(a) whether the Union Government have received any proposal from the Government of Kerala for setting up a Common Testing and Development Centre for Electronic Industry;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the resonse of the Union Government thereto; and
(d) the time frame worked out therefor?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a),(b),(c) and (d): Standardisation Testing and Qualty Certification (STQC) Directorate has not received any request from Government of Kerala for setting up Common Testing and Development Centre for Electronics Industry. A facility in the form of Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (South) at Trivandrum is functioning as a subordinate office of STQC Directorate, Ministry of Information Technology. This laboratory is rendering independently testing & calibration services for Electronics Industry in and around Kerala.