(a) whether there has been huge capital investment in Communications and IT Sector during the
last three years and the current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise alongwith the capital investment made in the above
sector in rural, tribal and remote areas of the country, during the said period; and
(c) the annual growth rate achieved by the Communications and IT sector during the said
period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Communication and IT Sector comprises, Telecommunications, Posts and Information
Technology Sectors. Year-wise and State-wise capital investment made in each sector is given in
the Annexure.
(c) Annual growth rate achieved by the Communications and IT Sector are as under:
Unit of Measurement 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Telecom Sector % growth in subscriber 44.9 46.0 43.0
Post % growth in Revenue 5.9 3.24 7.3
IT Sector (production) % growth in production 28.3 21.2 24.5