(a) whether the Ministry of Information Technology has disassociated itself from the revised draft of Communication and Convergence Bill which has sought to bring all Internet, e- commerce and IT-related services under the licence regime;
(b) if so, the main reasons for disassociating IT from this decision;
(c) whether the Government have opposed this move; and
(d) the time by which decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a) and (b): The Ministry of Information Technology has not
disassociated itself from the revised draft of Communication
Convergence Bill, 2001. The Communication Convergence Bill does
not seek to bring e-commerce and IT related services under the
license regime.
(c): The question does not arise.
(d): The Group of Ministers have taken a decision in this
regard as stated above.