Question : JOBS IN IT SECTOR

(a) whether National Association of Software and Service Companies of India (NASSCOM) has expressed the possibility of providing 2 lakhs jobs in the IT Sector in the financial year 2012-13;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the plans prepared by the Government to improve the quality of technical skills being imparted in the IT sector as per global employbility standards;

(d) the details of the institutional set up proposed to be set up by Government in this regard;

(e) the details of foreign companies who have invested in India and forge mutually profitable business partnership with Indian IT companies during the iast three years and the current year; and

(f) the details of the investment made and the employment generated by these companies to the Indian software and hardware engineers so far?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SACHIN PILOT)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): As per National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), this is a preliminary projection on the additional employment generation in the IT Sector, which is based on estimated revenue growth for the Financial Year 2012-13.

(c)and(d): Department of Electronics & Information Technology has launched a Scheme of Manpower Development for Software Export Industry in 2008. Under this scheme projects were initiated, which are aimed to create course contents, generate mentors & quality faculties and skilled graduates.

As per the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the aegis of MHRD have launched the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF) to be implemented in Polytechnics Engineering colleges and other colleges in University system from 2012-13. The programmes are sector specific which include IT Sector. National Skill Development Council (INSDC) has to provide the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the courses in the identified sectors including IT sector. CBSE is also running different courses jointly with the professional organisations and issues joint certificates.

(e)and(f): As per Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry approximately 3955 companies/ foreign Collaborators from about 70 countries have invested an amount of Rs. 17,069.52 crores ( US$ 3.75 Billion) for Software/IT sector in India during the last three years and current jear. The year wise details are given as under: -

SI	Year	Number of Companies.	Amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows
NO.	(Apr-Mar)	Foreign Collaborators
In Rs. Crores	In USD Millions

1	2008-09	804	6495.18	3486.31

2	2009-10	877	3875.65	817.53

3	2010-11	945	3442.11	756.11

4	2011-12	1329	3.256.58	685.83	(Apr-Jan) 

Grand	3955	17069.52	3745.78
Total