Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Promotion of IT Industry
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *56

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.07.2016

## PROMOTION OF IT INDUSTRY

## *56.       ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR: SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  Information Technology (IT) during the current year at National/State levels;
- (b) whether Union Government has received proposals for financial assistance for promotion of Information Technology Industry from State Governments, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Goa;
- (c) whether proposals have also been received from various State Governments  to  open  Information  Technology  Institutes  for  advance computer and communication technology at the national level; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the follow up action taken by the Government on these proposals?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO. *56 FOR 20.07.2016 REGARDING PROMOTION OF IT INDUSTRY

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(a) and (b):   The Government has been actively supporting the sector, with the IT sector being the key partner in the various flagship programmes of the government like Digital India, Make in India, Skill India, E-governance and Startup India. These programmes are creating  an  enabling  eco-system  for  promotion  of  IT  industry.    Under  Digital  India programme, various schemes/projects are being implemented by the Government to boost Information Technology during the current year at National/State levels, which includes India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) for promotion of BPO/ITES operations across the country,  with  an  outlay  of  about  Rs.493  crore.  About  48,300  seats  have  been  planned with  distribution  across  State(s)/UT(s)  including  the  State  of  Goa  based  on  population percentage as per Census 2011, excluding metro cities including their urban agglomeration  viz.  Bangalore,  Chennai,  Hyderabad,  Kolkata,  Mumbai,  NCR  (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad), and Pune and States of North East Region (NER). The statewise allocation of BPO/ITES seats is at Annexure-I .  For selection of companies under IBPS, online bidding, through Request For Proposal (RFP) document was published on 30.04.2016 with last date of bid submission as 08.07.2016.  The details of the scheme are available at www.deity.gov.in/ibps. As  per the eligibility criteria, the  companies registered  under  the  Companies  Act  1956/2013  can  participate  in  the  IBPS  directly. However,  the  representative  of  State  Governments  are  part  of  IBPS  Management Committee (IMC) for effective implementation of the scheme across the country. Further, department has drawn-up a scheme to make 6 crore households digitally literate in rural India over a 3 year period.

- (c) and (d): The Ministry of Electronics and IT has not received any proposal from State Governments  to  open  Information  Technology  Institutes  for  advance  computer  and communication technology.  However, Ministry of Electronics and IT invited proposals from  States/UTs  to  set  up  Electronics  and  ICT  Academies  aimed  at  faculty/mentor development at leading central institutions in the country. After detailed processing and examination, the Empowered Committee recommended the setting up of said academies at the 7 institutions. Accordingly, Ministry of Electronics and IT in November, 2014 has approved the scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 147.48 crore over a period of 5 years. These academies have been set up at the following institutions:
- (i) National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal
- (ii) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur
- (iii) Indian Institute of Technology ((IIT), Guwahati
- (iv) National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna
- (v) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
- (vi) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
- (vii) Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur

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## Annexure

| IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population %as per Census 2011   | IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population %as per Census 2011   | IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population %as per Census 2011   | IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population %as per Census 2011   | IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population %as per Census 2011   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                    | Population                                                                                  | Population %                                                                                | Seats by population%                                                                        | Seats Rounded-off to nearest hundred                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 493,86,799                                                                                  | 4.56                                                                                        | 2,189                                                                                       | 2200                                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                                       | 1040,99,452                                                                                 | 9.61                                                                                        | 4,615                                                                                       | 4600                                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 255,45,198                                                                                  | 2.36                                                                                        | 1,132                                                                                       | 1100                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                         | 14,58,545                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                        | 65                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                     | 604,39,692                                                                                  | 5.58                                                                                        | 2,679                                                                                       | 2700                                                                                        |
| Haryana*                                                                                    | 230,44,841                                                                                  | 2.13                                                                                        | 1,022                                                                                       | 1000                                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 68,64,602                                                                                   | 0.63                                                                                        | 304                                                                                         | 300                                                                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                             | 125,41,302                                                                                  | 1.16                                                                                        | 556                                                                                         | 600                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                   | 329,88,134                                                                                  | 3.05                                                                                        | 1,462                                                                                       | 1500                                                                                        |
| Karnataka*                                                                                  | 525,95,898                                                                                  | 4.86                                                                                        | 2,333                                                                                       | 2300                                                                                        |
| Kerala                                                                                      | 334,06,061                                                                                  | 3.09                                                                                        | 1,481                                                                                       | 1500                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 726,26,809                                                                                  | 6.71                                                                                        | 3,219                                                                                       | 3200                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra*                                                                                | 889,10,077                                                                                  | 8.21                                                                                        | 3,941                                                                                       | 3900                                                                                        |
| Orrisa                                                                                      | 419,74,218                                                                                  | 3.88                                                                                        | 1,861                                                                                       | 1900                                                                                        |
| Punjab                                                                                      | 277,43,338                                                                                  | 2.56                                                                                        | 1,230                                                                                       | 1200                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                   | 685,48,437                                                                                  | 6.33                                                                                        | 3,039                                                                                       | 3000                                                                                        |
| Telangana*                                                                                  | 274,44,644                                                                                  | 2.53                                                                                        | 1,214                                                                                       | 1200                                                                                        |
| Tamilnadu*                                                                                  | 634,51,020                                                                                  | 5.86                                                                                        | 2,813                                                                                       | 2800                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh*                                                                              | 1991,69,960                                                                                 | 18.39                                                                                       | 8,827                                                                                       | 8800                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 100,86,292                                                                                  | 0.93                                                                                        | 447                                                                                         | 400                                                                                         |
| West Bengal*                                                                                | 771,63,579                                                                                  | 7.13                                                                                        | 3,422                                                                                       | 3400                                                                                        |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island                                                                    | 3,80,581                                                                                    | 0.04                                                                                        | 17                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                  | 10,55,450                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                        | 47                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                        | 3,43,709                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                        | 15                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                 | 2,42,911                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                        | 11                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 64,429                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                        | 3                                                                                           | 100                                                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                                                  | 12,47,953                                                                                   | 0.12                                                                                        | 55                                                                                          | 100                                                                                         |
| Total                                                                                       | 10828,23,931                                                                                | 100.00                                                                                      | 48,000                                                                                      | 48,300                                                                                      |

## Note:

1. Total 48,000 seats have been distributed based on population percentage among States/UTsas per Census 2011, and then rounded-off to nearest 100.
2. Minimum seats support for a State/UT = 100
3. *Population of all the States of North East Region and Urban Agglomeration Population of certain cities [Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida), Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune] is subtracted from the respective State's Population and subsequently from overall population of Country.