |
| 16                                 | Karnataka                           | 6,75,62,686                        | 6,28,03,362                        | 92.96%                             |
| 17                                 | Kerala                              | 3,56,99,443                        | 3,65,43,877                        | 102.37%                            |
| 18                                 | Ladakh                              | 2,89,023                           | 2,21,953                           | 76.79%                             |
| 19                                 | Lakshadweep                         | 73,183                             | 71,459                             | 97.65%                             |
| 20                                 | Madhya Pradesh                      | 8,53,58,965                        | 7,52,74,294                        | 88.19%                             |
| 21                                 | Maharashtra                         | 12,31,44,223                       | 11,47,21,402                       | 93.16%                             |
| 22                                 | Manipur                             | 30,91,545                          | 25,36,062                          | 82.03%                             |
| 23                                 | Meghalaya                           | 33,66,710                          | 13,78,873                          | 40.96%                             |
| 24                                 | Mizoram                             | 12,39,244                          | 11,24,148                          | 90.71%                             |
| 25                                 | Nagaland                            | 22,49,695                          | 12,77,018                          | 56.76%                             |

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| 26    | Odisha        | 4,63,56,334    | 4,28,62,888    | 92.46%   |
|-------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------|
| 27    | Puducherry    | 14,13,542      | 12,82,949      | 90.76%   |
| 28    | Punjab        | 3,01,41,373    | 3,04,41,473    | 101.00%  |
| 29    | Rajasthan     | 8,10,32,689    | 7,08,00,595    | 87.37%   |
| 30    | Sikkim        | 6,90,251       | 5,75,601       | 83.39%   |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu    | 7,78,41,267    | 7,25,24,183    | 93.17%   |
| 32    | Telangana     | 3,85,10,982    | 3,95,44,046    | 102.68%  |
| 33    | Tripura       | 41,69,794      | 36,92,010      | 88.54%   |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh | 23,78,82,725   | 20,53,61,915   | 86.33%   |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   | 1,12,50,858    | 1,11,32,842    | 98.95%   |
| 36    | West Bengal   | 9,96,09,303    | 9,18,76,566    | 92.24%   |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | 1,37,05,08,600 | 1,23,49,89,817 | 90.11%   |