Lok Sabha Question No. 1653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Industry 4.0 and Youth Skill Development in Tirupati
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1653

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 30.07.2025

## INDUSTRY 4.0 AND YOUTH SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN TIRUPATI

## 1653.     SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether any Industry 4.0-focused programmes has been launched in Andhra Pradesh under the Union Budget 2025 -26 to develop high-end skills in emerging technologies;
- (b)  whether  any  institutions  in  Tirupati -such  as  Indian  Institutes  of  Science  Education  and Research (IISER), SV University or skill development centres have been selected for Industry 4.0 talent development or electronic equipment manufacturing initiatives;
- (c) whether the domestic electronic equipment industry in Andhra Pradesh has been given support or incentives to promote employment for youth in districts like Tirupati;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the lack of inclusion; and
- (e)  whether targeted support will be extended to ensure Tirupati's youth benefit from national Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing opportunities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has enrolled more than 2.79 Lakh candidate under the FutureSkills PRIME program. The program is being run in association with industry association NASSCOM. It aims to skill candidate in emerging technologies such as AI, robotics, 3D printing, cybersecurity, etc.

Government has recently established a centre of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) at Tirupati.  NIELIT Tirupati currently offers programs including AI, IoT, Data  Engineering,  3D  Printing  and  Additive  Manufacturing,  Python  Programming,  Cloud Computing, Embedded Systems, and Drone Technology.

STPI centre in Tirupati is providing services to local IT/ITeS industry and startups/entrepreneurs by  offering  statutory  services,  incubation  services,  High  Speed  Data  Communication  (HSDC) services, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT), etc.

In  the  last  11  years,  Government  has  undertaken  consistent  measures  to  develop  electronics manufacturing in India. As a result, electronics production has increased 6 times to reach 3.3 Lakh Cr and mobile production has increased 28 times to reach 5.5 Lakh Cr.  India has emerged as an important global electronics manufacturing hub.

To further deepen electronics manufacturing, Government has launched Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme. It promotes manufacturing of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies, electro-mechanicals, etc. The scheme is open to the applicants from all states including Andhra Pradesh.

Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMCs): Government  of  India  has  established  four  (4) EMCs in Andhra Pradesh:

- i. Village-Cherivi, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittor District
- ii. Vikruthamala Village, Yerpadu Mandal, Chittor District
- iii. Renigunta and Yerpadu Mandal, Chittor District, Near Airport, Tirupati
- iv. Kopparthy, Kadapa, YSR District

Around 62 companies have committed to make an investment of approximately Rs. 6,421 Cr with a potential for additional employment of 59,694.

Government has established the Kalpataru Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE) on Industry 4.0 in 2021 at Visakhapatnam. So far, Kalpataru CoE has supported 45 start-ups.

*******