(a) whether the Government have constituted any High Level Committee to monitor and guide the software and I.T. industries in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government have given adequate representation to the States like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with respect to the size of the I.T. industry and their contribution to the total production and exports; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): A High Level Committee, viz., `National Advisory Committee
on Information Technology` has been constituted vide Notification
No.12(6)/2000-IP, dated 15.2.2000 (copy enclosed) under the
Chairmanship of Minister for Information Technology, comprising
of the members from industry, academic and R&D organisations in IT
sector, to identify emerging technology areas and suggest
measures/policies/actions for building expertise, human resource
development and fostering Research and Development activities
with the objective of creating wealth, accelerating economic
growth and generating employment opportunities so as to make
India a super power, particularly in the area of Information
Technology. The Committee has also to suggest measures for rapid
development and spread of IT applications such as E-Governance,
E-Commerce, Distance learning, Digital library, etc.
(c): The representation in National Advisory Committee on
Information Technology has not been given on State-wise
considerations. The doyens of industry who have done extremely
well and the Chairmen of the various industry
organisations/associations, such as NASSCOM, CII, MAIT, ESC and
ASSOCHAM have been included>
(d): List enclosed.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1 Minister of Infonnation Technology Chairman 2 Secretary, Ministry of Infonnation Technology Member 3 Shri F.C. Kohli, Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services. Member 4 Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman & CEO, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Member 5 Shri Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation Member 6 Shri Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group of Companies Member 7 Shri B. Ramalinga Raju, Chairman, Satyam Computers Services Ltd. Member 8 Shri R.S. Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Ltd. Member 9 Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, CMD, BPL Telecom Business Group Member 10 Prof. Ashok Misra, Director, IIT, Mumbai Member 11 Shri Phiroz Vandrewa1a, President, NASSCOM Member 12 Shri Satish Kaura, Chairman, Samtel India Ltd. Member 13 Shri Chirayu R. Amin, President, FICCI Member 14 Shri Sanjiv Goenka, President, CII Member 15 Shri Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman Bharti Telecom Member 16 Shri Vivek Singhal, Chain nan, ESC Member 17 Shri Vinay L Deshpande, President, MAIT Member 18 Shri Raghu Modi, President, ASSOCHAM Member 19 Joint Secretary (IP Cell), Ministry of lnfonnation Technology Convenor