Whether this proves to be right or not, you should always be skeptical about indian government's frivolous claims. From my personal experience I can tell you its not limited to the government, this kind of attitude it very common among businesses and entrepreneurs in India.

Another good example would be try posting for a freelance dev job in any job boards and watch the frivolous offers trickle down without anyone even reading what the requirements of the jobs are.

I wonder if this is a cultural thing.

Also for some blind patriotism read the comments on this blog post.

PS. Before anyone starts bashing me for generalizing. I am from that region, and have quite a few first hand experience.