Lok Sabha Question No. 2232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: BharatTrade Net Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2232

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2025

## BHARATTRADE NET SCHEME

## 2232. SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  support  India's  skilled  workforce  by assisting the domestic electronic equipment industry in leveraging Industry 4.0 opportunities and  fostering  innovation  under  the  proposed  BharatTradeNet  (BTN)  -  A  Unified  Trade Platform mentioned in the Union Budget 2025-26;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the concrete plan and timeline in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any specific plans for the skilled workforce under this initiative for Karnataka particularly Dakshina Kannada district; and
- (d) the  further  objectives  and  key  components  of  the  BharatTradeNet  (BTN)  scheme along with the current status of its implementation and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):BharatTradeNet  (BTN) aims to digitize cross border trade documentation, enable seamless data exchange, facilitate trade finance, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance security.  Currently,  it  is  in  the  stakeholder  consultation  stage,  focusing  on  integration  and implementation planning.

The Government of India envisions to position India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) by encouraging and driving capabilities in the country for  developing  core  components, including chipsets,  and  creating  an  enabling  environment for  the  industry  to  compete  globally.  Towards  this,  the  Government  has  taken  several measures  to  boost  electronics  manufacturing  including  semiconductors  in  the  country  and incentivize  large  investments  in  electronic  goods  and  appliances  as  well  as  to  promote exports.  MeitY  notified  National  Policy  on  Electronics  2019  (NPE  2019)  under  which  it introduced Production Linked Incentive Schemes for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing and IT Hardware with a Budget outlay of Rs. 34,193 Cr and Rs. 17,000 Crore respectively, Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Manufacturing  of  Electronic  Components  and  Semiconductors (SPECS) with a budget outlay of Rs. 3,285 Crore and the Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters 2.0 (EMC 2.0) with a budget outlay of Rs. 3,762 crore. Further, the Semicon  India  programme  was  launched  with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs  76,000  crore  for  the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

As  a  result  of  these  initiatives,  electronics  manufacturing  has  grown  significantly  in  last decade. The domestic production of electronic goods has increased from Rs 1.90 lakh crore in FY 2014-15 to Rs 9.52 lakh crore in FY 2023-24 (industry figures) at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of more than 17%. The exports of electronic  goods  have  increased from Rs 0.38 lakh crore in FY 2014-15 to Rs 2.41 lakh crore in FY 2023-24 at a CAGR of more  than  20%.  Further  around  2.5  million  (25  Lakh)  direct  and  indirect  jobs  have  been created  in  the  electronics  sector  till  FY  2023-24  (Source:  India  Cellular  &  Electronics Association (ICEA)).

The specific details with respect to the State of Karnataka under various MeitY Schemes (Till Feb. 2025) are summarized below:

| Scheme                                                                            |   No. of Applications |   Production (INR Cr.) | Investment (INR Cr.)   |   Employment | Exports (INR Cr.)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| PLI for Large Scale Manufacturing                                                 |                     6 |               94967.1  | 1915.73                |        34805 | 80836.63            |
| PLI Scheme for IT Hardware (1 &2.0 Combined)                                      |                     3 |                   7.89 | 85.92                  |           59 | 2.2                 |
| Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors |                    10 |                 633.21 | 607..08                |          585 | -                   |
| Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)                                |                    36 |               88015.1  | 9311.7                 |         9419 | 38114.82            |
| Total                                                                             |                    55 |              183623    | 11313.35               |        44868 | 118953.67           |

| Scheme                                      | Total land allotted   |   No. of Companies allotted land | Units Under Production   | Units under construction   | Cumulative Investment Mobilised (INR Cr.)   |   Total Employ ment |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC)     | NA                    |                                1 | NA                       | NA                         | NA                                          |                  58 |
| Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) | 88 acres              |                                4 | NA                       | 1                          | 90                                          |                 300 |

The government is implementing various skilling projects/schemes to address the requirements of Industry 4.0 that includes:

- (i). Skill Development in ESDM Sector: Two schemes on Skill Development in ESDM Sector  are  being  implemented  by  MeitY  to  facilitate  creation  of  an  eco-system  for development  of  ESDM  Sector  in  the  entire  country  entitled  'Scheme  for  Financial Assistance to select States/UTs for Skill Development in Electronics System Design and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  sector'  (Scheme-1&  2)  Under  the  schemes,  a  total  of 4,93,926 candidates have been trained nationwide and 3,75,295 candidates have been certified  out  of  which  1,38,062  candidates  have  been  placed  in  the  area  of  ESDM Sector.  In  the  state  of  Karnataka  ,  20,991  candidates  have  been  trained,  14,789 candidates have been certified and 7,763 candidates have been placed.
- (ii). The C2S Programme is an umbrella programme initiated by MeitY at 113 academic organizations  (including  100  academic  institutions/  R&D  organizations  and  13 startups/ MSMEs) spread across the country with an aim to train 85,000 specialized manpower in the area of VLSI and Embedded System Design and leap frog in ESDM space  by  way  of  inculcating  the  culture  of  Chip/  System-on-Chip  (SoC)/  System Level Design. Under the project, so far, more than 43000 candidates have been trained under the project.
- (iii). MeitY has initiated a program for training 20,000 engineering students on 3D Printing & Additive  Manufacturing  Technology  by  CDAC,  Kolkata  and  Webel  Technology

Limited. The project is being implemented in collaboration with 4 institutions in West Bengal and 3 institutions in Bihar.

- (iv). FutureSkills  Prime-  MeitY  has  initiated  a  programme  titled  'FutureSkills  PRIME', jointly with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), aimed at re-skilling/ up-skilling candidates in new/emerging technologies,  including  Robotic  Process  Automation,  Additive  Manufacturing/  3D Printing, Cloud Computing, Social & Mobile and Cyber Security.

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