The authorities has up to now blocked 320 cell functions below a provision of the Information Technology (IT) Act to make sure a secure, reliable and accountable web for all its customers, Parliament was knowledgeable on Wednesday.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash additionally mentioned that these cell functions had been blocked within the curiosity of sovereignty, integrity, defence and safety of the state.

In February, 49 apps had been re-blocked after they had been discovered to have been re-launched after rebranding of earlier blocked apps, he mentioned.

“In line with the objective to ensure a safe, trustworthy and accountable internet for all its users, the government has so far blocked 320 mobile applications under the provision of section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000,” Parkash mentioned.

In one other written reply, he mentioned India has obtained solely $2.45 billion (roughly Rs. 18,701 crore) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China throughout April 2000 to December 2021.

“China stands at 20th position with only 0.43 percent share ($2.45 billion) in total FDI equity inflow reported in India during the period of April 2000 to December, 2021,” he added.

In a separate reply, the minister mentioned that in response to the federal government of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ministry of Home Affairs, industrial funding proposals value about Rs 50,000 crore have been obtained by them.

Replying to a different query, he mentioned presently 146 central approvals throughout 21 ministries/departments are enabled to be utilized by way of the National Single Window System (NSWS) portal.

“14 states’/UTs’ single window systems have been linked with the NSWS portal, thereby providing access to approvals of these states/UTs to be applied through a single login ID,” he mentioned.

All ministries and departments of the central authorities and states involved have been requested to combine their approval processes with the NSWS.

“Currently, the KYA (Know Your Approvals) module has details of over 3,400 approvals across 32 ministries/departments and 16 states/UTs,” Parkash mentioned