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ELECTRONICS INDIA e-NEWSLETTER

…. For Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector

Year 4 | Vol. 30: April 2014

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

From Chief Editor’s Desk

Dear Readers, The new Government has assumed office in May 2014 and expectations have sky-rocketed. The country has reposed faith in Shri Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. Mr. Modi has been able to bring hope and motivation levels in the Government have peaked. His emphasis on development of manufacturing in the country has brought cheer for the electronics sector as well. His emphasis on infrastructure development, expeditious implementation of GST and enhancing ease of doing business are initiatives which are music to the ears of manufacturing sector in general as also to the electronics sector. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has taken charge as the Minister of Communications and IT. As one of the dynamic leader, with track record of success in his earlier ministerial responsibilities, the Department is lucky to have him. After his very first briefing with the officials of the DeitY, on the very first day of his coming to office, he announced that promotion of electronics design and manufacturing is high priority for the Government. Thereafter, within first week in office, he had a detailed presentation on various issues relating to promotion of this sector. This was followed by interaction with industry associations. He has already met with India Cellular Association and the Indian Electronic Semiconductors Association. Other associations should be following. The electronics industry and its stakeholders welcome new leadership and look forward to the sector’s growth in the coming years. Best wishes, Dr. Ajay Kumar

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At a very young age, he was designated as Sr. Advocate by the Patna High Court. He made his name as a well-known lawyer in the different branches of law including Constitution, Public Law, Corporate & Criminal. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was active in student politics from an early age. He participated in the J.P. Movement in Bihar, held various offices in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Patna University Students’ Union, in the youth wing of the BJP and the main party. He became a Member of Parliament in 2000. He was Minister of State (Coal & Mines) in 2001 in Shri A.B. Vajpayee led Government where he is credited to have accelerated the reforms process in the mining and coal sectors. He was given the additional charge of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Law & Justice on 01-07-2002. He is instrumental in the preparation of the amendment to the Representation of People’s Act in order to halt criminalisation of Politics. Later as Minister of Information & Broadcasting, he initiated far reaching reforms to make India the hub of entertainment. This included venture capital investment and good marketing of Indian Films, reforms in the Radio, Television and Animation Sector and establishment of Goa as the Centre of Indian Film Festival. He also laid the foundation for the FM Radio revolution. Apart from these Ministerial responsibilities, Shri Prasad has represented India at various global forums, including at the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Commonwealth etc. Shri Prasad became National Spokesperson of BJP in 2006 and has been re-elected again to the Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Bihar in April 2006 for the second term and in April 2012 for the third term. He is also the member of BJP National Executive, the top policy making body of the party for last 19 years. Between years 2010 – Feb 2013, he was made the All India General Secretary and Chief Spokesperson of the Party and In-charge of its Media Cell. He is also Member of various Parliamentary Committees. He was nominated as Deputy Leader of BJP Parliamentary Party, the Principal Opposition in the Rajya Sabha on 22nd July 2012 till 25th May 2014. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is known for his effective oration and debating skills, both in Hindi and in English, from his school/college days and has today become household name because of his views and effective discussion skills as an invitee to several shows on various national and international television channels. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is a human rights and civil liberty activist and has been championing the eradication of corruption.

Electronic Voting Machine - Success saga of an Indian Invention Draft Policy to Promote Fabless Design National Planning and Monitoring Council for Electronic Products MSIPS Applications worth `79,389 Crore

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Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and IT, Law and Justice, Government of India

A familiar face and a senior leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was born on August 30, 1954 in Patna, Bihar to illustrious father Late Shri Thakur Prasad, an eminent lawyer and founder of Bhartiya Jan Sangh in Bihar. His father was also the President of Bihar Jan Sangh for 10 years. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was an outstanding student and after completing his L.L.B. from Patna University, he has been a practising law since 1980 in the Patna High Court and thereafter in the Supreme Court of India. At a very young age, he was designated as Sr. Advocate by the Patna High


He, thereafter joined University of Allahabad where he completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1974. In 1976, he completed his Masters in Mathematics from IIT, Kanpur. Later, in 2000, he left and went for study, doing his Masters in Computer Science from University of California, Riverside. Shri Sharma joined the Bihar cadre in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1978. In 1986, he wrote a program in DBASE, that would keep a record of all stolen firearms in the crime-prone district. As soon as a firearm would be found, the program would run a search query among thousands of age-old records. Together, they impressed the state government, by solving 22 cases in just 30 days. In a distinguished career spanning 35 years, Shri Sharma has held several key positions in the government, his last being the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand. Prior to that he was Director General, UIDAI (2009–2013) and helped bring to life AADHAR, the flagship program of the UPA government. He has also served with distinction at various other positions such as Jharkhand’s Principal Secretary (Public Health and Engineering); Secretary IT, Human Resource Development, Panchayati Raj, Personnel and Drinking Water & Sanitation and Principal Secretary to the Governor from January 1, 2003 to June 11, 2003. For his distinguished service to the nation, Shri Sharma was also nominated for the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration in the year 2008.


Shri Ram Sewak Sharma, IAS, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)

DeitY welcomes Shri Ram Sewak Sharma, IAS as our new Secretary to the Govt. of India. He belongs to the 1978 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. Born in a small village of Uttar Pradesh, he completed his early education from schools near his village. He, thereafter joined University of Allahabad where he completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1974.



MSIPS Investment Proposals Status (`Crore) as on 30th April 2014

Electronics Vertical Application Amount

( `Crore)

Semiconductors 64,500

Telecom Products 8,779

Strategic Electronics 2,330

LED 1,991

Automotive Electronics 883

Consumer Electronics & Appliances 367

Industrial Electronics 287

EMS 103

Avionics 98

Medical Electronics 51

Total Investment Proposals: `79,389 Crore

Total no. of Applications: 34 For further information please contact Deputy Director, Smt Vandana Srivastava ([email protected])


Electronic Voting Machine – An Indian Innovation - a continuing saga of success

The Electronic Voting Machine Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Unit

The vibrant democracy that it is, the Republic of India has just chosen its next Union Government through the largest democratic election exercise in the history of mankind. Making this tedious and complex process easy in the most transparent manner is a unique innovation from Indian ESDM sector i.e. the Electronic Voting Machines. The Election Commission of India, in 1977, suggested to M/s Electronics Corporation of India Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy, that they design a voting machine suitable for Indian conditions. The EVMs were first used in general elections for the Kerala Legislative Assembly held in May 1982 in the Parur constituency followed by 10 others spread over 8 states in different parts of the country. The first large scale use of the EVMs for general elections was in 1998 in 16 assembly constituencies spread over Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Some technical issues, since encountered have been addressed and the machines have been used in all General Elections for the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies since 2004. Over the years, additional features have been incorporated such as battery power indicator, power saving in idle mode, time stamping of votes, data encryption and secure communication between the control unit and the ballot unit. Anti- tamper and tamper detection mechanisms have also been built-in. The latest development is the addition of a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail unit which will print the symbol of the contestant in whose favour the vote has been cast and would be visible to the voter. This provides an assurance to the voter that his vote has indeed been recorded as cast by him. The printed slip then gets cut and stored in the unit to provide a document for verification. Over 8,50,000 units of EVM have been supplied to the Election Commission of India till date. In addition, over 1,00,000 units of multi-post, multi-vote model of EVMs have been supplied to State Election Commissions of states like Maharashtra, West Bengal and Kerala. The EVMs are rugged, reliable, mobile and provide savings in time and cost. The secrecy of voting process is maintained. The EVMs include a feature which disables further voting once the election is closed. The EVM enables quick and accurate counting of votes and preserves the integrity of the voting data. The latest EVMs also employ public key cryptography for unit authentication between the control unit, ballot unit and other peripherals. Most importantly, the whole EVM has been designed and manufactured in India. DeitY has assured all support to ECIL in development of its ecosystem to manufacture the EVMs and their future versions. EVMs is an example of our capability to create electronic products to suit our needs and operating conditions. All we need is to have more examples of such successes in different verticals of electronics. For more details regarding EVMs please contact Shri P Surya Kanth, Head-Corporate Planning, Electronics Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad, email: [email protected]




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Scheme for setting up Testing Labs for Compulsory Registration

Deity has launched a Scheme on the 18th of October, 2013, for the Setting-up/Up-gradation of existing Labs for providing facilities to carry out Safety Testing of the 15 Categories of Electronics Goods covered under the "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012". Under this Scheme proposals/applications are invited for Grant-in-aid (to the tune of Rs. 2 Crore per Lab) sought by Central/State Government Bodies, PSU's and Institutions/ Universities/Deemed Universities desirous to set-up facilities for Safety Test of Electronics & IT Goods against Indian Standards. Under this Scheme the following have submitted Detailed Applications/ Project Proposals to Deity and the proposals are presently in varying degrees of scrutiny, after which they would be put for the consideration of the PRSG Committee for approval: 1. Central Electronics Center, IIT Madras, Chennai. 2. MP State Electronics Development Corporation (MPSEDC), Bhopal. 3. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. 4. AMET University, Chennai. The following have also shown interest but are expected to submit formal proposal to Deity:

1. National Research and Technology Consortium (NRTC), Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh. 2. The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers (IETE), New Delhi. 3. International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bhubaneswar. 4. National Test House, Department of Consumer Affairs, Kolkata.

For those interested in knowing more about the scheme, may contact Shri Arun Sachdeva, Senior Director, DeitY (Email: [email protected])



MoU between ESSCI and IT Skills Development Society of Govt. of Karnataka A MOU has been signed by Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) with IT Skills Development Society (ITSDS) under Department of IT, BT and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka, on 24th May 2014 for Skill Development Programme (SDP) in ESDM with a validity of 5 years. Govt. of Karnataka was represented by Shri S. S. Nakul, Chairman ITSDS and ESSCI was represented by Shri Pradeep Doshi, Head, ESSCI. In the pilot phase, ESSCI will skill 1,000 candidates under STAR scheme. For this, NSDC has agreed to allocate a separate quota. List of Qualification Packs and National Occupational Standards of ESSCI shortlisted for SDP in Pilot Phase: 1. TV Repair Technician 2. DTH Set-to-box Installer and Service Technician 3. Field Technician – Air Conditioner 4. Field Technician – Washing Machine 5. Field Technician – Computing and Peripherals 6. Field Technician – Networking and Storage For more information, please contact Shri Pradeep Doshi, Sr. Vice President, ESSCI (Email: [email protected])



Draft Policy to promote Fabless Design

A Round Table Conference was held at DeitY on 16th April 2014 under the chairmanship of Secretary and was attended by key officials from the government and the industry including Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Shri K R Vaidheewaran, Dept of Expenditure; Shri Amitabh Kumar, TRU, Ministry of Finance; Shri Debashis Dutta, GC, DeitY; Shri R K Gupta, Planning Commission, Shri Ramashray Prasad, Director, DeitY; Shri Rajiv Jain, IESA; Shri Jaswinder Ahuja, Cadence Design; Shri P K Das, STPI Bangalore; Ms. Bishakha Bhattacharya, NASSCOM and Shri Rishi Sirohi, Consultant, DeitY The draft policy has the following objectives: - to take VLSI, chip design, board design etc. to a turnover of USD 55 billion by 2020. - to develop IP in the electronics and nano-electronics. - to develop core competencies in strategic and core infrastructure sectors: Defence, Space, Atomic Energy,

Telecom, Power, Railways etc. - to develop electronics products to improve productivity, efficiency etc. in other sectors. - to develop electronic products for domestic needs, including rural, and conditions, as well as international needs

at affordable price points. The main strategies outlined in the draft policy are as follows: - to create Synergies with Semiconductor Wafer fab project - to create infrastructure to support fabless design - Financial/Fiscal Incentives to facilitate funding for Fabless Design - to create market for local Fabless design - to create academia-industry linkages - to develop standards - to strengthen IP regime - to market India as a destination of fabless design - to promote Exports in Fabless Design; Provide export incentives - to develop International Collaborations . All participants emphasized the need to create a special policy to promote the fables design industry in the country. It was agreed that the stakeholders may send their comments within a fortnight. Thereafter, DeitY would compile the comments received, consider those and place the policy for approval of the Government. A copy of the draft policy is placed on the website www.deity.gov.in/esdm for reference. For sending comments regarding draft fabless design policy, interested stakeholders may write to Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, DeitY (Email: [email protected])





Preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEPs) in Government Procurement

Under the revised policy to provide for preference to domestically manufactured electronic goods, a National Planning and Monitoring Council for Electronic Products (NPMC-EP) has been constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, DeitY to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the scheme. The first meeting of the National Planning and Monitoring Council for Electronic Products (NPMC-EP) was held on 21st March, 2014 at DeitY, Electronics Niketan, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri J. Satyanarayana, Secretary, DeitY. High level government officials participated in the meeting included Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, DeitY; Shri Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Joint Secretary, DoT; Shri Shailendra Singh, Joint Secretary, DIPP; Shri Sanjay Aggarwal, Director (Procurement Policy), Department of Expenditure; Shri A.K. Singh, Director, MHRD (Higher Education); Shri S.N. Srivastava, Dy. DG(Supplies), DGS&D; Shri Rajesh Gupta, Director, DGS&D; Shri M.K. Gupta, Director(Store)-IC, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways; Shri Harish Bawaria, Director(Telecom), Ministry of Railways; Shri B. Mitra, Dy. Director(Signal), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways; Shri N.E. Prasad, DG, STQC; Shri G.C. Saxena, Director, STQC; Shri Atul Gupta, Addl. Director, STQC; Shri R. Chaturvedi, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Power; Shri S. Rakesh, Deputy Secretary, Department of Rural Development; Shri S. K. Marwaha, Director, DeitY and Shri Mukul Kumar Yadav, Scientist-B, DeitY The Chairman desired that the representatives of the Department/s of Telecommunications, Expenditure and DIPP, who are the permanent members of the Committee, may send the nominations (by name) from the respective Departments, so that the continuity of discussions is maintained. DGS&D officials confirmed that they have already initiated action to put on rate contract domestic manufacturers for the items notified by DeitY and Department of telecommunications. The following main decisions were taken with respect to the implementation of the policy: i. It was decided that the notifications issued by DeitY for providing preference to the following electronic products, namely desktop PCs, laptop PCs, tablets, inkjet printers, LEDS, smart cards (with and without contact) be reissued under the new policy with the provision that the first year for the purpose of the policy may be extended till 31.3.2015. ii. The Department of Telecommunications was requested to review the notifications issued for 23 telecom items and provide a more detailed notification, in terms of how the value addition is to be achieved. iii. As per existing Guidelines, only those domestic manufacturers whose bids are within 20% of the L1 bid would be allowed an opportunity to match the L1 bid. Several representations were received for deletion of the said provision and the matter has been referred to the Department of Expenditure (DoE) by DeitY. The Department of Expenditure was requested to consider the suggestion and expedite their comments. iv. The Committee also decided that a MIS would be jointly developed by DGSD and NIC regarding the procurement under the policy by various Government Departments and organizations under their control. The MIS would be ready in about a month.

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v. NICSI was informed that there contention that there is no domestic manufacturer of desktop PCs is not correct as DGS&D has been able to find two domestic vendors for desktop PCS and these have been put under rate contract. vi. Railways, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Power were asked to present their Action Plan for implementation of the policy in the next meeting. vii. The Committee also directed that provisions of the policy should be embedded in the EFC memo being developed for approval. NeGD/eGov Division should take necessary action when these EFC memos come to them for approval. viii. It was also decided that a common template will be developed for use by procuring Departments/Ministries in their RFPs and circulated by DeitY. ix. STQC was asked to prepare their action plan for fulfilling the role of testing agency for domestic value-addition as envisaged under the policy. As a follow up of the said decision, the following action has since been taken. i. Revised notifications for DeitY notified products, namely desktop PCS, laptop PCs, tablets, inkjet printers, LEDs and smart cards have been issued and these are available on the website www.deity.gov.in/esdm. ii. The following officers of STQC have been notified as nodal officers to receive the complaints regarding the implementation of the policy. a) Ms Mitali Chatterjee, Director, ERTL (East), Kolkata, Email: [email protected] b) Shri P.K. Singhal, Director, ERTL (West), Mumbai, Email: [email protected] c) Shri M.P. Sharma, Director, ERTL (North), New Delhi, Email: [email protected] d) Ms Veena S Kamath, Director, ETDC, Bangalore, Email: [email protected] Action regarding other points is underway. For more information please contact Shri SK Marwah, Director, DeitY (Email: [email protected])



Renaming of Guidelines for notifying Brownfield clusters under MSIPS scheme for ESDM as “Notified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters for the purpose of MSIPS

It has been brought to the notice of DeitY that there have been confusion in the nomenclature of areas notified as Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters for the purpose of Modified Special Incentive Package (M-SIPS) Scheme. Under the Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme, Brownfield EMC is eligible for 75% support (subject to a ceiling of `50 Crore). However, a brownfield EMC notified under MSIPS is merely an area notified to enable units in that area to obtain MSIPS benefits. Therefore, to avoid any ambiguity in this regard, the Government of India has decided that all Brownfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters notified under M-SIPS scheme will henceforth be termed and known as “Notified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters for the purpose of M-SIPS” All stakeholders may note this. The detailed notification can be accessed at the DeitY website www.deity.gov.in/esdm



India to host “Connect with India: The Next Semiconductor Manufacturing Region” at SEMICON

West 2014, San Francisco 2014 India is attempting to join the select countries which have capabilities to manufacture state-of-the-art semiconductor chips in the world. Recently, Government of India has approved two semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (FABs) to be set up. Two consortia of investors and technology providers have responded to the Government of India’s expression of interest to set up FABs in India. These two consortia are: 1) M/s Jaypee Associates along with M/s IBM,USA and M/s Towerjazz, Israel. The proposed location is Greater Noida

about 50 Kms from New Delhi. 2) M/s HSMC along with M/s ST Microelectronics, Geneva and M/s Silterra, Malaysia. The proposed location is

Prantij, near Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Government of India has responded to the demands of the two consortia by providing an attractive incentive package. The ground breaking for the FABs is expected during 2014 itself. To showcase its commitment and determination to set up FABs in the country, Government of India has accepted the invitation from SEMI to participate in this year’s SEMICON WEST event along with industry partners. The event entitled “Connect with India: The Next Semiconductor Manufacturing Region” will be attended by senior officials of Government of India, along with representatives of the two FAB consortia and other industry in the semiconductor space from India. The event will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Club Room, Atrium Level, San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA, USA. Since 1971, its first year, SEMICON West is the premier event for new products and technologies for microelectronics design and manufacturing across the microelectronics supply chain, from electronic design automation, to device fabrication (wafer processing), to final manufacturing (assembly, packaging, and test). More than semiconductors, SEMICON West is also showcase for emerging markets and technologies born from the microelectronics industry, including micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), photovoltaics (PV), flexible electronics and displays, nano-electronics, solid state lighting (LEDs), and related technologies. SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the micro- and nano-electronics industries, including Semiconductors, Photovoltaics (PV), High-Brightness LED, Flat Panel Display (FPD), Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Printed and flexible electronics and related micro- and nano-electronics. For more details, please contact: SEMI India - Vijay Kundaji, Email: [email protected], or Shri SK Marwah, Director, DeitY (Email:[email protected])



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Electronic Voting Machine - Success saga of an Indian Invention Aakash IV Tablet Rate Contract Finalised MSIPS Applications worth `76,500 Crore GoI Approves 2 FABs worth `63,000 Crore

MSIPS Investment Proposals Status (`Crore) as on 25th February 2014

Electronics Vertical Application Amount

( `Crore)

Semiconductors 63,750

Telecom Products 8,409

LED 2,010

Automotive Electronics 831

Hand-held devices 406

Consumer Electronics & Appliances 366

Industrial 265

Strategic Electronics 203

EMC 103

Avionics 98

Medical Electronics 51

Total Investment Proposals: `76,500 Crore

Total no. of Applications: 30 For further information please contact Deputy Director, Smt Vandana Srivastava ([email protected])

9th IESA Vision Summit 2014

Shri J Satyanarayana, Secretary, DeitY addressing IESA Vision Summit 2014 via Video Conferencing

The ninth edition of the IESA Vision Summit, the annual flag-ship event of the India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) was held on February 3-4, 2014 in Bengaluru. The biggest ever till date, Vision Summit 2014 was attended by over 630 national and global leaders; the summit also saw the highest ever participation from the government, with 8 state governments joining the summit during the two days. With 40 exhibition booths, the Vision Summit 2014 Expo was also the largest till date. Shri. J Satyanarayana, IAS, Secretary, DeitY, Government of India addressed the inaugural session. During the summit, IESA signed a MoU with Messe München International (MMI and launched DEFTRONICS - India's first ever platform for Aerospace and Defence electronics that is slated to be held in September 2014 along with Electronica and Productronica India. The event will be launched in Bengaluru in 2014 and will move to Delhi in 2015, and thereafter shuttle between the two cities.





DeitY supports Bosch Automotive Electronics efforts for vendor development in India

M/s Bosch Automotive Electronics organized a vendor workshop on April 10, 2014 at Bengaluru. The global leadership of Bosch Automotive Electronics was represented by Mr. Andreas Fischer, EVP Bosch. Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, DeitY made a presentation about the various opportunities available for Bosch and its vendors under the various policy initiatives for promotion of Electronics System Design and Manufacturing. M/s Bosch indicated their interest to increase local content in their automotive electronic products and encouraged the vendors to increase their capacity to meet their requirements of the future. Several vendors of M/s Bosch including Kramski India, Ascent Circuits and Nash among others participated and also expressed their interest in various policy initiatives being implemented by the Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY). For those interested in getting more information regarding the benefits in automotive electronics sector may contact Shri Rishi Sirohi, Consultant DeitY (Email: [email protected])



Avionics Incubator in HAL Deity held a meeting with senior management of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 11th April 2014. HAL was represented by Shri. Suvarna Raju, Director (Design & Development); Shri Vyas, ED and Shri Bhattacharya, GM among others. The objective was to create greater involvement of HAL to participate in the avionics and other strategic electronics. A presentation was made to them by Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, DeitY. HAL informed their emphasis on R& D and IP creation in avionics and that 200 patents were filed by them in the last year. They also proposed setting up an incubator for Avionics start-ups to further this trend. HAL could also consider setting up of common infrastructure for testing of components supplied by their vendors to meet quality requirements. Such a facility could be taken under the Brownfield EMC of the DeitY. Several other possibilities including setting up of Joint Working Group with HAL and others to align strategic needs of these sectors was discussed. Possible collaboration in skill development in the area of avionics were also explored. Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary was also invited to address the management trainees and new officers of HAL on the same day. For more information regarding development of vendors for HAL, please contact Shri Rishi Sirohi, Consultant DeitY (Email: [email protected])

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) Moves Ahead Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), set up in 2012-13, has been actively working to strengthen the skill ecosystem in telecom and electronics design and manufacturing domain. TSSC, a Not-for-Profit organisation, led by the industry under the umbrella of National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC. It has, within a year, developed over 100 National Occupational Standards, covering 26 job roles in telecom. The list of these is given on the website www.deity.gov.in/esdm. 12 of these job roles also qualify for the monetary award of `10,000/- to each skilled individual, under the STAR scheme of GoI. The details of these job roles are also available on the aforesaid website. As part of its mandate, TSSC also affiliates Training Providers, who then impart training based on the relevant standards. Assessment & Certification of the candidates is facilitated through third party assessors who undergo a strict short-listing, selection and training by TSSC. TSSC has so far affiliated 113 training partners. The details of these partners are available at www.deity.gov.in/esdm. For more information regarding TSSC, please contact Lt. Gen S P Kochhar, CEO, TSSC, TSSC (Email: [email protected])





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Chief Editor: Dr. Ajay Kumar, Jt. Secretary, DeitY Editor : Sh. Kapil Sharma, Sr. Consultant, DeitY Member : Dr. Debashis Dutta, GC, DeitY Member : Sh. Akhila Chandra Jha, DDG, DGFT Member : Sh. G. Prasad, Scientist E, MNRE Member : Sh. S.K. Marwaha, Director, DeitY Member : Dr. R. C. Chopra, Sr. Advisor, CII

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