Telangana IT/ITeS exports up 13.26% at Rs.75000 cr
Sharath Chowdary Information technology (IT) and Information technology enabled services (ITES) exports from Telangana have recorded a healthy growth of 13.26% at Rs.75,070 crore in FY 2016 when compared to Rs.66,276 crore in FY 2015. This is better than the overall India’s IT/ITeS exports growth rate at 12.33% in FY 2016. Telangana is moving decisively towards achieving the set target of doubling the IT/ITeS exports by 2019, the state IT Secretary, Jayesh Ranjan told the Dollar Business Bureau. "Telangana has created employment opportunities to 35,611 people in the IT sector in the previous fiscal with the total number of IT professionals in the state increasing to 4,07,385 in FY 2016 against 3,71,774 in FY 2015," he said. After launching the ICT (information ...
IT exports from Kerala to touch Rs 15,000 crore in 2015
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of Kerala, on Sunday, informed about the growth prospects of the State’s Information Technology (IT) sector in the current year, while stating that the sector has witnessed a growth in the last four years. A statement in this regard was made by P K Kunhali kutty, Industries and IT Minister, Government of Kerala. The Minister was quoted to have said that the IT exports from Kerala are likely to touch Rs 15,000 crore mark in 2015 and is also expected to result in creation of around 2 lakh jobs in the State. The Minister further stated that the IT sector in the State has registered a good growth in the last four years, ...
