Recession blues notwithstanding, the total exports from Haryana in the Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology-Enabled Services (ITES) sectors touched Rs 21,000 crore last fiscal.
According to official sources, software exports from the state during financial year 2008-09 showed a growth of about 17 per cent.
A Nasscom-Mckinsey report has projected a growth of 11-12 per cent in IT and ITES exports from Haryana in the current fiscal (2009-10) and the exact figures are expected by June.
Gurgaon has the lion's share in software exports as more than 90 per cent of IT and ITES units of the state are located in the district. As of now, there are around 400 IT and ITES companies operating in the district.
"The IT and ITES industry is providing employment to nearly 2 lakh persons and indirectly benefiting many others," said Gurgaon deputy commissioner Rajender Kataria, adding that to boost the IT industry, a regional IT industry promotion office had been set up in Gurgaon.
Market observers point out that the volume of software exports from Haryana has shown a steady rise during the past several years.
The IT and ITES exports from the state, which were about Rs 10,700 crore in 2005-06, went up to the tune of Rs 14,000 in 2006-07 and reached Rs 18,500 crore in 2007-08, before touching Rs 21,000 crore in 2008-09.
Gurgaon has emerged as a preferred destination for the IT industry in the recent past. Numerous established companies like IBM, Microsoft, Genpact, Oracle, Dell, Samsung, Siemens, Fidelity, HCL, Wipro, TCS, Hughes, Silicon Graphics, Alcatel, Convergys, Google, Accenture, Aricent, Hewitt, Polaris and Sapient etc have a number of units in the city.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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