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In another move to bump up PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ program, government has now approved 21 electronic clusters. <keyword id="46149" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom-minister">Telecom Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> pronounced the pact while speaking at the occasion of <keyword id="6372077" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nasscom">NASSCOM</keyword> and IESA alliance for government’s Make in India and Digital India plans. 
 
"We have given in-principle approval to 21 electronic clusters and electronic manufacturing is priority area for us," said Ravi Shankar Prasad. The report published in business daily Economic Times said the alliance is aiming for IT and electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) to contribute 25% to the country's <keyword id="35050" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="gdp">GDP</keyword> in another ten years. 
 
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed that the ministry had already approved proposals worth Rs 9,000 crore among the applications worth 65,000 crore it has received so far. All the applications approved by the ministry have been accepted under the modified special incentive package scheme or MSIPS program, which aims to promote large-scale manufacturing in electronic system design and manufacturing. 
 Under the MSIPS program, a subsidy of 20% in capital expenditure is given to companies for investment in SEZs and 25% in non-SEZs. As per the reports, telecom sector, in the past few years has emerged as one of the biggest contributor in <keyword id="44528" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="FDI">FDI</keyword>. 
 
Prasad also said, ‘Manufacturing is crucial as it drives economic growth and revenue for the country. India's mobile penetration is expected to cross the one billion mark, but it is unfortunate that the country depends largely on imported devices.’

Telecom is the biggest contributor to FDI

Telecom minister <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> has said that no spectrum will be given for free, even as telecom operators have demanded a cut in the proposed auction price for airwaves. The minister was talking to ET, when he highlighted how the public sector is busy combining infrastructure and leveraging the expertise of BSNL and the postal department so that the government plays is in a situation for a competitive battle with private players. 
 
"Operators will not be given free spectrum even if that were to make me the most popular telecom minister," Prasad said. He declined to comment on reconsidering the proposed price. 
 
"700MHz is the most attractive band to penetrate through thick walls," Prasad said while justifying the reasons for this high price. He also said that he doesn't expect that this decision would allow trading and sharing of spectrum that were approved after the 2015 airwave auctions to come in the way of the upcoming auction. He thinks that the size of the Indian market justifies further investment into the spectrum. 
 
Talking of the other end of the deal, telecom operators have said that the price suggested by the telecom regulator for the auction of 700MHz spectrum is too steep. 
 
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Ravi Shankar Prasad says no to free spectrum to telecom operators

The Cabinet has approved production-linked incentive (<keyword id="53367" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PLI">PLI</keyword>) scheme worth ₹12,195 crore for <keyword id="3246358" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecom-equipment-manufacturing">telecom equipment manufacturing</keyword>, Union minister <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> said on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government is positioning India as a global powerhouse for manufacturing, and has created a conducive environment for ease of doing business. <div type="Youtube" id="vXbyqWffxzs" title="Budget 2021: Watch Out For Production Linked Incentives In The Budget⁠ — Here’s How It Will Work." thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vXbyqWffxzs/mqdefault.jpg"></div> The Cabinet has approved production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom equipment manufacturing worth ₹12,195 crore. The government expects that the scheme will lead to ₹2,44,200 crore incremental production of telecom equipment in the country in the next five years, Prasad said. The minister said that soon the government will come up with a PLI scheme to encourage production of laptops and tablet PCs. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-wants-to-beat-china-at-mobile-manufacturing-by-expanding-pli-schemes-to-more-sectors/articleshow/79716855.cms">India wants to beat China at mobile manufacturing by expanding PLI schemes to more sectors</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/pli-scheme-a-game-changer-for-mobile-manufacturing-icea/articleshow/76160793.cms">PLI scheme a 'game changer' for mobile manufacturing: ICEA</a>

Government announces ₹12,000 crore PLI scheme for telecom sector

<ul><li><keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> has returned to the Modi’s Cabinet of ministers.</li><li>Prasad has retained all the ministries he had – Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Law and Justice. </li></ul>Ravi Shankar Prasad returns as a Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet. Prasad who took oath in the 9th position during the swearing-in ceremony held at the national capital, has been given all his previous ministries once again. In the first term of the Modi government, Prasad held the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and the Minister of Law and Justice from 2016-2019. From 2014-2016, Prasad was the Minister of Communications. However, Prasad was not new to the ministerial position in 2014. During the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he held the positions – Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Mines, Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Prasad, who earlier held the ministerial positions from his Rajya Sabha MP seat, will this time represent Patna Sahib constituency in the Lok Sabha. This Lok Sabha elections 2019 was Prasad’s debut in the elections for the lower house of the parliament. Interestingly, even with his debut, Prasad defeated Bollywood actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha by 2.84 lakh votes. Sinha had got a ticket from the Congress party.

Ravi Shankar Prasad retains all his ministries in Modi 2.0 government

<ul><li>Union Telecom Minister <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> has nearly 60% of the votes in Patna Sahib.</li><li>Prasad was pitted against actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who recently quit the BJP.</li><li>Shatrughan Sinha is representing the Congress while his wife Poonam is fighting for the Samajwadi Party in UP against Union Home Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword>.</li></ul>A minister from Narendra Modi's cabinet, Ravi Shankar Prasad, was air dropped in Patna Sahib just before the elections to take on rebel BJP leader, Shatrughan Sinha, who went on to join the Congress just before the first phase of polling. Prasad seems to have delivered for the BJP with over 60% of the votes as of 10:40 am, according to data from the Election Commission. Sinha who is trailing with 35% of the votes has been a Parliamentarian from the same constituency for 10 years now. However, he went on to join the Congress in April 2019, while his wife, <keyword id="28668" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Poonam-Sinha">Poonam Sinha</keyword>, joined the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. Poonam Sinha is pitted against another central minister, Rajnath Singh, in Lucknow and she is trailing too.

Election results 2019: Both Shatrughan Sinha and his wife Poonam are trailing

<keyword id="2540" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="President">President</keyword> Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignations of 12 Union <keyword id="6364618" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministers">ministers</keyword>, including <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword>, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan, with immediate effect, according to an official statement on Wednesday. These resignations came ahead of a major expansion and <keyword id="44078" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="reshuffle">reshuffle</keyword> of the <keyword id="11590054" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="union-council-of-ministers-later-in">Union Council of Ministers later in</keyword> the day. In all, <keyword id="11590055" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="six-cabinet-ministers">six Cabinet Ministers</keyword>, one Minister of <keyword id="6355728" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="state">State</keyword> (Independent Charge) and five Ministers of State have resigned. Those resigned include Cabinet Ministers D V Sadananda Gowda (Chemical and Fertilizers), Ravi Shankar Prasad (Law and Justice, Communications, Electronics &amp; Information Technology), <keyword id="2839463" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thaawarchand-Gehlot">Thaawarchand Gehlot</keyword> (<keyword id="112438" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="social-justice">Social Justice</keyword> and Empowerment), Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' (Education), Harsh Vardhan (Health and Family Welfare) and Prakash Javadekar (Environment, Forest and Climate Change). The resignation of Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment, has also been accepted by the president. Five Ministers of State -- Babul Supriyo (Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao (Education), Rattan Lal Kataria (Jal Shakti), Pratap Chandra Sarangi (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and Debasree Chaudhuri (Women and Child Development) -- have also resigned. The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignations of these ministers from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect, the statement said. SEE ALSO - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/gr-infraprojects-ipo-good-ipo-bet-for-long-term-as-per-analysts/articleshow/84193656.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">GR Infraprojects IPO is for long term investors, say analysts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/clean-science-and-technology-ipo-maximum-broking-house-recommending-this-ipo/articleshow/84193873.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Clean Science and Technology, an Indian supplier to Bayer, has opened its IPO ⁠— and ‘subscribe’ is the unanimous call from analysts</a>

President Ram Nath Kovind accepts resignations of 12 union ministers, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Communications and IT <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> will inaugurate the dot <keyword id="2470822" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bharat-Domain-Name">Bharat domain name</keyword> on August 21 in New Delhi, which would facilitate multi-lingual <keyword id="6357247" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Internet">Internet</keyword> access. 
 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and the <keyword id="64489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Centre-for-Development-of-Advanced-Computing">Centre for Development of Advanced Computing</keyword> (C-DAC) will enable dot Bharat ccTLD that can be registered in Devnagari script. 
 
C-DAC is also working together with NIXI and they have set up a committee on International Domain Names (IDNs) to introduce domain names in Indian languages. 
 
Internationalised Domain Name in Indian languages will be represented in the characters of the language concerned. Such domain names could contain letters or characters from non-ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) scripts. ASCII is a character-encoding scheme based on the ordering of the English alphabet. 
 
In India, the IN Registry has been mandated for registering, operating and managing IDN in the Indian languages. 
 The number of Internet subscribers was 238.71 million in December 2013. Himachal Pradesh, with 2.04 million users, had the lowest number of Internet users, <keyword id="2470821" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Telecom-and-IT-Minister">Telecom and IT Minister</keyword> Ravi Shankar Prasad recently informed the Lok Sabha.

Telecom Minister To Inaugurate Dot Bharat Domain Name

India’s <keyword id="2419779" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecom-minister-Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> announced that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=telecom+operators">telecom operators</a> would now be able to sell <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=radiowaves">radiowaves</a> to other service providers. 
 
"Cabinet has approved spectrum trading today. Telecom sector has been demanding it for optimum utilisation of spectrum," said <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ravi+shankar+prasad">Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad</a> said. 
 
Till now, the Indian government had allowed to allocate <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=spectrum">spectrum</a> to telecom firms through auctions only. 
 The trading will enable efficient use of <keyword id="513806" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="radiowaves">radiowaves</keyword> as few <keyword id="6379816" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom-operators">telecom operators</keyword> had a low <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=subscriber+base">subscriber base</a> or unutilised spectrum lying with them. 
"The ownership right will be of government of India. That right of trade he can trade with someone else fully between two service providers. For entering in trading agreement, telecom operators will not require prior permission from government but the company will have to inform licence issuing authority 45 days before entering into trading agreement,” said Prasad. 
 
The trading is also expected to indicate market rate of radiowaves. At present it is determined only through auctions conducted by the government. 
 
"Auction purchased spectrum can be straight away go for trading. The buyer will have to pay 1 per cent trading fee which will be calculated based on market rate or previous auction price whichever is higher," Prasad said. 
 
 (Image: Thinkstock)

Telcos can now trade in Spectrum!

<ul><li>The influencers include dignitaries such as <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> and Ravi Shankar Prasad and many prominent women leaders. </li><li>The list comprises influencers from diverse industries such as financial services, startups, HR, social impact, and IT Services. </li><li>Indian contributors are three times more likely to respond to comments on posts and received over ten times more engagement in the past year.</li></ul>Social media platform <keyword id="28120" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Linkedin">LinkedIn</keyword> has put out its third annual list of 25 most-influential voices for India that has featured Indian dignitaries like Kiran Bedi, Ravi Shankar Prasad and several other prominent women leaders like Debjani Ghosh, Pooja Kapur, Ester Martinez, and Sairee Chahal. The list features contributors who have shaped industry opinion, analysed key trends, and used the platform in innovative ways inspiring other professionals to join conversations and share opinions. The influencers hail from diverse industries such as financial services, startups, HR, social impact, and IT Services who are industry leaders writing about a range of topics from HR policies and work culture to data privacy, women issues, entrepreneurship, and technology. Influencers who made to the list for the first time include <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiran-bedi-15154b57/">Kiran Bedi</a>, Lt. 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The contributors have shared opinions on trending topics such as <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/orbits-ankur-warikoo/">entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/womens-way-leading-sairee-chahal/">women in leadership roles</a>,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6440158559043973120">developments in technology</a>, and the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6405420129366179840">startup ecosystem</a> that have kickstarted engaging industry discussions. 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Here’s the full list: <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swatyaggrawal/">Swati Agarwal</a>, General Manager, Social Venture Partners</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamal-bandyopadhyay-818b2b9/">Tamal Bandyopadhyay</a>, Consulting Editor, Business Standard</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiran-bedi-15154b57/">Kiran Bedi</a>, Lt Governor, Puducherry, Government of Puducherry</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairee/">Sairee Chahal</a>, Founder, CEO Sheroes</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/schandra100/">Subhash Chandra</a>, Founder, CrowdWisdom360</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annesha-dutta/">Annesha Dutta</a>, Consultant &amp; Corporate Trainer- Communications &amp; Branding</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/debjani-ghosh-48298b1/">Debjani Ghosh</a>, President, <keyword id="6372077" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="nasscom">NASSCOM</keyword></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jraja/">Raja Jamalamadaka</a>, Leadership coach, Advisor to startups</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojakap/">Pooja Kapur</a>, Ambassador of India to Bulgaria and Macedonia</li><li><a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/vartika-kashyap-30653245">Vartika Kashyap</a>, Marketing Manager, ProofHub</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/estermartinez/">Ester Martinez</a>, CEO &amp; Editor-in-Chief at People Matters</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansimehrotra/">Hansi Mehrotra</a>, Founder, The Money Hans</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/menonpurnima/">Purnima Menon</a>, CMO, Microland Limited</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/procyon/">Procyon Mukherjee</a>, Chief Procurement Officer, LafargeHolcim</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidpai/">Siddharth Pai</a>, Founder and General Partner, Siana Capital</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayashreepatnaik/">Jayashree Patnaik</a>, Chief Strategy Officer, CFA Technologies</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankarprasad/">Ravi Shankar Prasad</a>, Minister for Law &amp; Justice &amp; Electronics &amp; IT of India</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja-sareen-23874151/">Pooja Sareen</a>, Editor in Chief &amp; Co-founder at Inc 42</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/limasehgal/">Lima Sehgal</a>, Senior HR Advisor &amp; job market specialist</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalshah1/">Kunal Shah</a>, Advisor to the Board, Bennett Coleman and Co. 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The Union Minister for Electronics &amp; Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that as per the <keyword id="6379119" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="guidelines">guidelines</keyword> if a woman is objectified through "nude or <keyword id="2103544" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Morphed-photos">morphed photos</keyword>" then <keyword id="6354632" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="social-media">social media</keyword> company has to remove it within 24 <keyword id="48936" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="hours">hours</keyword>. The Minister said this while replying during the Question hour. He also said that internet imperialism was unacceptable in the country and the government will not allow monopoly over it. He also clarified there was no threat of impacting elections in the country as the ministry was working in close association with the <keyword id="40807" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Election-Commission">Election Commission</keyword>. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that any content which is anti <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> or disturbs public order should be removed within 36 hours as per the new guidelines while Social Media companies have been asked to verify the users so that no fake news is spread or hate content is posted. He said this would be voluntary and the government has no role in it. The Minister said that the government was open to criticism and there was no restriction on it. Congress MP Shakti Singh Gohil asked the Minister as to how the user would be identified if the profile was fake, the minister said, "The onus was on the company". SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/kishore-biyani-future-group-appeals-to-the-singapore-arbitrator-to-exclude-future-retail-from-the-fight-with-amazon/articleshow/81562016.cms">Ahead of Delhi High Court's decision, Future Group appeals to the Singapore arbitrator to exclude Future Retail from the fight with Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-spacetech-startup-pixxel-space-gets-7-3-million-funding-before-the-launch-of-its-first-satellite/articleshow/81562421.cms">Indian spacetech startup Pixxel gets $7.3 million in funding as it announces a new product even before the launch of its first satellite</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-adds-3-times-more-subscribers-than-reliance-jio-vodafone-idea-turns-positive-for-the-first-time-in-15-months/articleshow/81562851.cms">Airtel adds 3 times more subscribers than Jio while Vodafone Idea gets net addition first time in 15 months</a>

Nudes and morphed photos of women should be removed within 24 hours from social media in the fight against 'internet imperialism', says RS Prasad

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Mobile+phone">Mobile phone</a> companies are expected to invest Rs 650 Crores by March and the production of handsets in value terms is expected to cross Rs 40,000 crore by the end of current fiscal, Parliament was informed today. 
 
"The total investment made by companies during the past 7-8 months are estimated to be in the range of Rs 250-300 Crore which is likely to increase to Rs 600-650 crore by the end of 2015-16," Telecom Minister <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Ravi+Shankar+Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</a> said in a written reply in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Lok+Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>. 
 
He was replying to a question on mobile phones production in the country. 
 
"As per the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Cellular+Associations">Indian Cellular Associations</a>, the production of mobile phones in India during current financial year is expected to cross Rs 40,000 crore compared to the production of Rs 18,900 crore during 2014-15," Prasad said. 
 "The differential duty for mobile handset manufacturing is being termed as a game changer by the industry and consequent to this various <keyword id="18312" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mobile-phone">mobile phone</keyword> manufacturing companies like Foxconn, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Xiaomi">Xiaomi</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Micromax">Micromax</a>, Celkon and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Karbonn">Karbonn</a> have committed to mobile phone manufacturing in the country," Prasad said. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

Phone companies may invest Rs 650 Crores by
March: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Communications and <keyword id="422454" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Information-Technology-Minister">Information Technology Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354886" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</keyword> said electronic equipment manufacturing would be a top priority for the Modi-led BJP government, adding that it would generate employment to the tune of 2.80 crore jobs. 
 
Due to the rising consumption of electronic goods in India, the demand is expected to increase to $400 billion by 2014 and within a few years, import of electronics will surpass the fuel bill. 
 
Talking about the increasing participation of Chinese equipment manufacturing firms in the country and the potential security threat, the minister said, "I want to assure the nation that whosoever are the electronics manufacturers, India's security will always be of paramount." 
 Chinese equipment manufacturing firms, such as <keyword id="6357456" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Huawei">Huawei</keyword> and <keyword id="6359151" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="ZTE">ZTE</keyword>, have faced some tough time in India over the past couple of years for alleged involvement in cyber espionage. 
 Prasad has already seen presentations from equipment makers such as <keyword id="10591" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Samsung">Samsung</keyword> and <keyword id="6354716" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Nokia">Nokia</keyword>. 
 As a second priority, he has laid down the alignment of <keyword id="1444022" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="national-optic-fibre-network">national optic fibre network</keyword>. 
 The minister expects 50,000 gram <keyword id="56561" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="panchayats">panchayats</keyword> to be connected by National Optic Fibre network by 2014-15, another 1 lakh by 2015-16 and by 2016-17, the remaining will be connected. According to him, every panchayat should have facilities like e-education, tele-medicine, etc. 
 
“The government programme should be delivered to the panchayats. We have taken the issue very seriously," he said. 
 Prasad also said that the agenda to improve the situation of the State-owned <keyword id="30351" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="BSNL">BSNL</keyword> and <keyword id="28256" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="MTNL">MTNL</keyword> would be addressed on a priority basis. "Both these organisations have not received the attention they needed. They need proper infrastructure support and my government is committed to give them that." He also proposed to set up a system in his chamber from where he can gauge towers of these State-owned firms. 
 
The minister, however, refused to comment on the key issues of the sector such as spectrum sharing, improving the merger &amp; acquisition scenario or even the next round of spectrum auctions. 
 The ministry, which is plagued with controversies, saw favouritism to some firms during the tenure of the former <keyword id="46149" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Telecom-minister">telecom minister</keyword> <keyword id="136745" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="A-Raja">A. Raja</keyword>. Prasad also said that during his tenure, all decisions would be taken on merit. "The days of lobbying and favouritism are over," he added. 
 
The government is also keen to start a new programme for postal banking services as India has 1,55,000 post offices across the country and subsequently, a deep penetration and wide reach. (Image: Facebook account of Communications and Information Technology Minister <keyword id="8748" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar">Ravi Shankar</keyword> Prasad.)

Electronics Manufacturing To Generate 2.8
Crore Jobs In India, Says IT Minister

It was a fan boy moment for the employee of the agency helping <keyword id="6355252" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="UIDAI">UIDAI</keyword> in enrolling citizens for Aadhar when he met ace cricketer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-dhoni-is-giving-captaincy-lessons-to-virat-kohli/articleshow/56933432.cms">Dhoni</a> at his home to collect his biometric data. However, in over enthusiasm, Dhoni’s personal details got shared on social media, leaving wife Sakshi enraged and demanding action from Union Law and Information and Technology Minister <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/indians-dont-steal-jobs-they-create-them-says-ravi-shankar-prasad-amid-h1b-visa-row/articleshow/57689276.cms">Ravi Shankar Prasad</a>. 
 
After Prasad promised prompt action, UIDAI director has blacklisted the agency for 10 years. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/ms-dhonis-mobile-phone-stolen/articleshow/57716602.cms">MS Dhoni’s mobile phone stolen!</a> 
 
The security breach happened in the form of a tweet that the agency's Common Services Center did from its official handle. The tweet carried a photograph of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-what-dhoni-gifted-virat-kohli-after-india-won-series-against-england/articleshow/56757764.cms">Dhoni</a> getting his biometric data registered, and another of his personal details on the Aadhaar website. The tweet with the details was later deleted. 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		Former India Cricket Captain <a href="https://twitter.com/msdhoni">@msdhoni</a> updated his Aadhaar details with a home visit by a CSC VLE. A fan moment for Ahsan Ali. <a href="https://twitter.com/rsprasad">@rsprasad</a> <a href="https://t.co/bMc3YZQENT">pic.twitter.com/bMc3YZQENT</a>
	— CSCeGov (@CSCegov_) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSCegov_/status/846731585097416704">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
 
Law minister Prasad even retweeted the first image, to which an enraged <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/sports/No-Time-For-Love-BCCI-Asks-Players-Not-To-Take-WAGS-Along-For-World-Cup/articleshow/45938072.cms">Sakshi</a> tweeted: 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
	
		<a href="https://twitter.com/rsprasad">@rsprasad</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CSCegov_">@CSCegov_</a> is there any privacy left ??? Information of adhaar card including application is made public property!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disappointed?src=hash">#disappointed</a>
	— Sakshi Singh 🇮🇳❤️ (@SaakshiSRawat) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaakshiSRawat/status/846730178902446084">March 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
 
Prasad later thanked her for brining up the issue, promising quick action, leading to the agency being blacklisted 
 
(Image source: Twitter)

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