(a) whether Government have made any assessment about the number of I.T. professionals in the country;
(b) whether all these I.t. professionals have been suitably employed to their satisfaction;
(c) whether countries like Germany, France, Austria and Norway have raised any demand for our I.T. professionals;
(d) if so, the details thereof and action taken to meet these demands; and
(e) the extent to which these countries have finally agreed to take our I.T. professionals?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a) and (b): As per Interim Report of the Task Force on Human
Resource Development (HRD), there were 3,40,000 Software
professionals employed in the country as on 31st March, 2001.
(c),(d) and (e): As per NASSCOM Strategic Review 2001, countries
like France, Germany, Italy, UK, Ireland have critical shortage
of IT professionals. With a view to attract IT professionals
from India, these countries have initiated relaxed immigration
measures. Approximate demand for IT professionals in these
countries are: Germany 20,000; France 15,000; UK 30,000 and
Italy 10,000.