Parliamentary Questions on Internet and Digital Economy - Budget Session 2019

The Indian Parliament conducted its Budget Session from roughly a one-month period from June 17 to July 26, 2019. Across Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, members of parliament asked over 300 questions related to the digital & internet economy and policy. The questions varied around implementation of announced projects, Aadhaar linkage, policies in the draft stage, digitisation of governance, cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, digital payments, and e-vehicles, among many others.

This report collates all 300+ questions and their answers relating to the digital & internet economy and policy. The report lays out each of the 300+ questions and their answers, which MP asked each question, to which ministry, and which political party each MP belongs to, along with sharp, concise analysis of each segment. The material has been sourced from the websites of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

Categories of questions:

1. Aadhaar

2. Artificial Intelligence

3. Banking and Digital Payments

4. Cryptocurrency

5. Cybersecurity and Online Government Security

6. Data

7. Digitisation and E-governance

8. Drones

9. E-Commerce

10. Electric Vehicles and E-Transportation

11. Fake News and Paid News

12. E-Health

13. E-Education

14. Surveillance

15. Make in India

16. Social Media, Online Content, and Online Abuse

17. Start-ups

18. Telecom and Internet Penetration

19. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Trade