Question : SPENDING ON IT



(a) Whether Planning Commission have decided that each Ministry need to spend three percent of its budget on information technology ;

(b) If so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE ( SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE )

(a)&(b) : The Planning Commission on the recommendation of the `Expert Group for Computerisation of the Information on Personnel and Citizen Services` set up by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, had requested the various Ministries / Departments in April, 1998, to make a provision of 2-3% of their plan / budget for programmes / schemes relating to Information Technology.

(c) : Various Ministries/Departments are spending on Information Technology as per their requirement.