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Lok Sabha Question No. 2376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Use of Renewable Energy in Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 2376. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that the textile industry involves energy intensive manufacturing which causes a large amounts of greenhouse gas emission and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken steps to introduce the use of renewable energy, specifically in the textile industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government provides incentives or plans to introduce incentives for textile companies that use renewable energy to manufacture textile products;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to introduce a policy to deal with textile waste, including recycling and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) & (b): No  such  information  is  available.  However,  Ministry  of  Power,  Government  of  India vide Notification  dated 6 th June, 2022 framed rules with regard to Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 for generation, purchase and consumption of green energy including the energy from Waste-to-Energy plant.
- (c) & (d): There is no specific scheme for providing financial support to Textile Industry for use of renewable energy, however, various steps have been taken by Government for promotion and use of renewable  energy  in  the  country  including  Textile  Industry  such  as  Permitting  Foreign  Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100% under the automatic route for renewable energy projects.
- (e): There is no such proposal, at present.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: INAUS-ECTDA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2372 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st   DECEMBER, 2022

## INAUS-ECTDA

## 2372.    SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India-Australia Economic  Cooperation and  Trade  Agreement  (INAUSECTDA) which was signed in April needed nod of Australian Parliament;
- (b) if so, whether the Australian Parliament has given its nod to the agreement;
- (c) if so, the items identified by Indian Government for duty elimination to Australia;
- (d) whether this agreement is likely to boost free trade and Indian students to get admission and jobs in Australia and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the present position of India-UK trade pact?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) & (b): Yes sir. India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAusECTA)  was signed on April 2,2022. Australian Parliament has given the nod to the agreement.  The agreement will come into force on  December29, 2022.

(c): India is offering  concessions  mostly on raw materials and intermediates either in the form of tariff limitation, tariff reduction with or without  a Tariff Rate Quota.  The list of  items  identified  by  Indian  Government  for  tariff  elimination/tariff  reduction    to Australia  is  available  in  the  Department  of  Commerce  website    at  the  following  link : https://commerce.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02A-2-Schedule-Australia.pdf

(d): Yes Sir.  This agreement is  likely to increase India's trade with Australia.

As per agreement, Australia will provide post study work visa up to 4 years for Indian students; quota of 1800 per year for Indian chefs and yoga instructors; Work & Holiday

visa arrangement for young professionals; temporary entry and temporary stay commitments  for  up  to  4  years  for  Intra  Corporate  Transferees,  Contractual  Service Suppliers and Independent Executives.

The details are available in the Department of Commerce website at the following link https://commerce.gov.in/international-trade/trade-agreements/ind-aus-ecta/

(e): India and UK are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) since January13,2022.  Six rounds of negotiations have been held so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Scientific Social Responsibility
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Parvesh Sahib Singh, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2370.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will  the  Minister  of  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  to  the  Scientific  Social Responsibility policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the manner in which the Scientific Social Responsibility policy will be implemented and monitored;
- (c)  whether  the  scheme  has  specific  outreach  programmes  for  the marginalized communities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

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(डॉ. िजतɅġ ͧसंह)

- (a) Yes Sir, the Science & Engineering Research Board, a statutory body of Department of Science & Technology has a provision to provide additional funds towards implementation of the Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) as part of R&D projects sanctioned by them.
- (b) For  implementation  of  the  SSR  guidelines,  all  Central  Government Ministries and State Governments are expected to plan SSR activities in accordance  with  their  respective  mandates.  Similarly,  all  knowledge institutions are expected  to  plan  in consultation  with an  identified knowledge based institution called 'Anchor Scientific Institution (ASI)' and prepare the SSR code of conduct that ensures transparency, diversity and equity; the knowledge workers are to be sensitized by their institutions as well as by Anchor Scientific Institution about their ethical responsibility to

contribute towards the betterment of society. The knowledge workers are required to contribute at least ten person-days in a year towards SSR over and  above  their  routine/regular  work,  except  those  in  administration  or involved directly in the management of SSR implementation. Institutions are expected  to  keep  track  of  the  SSR  activities  of  individual  knowledge workers  in  their  organisations  towards  collation  of  input  in  their  Annual Reports.  Assessment  cells  are  required  to  be  set  up  in  each  institution including Anchor Scientific Institutions to carryout periodical evaluation of institutional projects and individual activities.

(c)&(d) The SSR guidelines focus on the scientific community giving back to the  less  endowed  stakeholders  of  science,  technology  and  innovation including the society as a moral obligation. It includes the outreach targets towards all sections of the society, including the marginalized communities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Samudrayaan Mission
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2368

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2022

## SAMUDRAYAAN MISSION

## 2368.   DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Samudrayaan mission aimed at sending men into deep sea for deep ocean exploration and mining of rare minerals;
- (b) the benefits of the same;
- (c) the projected timeline for the mission; and
- (d) the details of other such project for the exploration of deep sea?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Samudrayaan mission is aimed to send three personnel to 6000 m depth in a vehicle called MATSYA 6000 for the exploration of deep sea resources like minerals. MATSYA 6000 vehicle  is  being  designed  and  developed  by  National  Institute  of  Ocean  Technology (NIOT), Chennai under Ministry of Earth Sciences. It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal  operation  and  96  hours  in  case  of  emergency  for  human  safety.  Design  of  the vehicle is completed and realization of various components of the vehicle is in progress.
- (b) Manned  Submersible  facilitates  the  direct  observation  by  the  human  in  deep  ocean  in exploring  mineral  resources  rich  in  Nickel,  Cobalt,  Rare  Earths,  Manganese  etc.  and collection  of  samples,  which  can  be  used  for  analysis.  Apart  from  the  scientific  research and technological empowerment as the benefits, this mission has immediate spin-offs in the form of underwater engineering innovations in asset inspection, tourism and promotion of ocean literacy.
- (c) The mission is expected to be realised by year 2026.
- (d) Development of 6000 m depth rated Integrated Mining Machine and unmanned vehicles (tethered and automated) to explore deep sea resources and biodiversity assessment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Investment from Land Border Sharing Countries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2366. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 ST   DECEMBER, 2022.

## INVESTMENT FROM LAND BORDER SHARING COUNTRIES

## 2366.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that in the past two years, 80 foreign direct investment proposals from countries sharing a land border with India were granted permission to invest in India;
- (b) if so, whether it is also a fact that almost all proposals referred to above were from China;
- (c) if so, the facts thereof;
- (d) whether nearly 400 proposals were received in all in two years under FDI; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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): Since  April  2020,  98  foreign  direct  investment  (FDI)  proposals  from countries  sharing  land  border  with  India  were  approved  by  various Administrative Ministries/ Departments. Many of these proposals mentioned above are from China, either directly or indirectly.
- (d) to (e): Since April 2020, 423 FDI proposals from countries sharing land border with India  were  received  by  various  Administrative  Ministries/  Departments. Majority of the proposals received are in Trading, Technology, Electronics, Automobiles, Renewable Energy, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals sectors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: High Speed Internet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami, Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2022

## HIGH SPEED INTERNET

## 2364.     SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI: SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether the Government is considering to provide high speed internet in rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)       whether the Government has set any goal under the said policy and if so, the details thereof including in the State of Bihar particularly in Katihar district?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b)   BharatNet project is being implemented in all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages of the country including Bihar to provide high speed internet/broadband. As on 28.11.2022, a total of  1,84,399  Gram  Panchayats  have  been  made  service  ready  in  the  country  with  broadband infrastructure under BharatNet. In Bihar, out of 8404 GPs, a total of 8316 GPs have been made service ready including 233 in Katihar district.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Electrification of Udaipur Section
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION OF UDAIPUR SECTION

†2363. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has allocated budget for railway electrification of Udaipur City Asarwa (Ahmedabad) section last year and the current financial year;

- (b) if so, the details of the allocated budget thereof;
- (c) the progress of railway electrification work on this section; and
- (d) the time by which this work is likely to be completed?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2363 BY SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2022 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF UDAIPUR SECTION

(a)  and (b) Yes, Sir.  Details of Budget allocation for electrification of Udaipur  City-Himmatnagar  during  in  last  year  and  current  financial year are as under:

| Year    |   Budget Allocation ( ` Crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                          57.72 |
| 2022-23 |                          95    |

(c)  Udaipur  City-Kharwa  Chanda  (25  Route  Km)  section  has  been electrified. Electrification works are under different stages of execution on Kharwa Chanda-Himmatnagar (185 Route Km) section.

(d)  The  completion  of  Electrification  project  depends  upon  various factors like clearances from the concerned Departments/State Governments/Central Ministries, completion of Transmission Line works by State Power Utilities  and  resolution  of  law  &  order  issues during execution, which are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix time lines for completion of the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Blue Economy Policy
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2360

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2022

## BLUE ECONOMY POLICY

## 2360 . DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is committed for the optimal utilisation of all sectors of the  maritime-  living,  non-living  resources,  tourism,  ocean  energy,  etc.,  for sustainable development of coastal areas in the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Ministry has finalised the preparation of the Blue Economy policy of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Yes sir.
- (b) & (c)   The draft policy document was prepared and put out for comments and feedback from  general  public  and  all  relevant  stakeholders.  Many  valuable  comments/ suggestions received from ministries/ departments, parliament members, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), industry representatives and general public have been considered and the policy document  has  been  revised accordingly.  A  Draft Cabinet  Note  has  been  prepared  and  circulated  for Inter-Ministerial Consultations. The Comments/inputs received from the Ministries/Departments are being incorporated in the draft Cabinet Note accordingly.
- (d) Sensitization, conducting workshops, expert group formulation are being considered for implementation of policy once approved by the Cabinet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Construction of Overbridge at Hulasnagra Railway Crossing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF OVERBRIDGE AT HULASNAGRA RAILWAY CROSSING

†2359. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any step have been taken or proposed to be taken by the Government for construction of a  railway over bridge keeping in view the heavy traffic movement at Hulasnagra railway crossing on Bareilly-Shahjahanpur-Sitapur National Highway-24 in Shahjahanpur Parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  status  of  construction  of  over  bridge  at  Hulasnagra  railway crossing as on date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  Exact location and level crossing (LC) No. are not indicated. However,  LC  No.  343  at  Km.  1269/11-12  was  existed  at  Hulasnagla railway crossing on Bareilly-Shahjahanpur-Sitapur National Highway-24 in Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, wherein

Road  Over Bridge (ROB) was  constructed by National  Highway Authority of India (NHAI). This ROB was commissioned in October'2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: National Policy for Handloom Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR HANDLOOM SECTOR

## 2358. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has any National Policy for Handloom sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned and utilised, project-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing the following schemes during 2021-22  to  2025-26  for  development  of  handlooms  and  welfare  of  handloom  weavers  across  the country:
1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, looms & accessories, infrastructure development, design & product development, marketing of handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, Weavers MUDRA Loans etc.

- (b) & (c): Scheme-wise details of funds allocated/utilized under the schemes during the last three years and current year (as on 31.10.2022) are as follows:

(Rs. In crore)

| Name of Scheme                          | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Name of Scheme                          | allocated | Utilized* | allocated | utilized  | allocated | utilized  | allocated | utilized  |
| National Handloom Development Programme | 166.71    | 149.14    | 161.49    | 159.53    | 165.50    | 165.37    | 200.00    | 76.43     |
| Raw Material Supply Scheme              | 165.21    | 142.21    | 70.00     | 60.32     | 105.00    | 89.53     | 105.00    | 102.10    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Health Insurance Scheme for Handloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME FOR HANDLOOM WEAVERS

## 2357. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  regarding  introduction  of  health  insurance scheme exclusively for handloom weavers in the States including Telangana and AP;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of beneficiaries identified and action taken thereon, district-wise since 2014 onwards; and
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned/spent till date and if not, the reasons therefor?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India has not received any proposal regarding introduction of health insurance scheme exclusively for handloom weavers in the States including Telangana and AP States. However, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India has implemented Health Insurance Scheme (HIS)  on  the  pattern  of  Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana  (RSBY)  upto  March  2018  for  handloom weavers/workers across the country.  The RSBY was implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare  (MoH&FW)  for  all  workers.  With  the  launch  of  Ayushman  Bharat  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)  on  23.09.2018,  RSBY  has  been  subsumed  in  it.  During  2014-15  to 2018-19, Rs.54.55 crore (including committed liabilities) was released to cover 23,08,781 beneficiaries across the country under Health Insurance Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: 6G Technology
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2022

## 6G TECHNOLOGY

## 2355.    SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a)        the details of the steps, if any, the Government has taken to drive the development of 6G technology in the public sphere and encourage private players to enter the field;
- (b)          whether  the  Government  has  created  or  has  any  plans  to  create  a  working  group  with members from various Ministries for synergy in the development of 6G technology, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       whether the Government has made any moves to create a coalition of sector experts and academics to provide expertise on the technical aspects of 6G technology; and
- (d)       if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a)to(d)     Department of Telecommunications has constituted a Technology Innovation Group on 6G (TIG-6G) on 1 st November 2021 with members from various Ministries/Departments, research and development institutions, academia, standardization bodies, Telecom Service Providers and industry to develop Vision, Mission and Goals for the 6G and also develop roadmap and action plans for 6G in India. The TIG-6G has constituted six Task Forces with industry, academia, R&D institutions and Government as members on Multi-Disciplinary Innovative Solutions, Multiplatform Next Generation Networks, Spectrum for Next Generation Requirements, Devices, International  Standards  Contribution  and  Funding  Research  and  Development.  India  is  also contributing to International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in 6G visioning exercise.

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