Question : DEVELOPMENT OF I.T.

(a) whether the expansion and development of Information Technology has not been uniform in various States of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore;

(c) the share of each State in the Information Technology in the country, State-wise;

(d) the action taken by the Government for expansion and development of IT in States along with the funds allocated/expenditure in the sector, State-wise;

(e) whether India`s spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives likely to be doubled by 2015 as compared to 2010; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI SACHIN PILOT)

(a),(b) and (c): Yes, Sir. As per the India: e-readiness Assessment Report 2008 for States/Union Territories,various States have been categorized into categories of Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Expectants , Average Achievers, Below Average Achievers and Least Achievers. The Report, is available at http://mit.gov.in/content/docurnents-and-publications and the State wise position is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(d): The Government has approved the National e-Governance Plan(NeGP) which seeks to create the necessary core and common infrastructure like State Wide Area Networks (SWAN), State Data Centre(SDC) and Common Service Centre(CSC) for delivery of public services. The funds allocated under NeGP State wise is given in the Annexure-II.

(e) and (f): Department has funded R&D project in the field of Green IT entitled `Development of ICT Technologies for Smart Building with low carbon emissions` with total outlay of Rs. 13.10 crore. R&D funding in this regard may increase.