:-
(a) the number of persons likely to get employment in various sectors under Information Technology Industry in the country during the current year;
(b) whether productivity of the persons employed in above industry has also been assessed;
(c) if so, the per capita monthly productivity during this fiscal year; and
(d) the efforts made by the Government to extend Information Technology to the rural areas on a large scale?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(DR.
SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a): National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM) has estimated that 150,000 persons are likely to get
direct employment in the IT industry during the current year.
(b): No, Sir.
(c): Does not arise.
(d): The promotional measures taken by the Government to expand
the IT infrastructure and improve computer penetration have
helped in extending the reach of Information Technology.
Further, the Government has taken special steps to establish
Community Information Centres in 487 Blocks of North-Eastern
States and Sikkim and 139 Blocks of Jammu & Kashmir to provide
connectivity and a range of Government to Citizen services to
rural populations.
Under a pilot project designed to address the diverse information
needs of rural communities, 4 Rural IT Centres (Samadhan Kendra)
have been set up in the villages of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh and Tamilnadu. Run by local NGOs, these centres provide
access to data banks on agriculture, health care, education and
training, employment generation activities and women and child
development. These centres promote development of local content
and generate resources for self-sustenance by charging for the
services rendered.
The Government has also sponsored projects for development of
technology solutions to rural area specific problems, which
impede the proliferation of Information Technology.