Lok Sabha Question No. 4515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: National Vision for Governance Reforms in Amrit Kaal
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4515

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20 .08.2025

## NATIONAL VISION FOR GOVERNANCE REFORMS IN AMRIT KAAL

## 4515.  SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the key strategic pillars of the Amrit Kaal vision (2022 -2047) with measures to bridge regional disparities and enhance institutional transparency through real-time open-data platforms;
- (b) the extent to which emerging technologies Artificial Intelligence (AI) under the National AI Strategy, blockchain for land records and ONDC have been integrated into core public services by mid-2025 and the targets for their wider adoption by 2027; and
- (c) the measures enacted to ensure robust cybersecurity, data privacy and governance frameworks across  AI,  blockchain  and  ONDC  platforms  integrated  into  public  services  including  the institutional arrangements, policy guidelines and the timeline for achieving full compliance by 2027?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a):  The  key  strategic  pillars  of  Amrit  Kaal  vision  (2022-2047)  are  focussed  on  creating  an inclusive, transparent, and equitable governance ecosystem through the extensive use of digital technologies with realtime data accessibility. The Government's core ini tiative includes:

- i. AIKosh platform: The AIkosh platform under IndiaAI mission provides seamless access to  AI  ready  datasets,  models,  computational  resources,  tools,  community  features  and secure based access mechanism; including AI sandbox for innovation.
- ii. Open Government Data platform: The OGD platform is a globally recognized platform (https://data.gov.in)  enabling  institutional  transparency  by  allowing  accessibility  of government-shared open data by Central/State Ministries and Departments.
- iii. Multilingual and Accessible Design: Bhashini -a  national language translation mission enabling  voice-first  multilingual  solutions  to  bridge  the  digital  literacy  and  language divide, ensuring access to digital services in multiple Indian languages.
- iv. Digital  Literacy  (PMGDISHA):  Provided  digital  literacy  to  over  63.9  million  citizens, focusing on vulnerable groups, with capacity-building initiatives to enhance adoption of digital services.
- v. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) -Platforms like Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UMANG and UPI  enable  equitable,  population-scale  access  to  public  and  private  services,  reducing regional disparities in digital service delivery.

These  measures  collectively  address  disparities,  and  provide  citizens  with  reliable,  quick,  and transparent access to government schemes and digital services. All Government Ministries/Departments  are  taking  measures  to  enhance  institutional  transparency  through accessibility  of  real  time  open  data  to  citizens  and  bridging  the  regional  disparities  at  their respective level.

- (b): The emerging technologies such as AI, Blockchain are at the forefront of the technological advancement  in  core  public  services.  Programmes  such  as  'Digital  India'  has  served  as  a foundational  framework  for  this  technological  advancement  with  a  clear  focus  on  enhancing citizen  centric  service  delivery.  Further,  Open  protocol  such  as  ONDC  has  witnessed  rapid adoption and growth, transforming the digital commerce landscape. The Government is advancing to utilise the emerging technologies in following way:
- i. India's AI strategy: Government launched IndiaAI mission in March 2024 as a strategic initiative to establish a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem aligned with India's development goals. The IndiaAI mission comprises of the following key pillars:
- o IndiaAI Compute Capacity
- o IndiaAI Foundation Models
- o AIKosh
- o IndiaAI Application Development Initiative
- o IndiaAIFutureSkills
- o IndiaAI Startup Financing
- o Safe & Trusted AI

The  Government  has  actively  worked  on  integrating  the  AI  into  core  public  services. IndiaAI application development, a pillar of IndiaAI mission, is developing, deploying and adopting the AI application in various public service sector including education, health etc.

- ii. Blockchain Technology: The Government of India has taken progressive steps to integrate blockchain  technology  into  land  record  management  as  part  of  its  broader  digital governance  initiatives,  to  ensure  transparency,  accountability  and  streamline  property transactions.  The  UT  of  Chandigarh  and  the  State  of  Telangana  have  piloted  and demonstrated the potential of blockchain in maintaining tamper proof and immutable land records. These measures showcase the government's commitment  to using  new technologies to improve public services
- iii. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): It is an initiative of the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, promoting open networks for all aspects of the exchange of goods and  services  over  digital  or  electronic  networks.  It  is  an  open  protocol  on  which platforms/marketplace can be built.

Ministries/Departments at the centre are driving the adoption of ONDC to empower small businesses, retailers, artisans, and suppliers. Notable measures taken are as under:

- o The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  has  launched  Trade Enablement and Marketing (TEAM) scheme, which facilitates the onboarding of
- micro  and  small  enterprises  onto  ONDC  by  providing  financial  assistance  for onboarding, cataloguing, account management, logistics, packaging material and design.
- o eSaras.in,  the  e-commerce  platform  under  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission (NRLM) of Ministry of Rural Development, is live on ONDC - with operations through a central warehouse in DELHI-NCR. e-Saras is integrated with ONDC with some 800+ handcrafted products made by Self Help Groups (SHGs) and are available online.
- o Common Services Centre (CSC's) have gone live on ONDC to connect villages in India to the national digital market.

Apart  from  above  initiatives  each  Ministry/Department  are  leveraging  AI,  blockchain  and Emerging technologies for effective delivery of services.

- (c): The  government  has  taken  proactive  steps  in  establishing  strong  cybersecurity,  data privacy, and good governance frameworks for integration of emerging technologies such as AI, Blockchain and ONDC into public services. Government remains cognizant and aware of cyber threats and challenges. Following measures have been taken to strengthen cybersecurity in the country:
- i. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is designated as the national agency for responding to cyber security incidents under the provisions of section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
- ii. National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) project is being implemented by CERT-In. NCCC examines the cyberspace to detect cyber security threats. It shares the information with  concerned  organizations,  state  governments  and  stakeholder  agencies  for  taking action.
- iii. CERT-In works with other agencies involved in ensuring cybersecurity including Telecom Security  Operations  Centre  (TSOC),  India  Cyber  Crime  Coordination  Centre  (I4C), National Centre Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), etc.
- iv. CERT-In along with other agencies was able to successfully prevent cyber-attacks during the G20 summit, Parliament 20 summit, Ram Janmabhoomi event, Maha Kumbh etc.
- v. Regular  training  workshops  are  conducted  for  cybersecurity  professionals,  government employees,  police  and  law  enforcement  professionals,  lawyers  and  public  prosecutors, students, etc.
- vi. The  Insurance  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  of  India  (IRDAI)  also  issues cybersecurity guidelines for regulated entities including insurers, brokers, corporate agents, etc.
- vii. CERT-In operates an automated cyber threat intelligence exchange platform for sharing tailored alerts with organisations across sectors for proactive threat mitigation.
- viii. Cyber security mock drills are conducted regularly to enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organisations in Government and critical sectors

## Legal provisions:

- i. In  order  to  ensure  data  protection,  the  Information  Technology  (Reasonable  Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal data or Information) Rules, 2011 ('SPDI Rules') mandates reasonable security practices and procedures for body corporate or any person on its behalf, handling sensitive personal data or information.
- ii. In order to safeguard the personal data of individuals and ensure that their data is shared only with their consent, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) has been enacted. The DPDP Act is aimed at safeguarding the personal data of individuals and ensuring processing of personal data for the lawful purposes.
- iii. As per the Act, appropriate technical and organisational measures must be implemented for processing of the personal data and reasonable security safeguards must be taken to prevent any personal data breach.

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