Government Policy
The Indian government, recognizing the tremendous potential of the IT industry has laid down policies to further accelerate growth of the sector. Some of these are:
The Government of India has recognized the potential of IT-enabled services and has taken positive steps by providing numerous incentives.
- IT is one of the Government of India's top five priorities.
- The National IT Task Force submitted its 108-point Action Plan to promote IT in the country.
- The Government of India has approved the plan and is in the process of implementing it.
- A separate Ministry of Information Technology was set up to expedite swift approval and implementation of IT projects and to streamline the regulatory process.
- Information Technology Act 2000: The Information Technology Bill that was passed in the Indian Parliament in May 2000, has now been notified as the IT Act 2000.
- The IT Bill brings E-commerce within the purview of law and accords stringent punishments to "cyber criminals".
With this, India joins a select band of 12 nations that have cyber laws.
The Government of India has recognized the potential of IT-enabled services and has taken positive steps by providing numerous incentives. IT is one of the Government of India's top five priorities. The National IT Task Force submitted its 108-point Action Plan to promote IT in the country. The Government of India has approved the plan and is in the process of implementing it. A separate Ministry of Information Technology was set up to expedite swift approval and implementation of IT projects and to streamline the regulatory process.
Information Technology Act 2000: The Information Technology Bill that was passed in the Indian Parliament in May 2000, has now been notified as the IT Act 2000. The IT Bill brings E-commerce within the purview of law and accords stringent punishments to "cyber criminals". With this, India joins a select band of 12 nations that have cyber laws. |