Lok Sabha Question No. 476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Cloud Computing Technology
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 476

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.07.2016

## CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY

## 476 SHRI  DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  research  and  development  in  the  Cloud  Computing  Technology  in various educational institutes, startups and established companies via financial assistance, knowledge sharing:
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also adopting cloud computing methods in function and promotion of PSUs which are operating in the IT sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to tackle the security challenges associated with this technology?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b):  Yes, Sir. The Government is promoting Research & Development in Cloud Computing Technology as per the details below:-

- (i)       Grant in-aid support to institutions i.e. IITs, IISC Bangalore, CDAC etc. in Cloud Computing
- (ii)       CDAC has developed Meghdoot, a comprehensive free and open source Cloud suite useful for setting up a Cloud  Computing  environment,  Sumegha,  a  packaged  software  kit  for  setting  up  cloud  labs  for  academic institutes and research and Megh-Shikshak which is a cloud-based learning management system.
- (iii)     Under  the  IMPRINT  initiative  of  the  Ministry  of  HRD,  designed  to  promote  research  in  the  premier institutions,  one  exclusive  domain  has  been  created  for  research  on  Information  and  Communication technology including Cloud.
- (iv)     Department of Science & Technology (DST) is also promoting Research and Development activities through grand-aid support to academicians, scientists, technologists and other practicing researchers in the areas of Cloud and Grid Computing.
- (v) National  Institute  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (NIELIT),  a  capacity  building  arm  of Department  of  Electronics  and  Information  technology  (DeitY)  is  also  providing  training  in  the  field  of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing.
- (c) and (d): Yes, Sir. NIC has setup the National Cloud for providing services to Government Ministries/Departments and other PSUs/organizations. Some of the PSUs/Organizations using NIC National Cloud for hosting of websites and other applications are listed as below:-
- i.             Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
- ii.            Gas Authority of India Limited
- iii.            Balmer Lawrie and Company Limited
- iv.            Hindustan Shipyard Limited
- v.            Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation Limited
- vi.            National Thermal Power Corporation
- vii.            Bharat Broadband Network Limited
- viii.            Food Corporation of India
- ix.            Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
- x.            National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation
- xi.            Engineering Projects India Limited
- xii.            Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers Limited
- (e):    Government has established a cloud facility which is operated by NIC. It is a cloud deployment model which is owned by Government and used by Government departments. All the applications and data hosted in this cloud are adhering to the IT Act 2000 and following the security guidelines issued by Computer Emergency Response Team India (CERT-IN) to avoid any security breaches.

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