200 new apps created in india after government ban chinese apps: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi: Briefing to one national daily newspaper, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that country has developed around 200 new apps and he asserted that India now aims to become the number one mobile phone manufacturing hub in the world.

In today's world data is a critical strategic asset.
Data of Indians belong to India and the @narendramodi Govt. will not compromise on data sovereignty of India. pic.twitter.com/huKuNBcJuc

— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) July 19, 2020

Speaking in one of the event he told that data of Indians belongs to the community and the country and the government will never compromise on its sovereignty. Prasad also said that the Centre is bringing a data protection law which is being examined by a select committee of Parliament.

#QuotableQuotes | "Data of Indians belong to the sovereign India." – @rsprasad #DigitalIndia pic.twitter.com/zfa6b1YGu1

— Ministry of Electronics & IT (@GoI_MeitY) July 19, 2020

“This articulation that India has formulated is now finding global results. Under no circumstances we shall tolerate data imperialism,” the IT minister said.

Stressing on the electronic manufacturing sector, Prasad further stated that India had two units in 2014 but now the number has increased to 260. He claimed that the country has become the second biggest mobile manufacturing in the world. “My ambition is to make it number 1, passing China as the biggest mobile manufacturing.”

The Narendra Modi-led government banned 59 Chinese applications for reasons of national security and data privacy.