MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)
(a) to (c) The National Digital Communications Policy 2018 (NDCP-2018) was notified on 22nd October, 2018 with a vision to support India’s transition to a digitally empowered economy and society. Further, in order to achieve the strategic objective of provisioning of broadband for all, National Broadband Mission has been launched on 17th December, 2019. The Mission aims to attract investments from stakeholders of around US 100 billion dollars (Rs 7 Lakh Crore) of which Government share through Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is 10%. The State/UT- wise allocation made by the Government through USOF under the project BharatNet is at Annexure I. The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in the Telecommunications and Computer Software & Hardware Sector for the last 6 years is as under:
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Financial Year FDI Equity Inflow (In Rs Crores)
Telecommunications Sector Computer Software & Hardware Sector
2014-15 17,372 13,564
2015-16 8,637 38,949
2016-17 37,435 24,605
2017-18 39,748 39,670
2018-19 18,337 45,297
2019-20 30,940 54,250
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(d) Details are at Annexure II.
Annexure I
Allocation made under BharatNet
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S.No. State Allocation
(in Rs Crore)
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 15.22
2 Andhra Pradesh 528.04
3 Arunachal Pradesh 45.58
4 Assam 162.79
5 Bihar 884.75
6 Chattisgarh 1184.51
7 Gujarat, Dadar& Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu 1943.37
8 Haryana 385.17
9 Himachal Pradesh 109.73
10 Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 77.11
11 Jharkhand 506.99
12 Karnataka 654.52
13 Kerala 59.71
14 Lakshadweep 0.10
15 Madhya Pradesh 1665.93
16 Maharashtra 2766.76
17 Manipur 49.50
18 Meghalaya 66.61
19 Mizoram 34.13
20 Nagaland 60.07
21 Odisha 716.21
22 Pudducherry 4.86
23 Punjab 850.28
24 Rajasthan 949.00
25 Sikkim 15.41
26 Tamilnadu 121.45
27 Telangana 547.19
28 Tripura 73.22
29 Uttar Pradesh 1544.59
30 Uttarakhand 250.70
31 West Bengal 398.45
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Annexure II
Output & Value Added in Telecommunications
(At constant (2011-12) prices)
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Financial Year Value of Output Input Gross Value Added Annual Growth Rate
( in Rs. Crore)
2013-14 2,81,812 1,71,631 1,10,180 12.96%
2014-15 3,15,794 1,90,567 1,25,227 13.66%
2015-16 3,21,593 1,80,262 1,41,331 12.86%
2016-17 3,15,227 1,82,285 1,32,941 -5.94%
2017-18 3,13,098 1,94,051 1,19,047 -10.45%
2018-19 3,29,881 2,01,655 1,28,226 7.71%
Financial Year Value of Output Input Gross Value Added Annual Growth Rate
( in Rs. Crore)
2013-14 3,21,812 1,96,484 1,25,328 21.18%
2014-15 3,73,886 2,27,159 1,46,728 17.08%
2015-16 3,86,352 2,19,489 1,66,864 13.72%
2016-17 3,91,597 2,29,541 1,62,057 -2.88%
2017-18 4,06,636 2,56,107 1,50,529 -7.11%
2018-19 4,57,707 2,85,984 1,71,723 14.08%
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Output & Value Added in Telecommunications
(At current prices)
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Source: Chapter 8.11- National Accounts Statistics 2020 published on the website of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSP&I)
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