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English Release 19-March 2013
Date Month Year
  • Presidents Secretariat
  • President will inaugurate the international conference on “The Future of Universities in India”on March 21
  • Vice President's Secretariat
  • We still have A long way to go in Ensuring full Gender Parity in all walks of Life in OUR Society – Vice President
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Statement by Prime Minister to the Media, after meeting the Egyptian President
  • Min for Develop. of North-East Region
  • Bodoland Territorial Council Package
  • Min of Agriculture
  • Banana Production Crosses 30 Million Tonne
  • Focus of increasing Production of Pulses and Oilseeds
  • Emphasis on Reducing use of Pesticides in Farming
  • RKVY being Modified for A more Focussed Approach
  • Min of Coal
  • International Consultants for Suggesting Modernisation and Technological Improvement in Their Mines
  • Coal Production Affected in Naxal Areas
  • Panel for Allocation of Coal Blocks
  • Min of Comm. & Information Technology
  • TRAI seeks views of stakeholders on Fifth Amendment to the Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability Regulations 2009
  • TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Universal Single Number Based Integrated Emergency Communication and Response System
  • Min of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
  • Adulteration of PDS Foodgrains
  • Steps to Check Distress Sale of Cereals
  • 441.21 Lakh Tons of Wheat to be Procured During 2013-13
  • Min of Culture
  • National Mission on Libraries
  • MoA Signed by NCF and REC
  • Union Ministry of Culture and Metropolitan Museum
  • Min of Environment and Forests
  • Field Trial of GM Plants in the Country
  • Green India Scheme
  • Relaxation in Environmental Clearance for Projects Requiring Forest Land
  • Human Losses due to Wild Animals
  • Most Polluted Cities in the Country
  • Erosion of Sea-Shores in the Country
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Opening of Offices during the Last Week of March, 2013.
  • Improving Customer Services in Public Sector Banks
  • Min of Food Processing Industries
  • States Being Encouraged to Frame Food Processing Policies
  • Food Processing Industries Generated Value Over Rs. 6.66 Lakh Crore in 2010-11
  • Rs. 14574.38 Lakh Provided to Food Processing Units in 2012-13
  • Min of Health and Family Welfare
  • Guidelines on Concessional Treatment of SC/ST Patients
  • New Rates for Undergoing Angioplasty
  • Healthcare Facilities Under PPP Mode
  • India's Achievement of 2015 MDGS
  • Special Emphasis for Eradication of Leprosy
  • Screening Test for Doctors with Foreign Degrees
  • Check on Spread of Hepatitis Related Diseases
  • Consistent Fall in CSR
  • Decline in Female Population
  • Charging of High Price by Pharmacompanies
  • Min of Mines
  • Shri Dinsha J. Patel confers National Geoscience Awards-2011
  • Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • New Mumbai High North Process Complex commissioned Recently
  • Global crude oil price of Indian Basket declines to US$ 106.12/bbl on 18.03.2013
  • Min of Power
  • Formula for Allocation of Power from Central Generating Stations to States.
  • 87176 Crore Funds Requirement for 10,897 MW Hydro Power capacity addition.
  • Target of Release of 35 Lakh free electricity connections to BPL households under RGGVY for the current fiscal year 2012-13.
  • Min of Social Justice & Empowerment
  • National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes


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Ministry of Communications & Information Technology20-September, 2012 17:16 IST
Cabinet Approves National Policy on Information Technology 2012
Policy Aims to Leverage ICT to Address Nation’s Developmental Challenges
The Cabinet has recently approved the National Policy on Information Technology 2012. The Policy aims to leverage Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to address the ountry’s economic and developmental challenges. The policy is rooted in the conviction that ICT has the power to transform the lives of people.

ICT and Electronics are contributing significantly to the Indian economy, society and governance. IT is a key driver of the knowledge based global economy. The right policies and investment in infrastructure can strengthen and enhance India’s position as a global IT power-house. Use of IT can transform our economy, enhance equity and lead to improvement in development indices. The Policy envisages the growth of the IT market to USD 300 Billion and creation of additional 10 million employments by 2020.

The thrust areas of the policy include:

1. To increase revenues of IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) Industry from 100 Billion USD currently to 300 Billion USD by 2020 and expand exports from 69 Billion USD currently to 200 Billion USD by 2020.

2. To gain significant global market-share in emerging technologies and Services.

3. To promote innovation and R&D in cutting edge technologies and development of applications and solutions in areas like localization, location based services, mobile value added services, Cloud Computing, Social Media and Utility models.

4. To encourage adoption of ICTs in key economic and strategic sectors to improve their competitiveness and productivity.

5. To provide fiscal benefits to SMEs and Startups for adoption of IT in value creation

6. To create a pool of 10 million additional skilled manpower in ICT.

7. To make at least one individual in every household e-literate.

8. To provide for mandatory delivery of and affordable access to all public services in electronic mode.

9. To enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, reliability and decentralization in Government and in particular, in delivery of public services.

10. To leverage ICT for key Social Sector initiatives like Education, Health, Rural Development and Financial Services to promote equity and quality.

11. To make India the global hub for development of language technologies, to encourage and facilitate development of content accessible in all Indian languages and thereby help bridge the digital divide.

12. To enable access of content and ICT applications by differently-abled people to foster inclusive development.

13. To leverage ICT for expanding the workforce and enabling life-long learning.

14. To strengthen the Regulatory and Security Framework for ensuring a Secure and legally compliant Cyberspace ecosystem.

15. To adopt Open standards and promote open source and open technologies

The policy attempts to optimally leverage India’s global edge in ICT to advance national competitiveness in other sectors, particularly those of strategic and economic importance. The Policy will promote an inclusive and equitable society. The Policy is oriented towards use of ICT to consciously promote decentralization and empowerment of citizens.

The Policy will be notified in the Gazette shortly. Detailed proposals for individual initiatives will be formulated in consultation with the concerned Ministries.

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