Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a scheme for establishing call centres in rural areas including in Thiruvananthapuram as new destinations for Business Process Management (BPM);
(b) if so, the details thereof including the funds earmarked for Thiruvananthapuram;
(c) whether the Government has undertaken a study of the available infrastructure in the proposed areas for identifying the availability of round the clock power, broadband connectivity and the internet necessary for running a call centre and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the proposed areas are likely to receive priorities over other cities and districts under schemes such as the National Optical Fibre Network, the Deendayal Upadhayay Gram Jyoti Yojana; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? |
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MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) and (b): The Government has approved India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) for promotion of BPO/ITES operations across the country including small towns and rural areas, with an outlay of about Rs.493 crores during the remaining period of 12th Five Year Plan i.e., upto 31.03.2017, for balanced growth of Information Technology & Information Technology Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sector in each State. About 48300 seats have been planned with distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population percentage as per Census 2011 (States/UT-wise details are given at (ANNEXURE) including 1500 seats earmarked for the State of Kerela. In addition 5000 seats have been planned for the States of North East Region under the North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS), which stands notified. There is no state-wise allocation of funds under the IBPS/NEBPS.
(c) to (e): under the IBPS, entrepreneurs/interested entities are expected to satisfy themselves regarding availability of the requisite infrastructure including broadband connectivity in the proposed areas identified by them in various regions for setting up the BPO/ITES operations. The IBPS, inter-alia, involves 2 stage approach, initially, Expression of Interest (EoI) is proposed to be invited from the interested companies, to assess the market potential and interest at various locations across the States, then bids would be invited from eligible applicant companies, through a Request For Proposal (RFP).
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ANNEXURE
IBPS BPO Seats Distribution across State(s)/UT(s) based on population % as per Census 2011
State/UT Population Population % Seats by population % Seats Rounded-off to nearest hundred
Andhra Pradesh 493,86,799 4.56 2,189 2200
Bihar 1040,99,452 9.61 4,615 4600
Chhattisgarh 255,45,198 2.36 1,132 1100
Goa 14,58,545 0.13 65 100
Gujarat 604,39,692 5.58 2,679 2700
Haryana* 230,44,841 2.13 1,022 1000
Himachal Pradesh 68,64,602 0.63 304 300
Jammu & Kashmir 125,41,302 1.16 556 600
Jharkhand 329,88,134 3.05 1,462 1500
Karnataka* 525,95,898 4.86 2,333 2300
Kerala 334,06,061 3.09 1,481 1500
Madhya Pradesh 726,26,809 6.71 3,219 3200
Maharashtra* 889,10,077 8.21 3,941 3900
Orrisa 419,74,218 3.88 1,861 1900
Punjab 277,43,338 2.56 1,230 1200
Rajasthan 685,48,437 6.33 3,039 3000
Telangana* 274,44,644 2.53 1,214 1200
Tamilnadu* 634,51,020 5.86 2,813 2800
Uttar Pradesh* 1991,69,960 18.39 8,827 8800
Uttarakhand 100,86,292 0.93 447 400
West Bengal* 771,63,579 7.13 3,422 3400
Andaman & Nicobar Island 3,80,581 0.04 17 100
Chandigarh 10,55,450 0.10 47 100
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 3,43,709 0.03 15 100
Daman & Diu 2,42,911 0.02 11 100
Lakshadweep 64,429 0.01 3 100
Puducherry 12,47,953 0.12 55 100
Total 10828,23,931 100.00 48,000 48,300
Note:
1. Total 48,000 seats have been distributed based on population percentage among States/UTs as per Census 2011, and then rounded-off to nearest 100.
2. Minimum seats support for a State/UT = 100
3. *Population of all the States of North East Region and Urban Agglomeration Population of certain cities [Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida), Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune] is subtracted from the respective State''s Population and subsequently from overall population of Country. |
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