Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: IT Export
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 923

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2023

## IT EXPORT

## 923.  DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of IT export from the country during last three years;
- (b) whether the Government is expecting increase in IT export in coming years; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the amount of export?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a):  As per the data provided by National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the total amount of IT export from the country during last three  years is as below:
- (b): Yes, Sir.
- (c):  Government has taken various steps to increase the Information Technology export from the country as detailed below:
- i. Software Technology parks of India (STP) Scheme : Software Technology Parks of India  (STPI), an autonomous society under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  is  implementing  Software  Technology  parks  of  India  (STP)  Scheme, which is a 100% export-oriented Schemefor the development and export of computer software,  including  export  of  professional  services  using  communication  links  or physical media. The export by STPI registered IT/ITeS Units is increasing on Y-o-Y basis and is stands at$ 80.3 Billion in the FY 2021-22.
- ii. Special Economic Zones (SEZs): The SEZ Act, 2005, supported by SEZ Rules, came into  effect  on  10 th February,  2006  for  promotion  of  export  of  goods  and  services, creation of employment opportunities and generation of additional economic activities.
- iii. MeitY in collaboration with IT/ITeS Sector Skills Council-NASSCOM has initiated a programme titled Future Skills PRIME (Programme for Re-skilling /Up-skilling of IT Manpower for Employability). Future Skill sPRIME is an 'aggregator of aggregators' platform  comprising  various  online  skills  providers  for  digital  skills training on a national scale in the online mode. The programme is aimed at re-skilling/ up-skilling  of  IT  professionals  in  10  new/emerging  technologies  namely,  AI,  BDA, RPA,  Additive  Manufacturing/  3D  Printing,  Cloud  Computing,  Social  &  Mobile, Cyber Security, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Internet of Things and Blockchain.
- iv. The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation, startups and encouraging private investments in startup ecosystem of the country has establishedvarious Domain Specific Centre of Entrepreneurship across the country in new and emerging technologies.
- v. National Policy on Software Products-2019: GoI has approved National Policy on Software Products-2019 with an aim to develop India as the global software product hub,  driven  by  innovation,  improved  commercialization,  sustainable  Intellectual property (IP), promoting technology start-ups and specialised skill sets, for development  of  the  sector,  based  on  ICT  has  been  approved.  The  objective  of  the policy is to create a robust Indian Software Product development ecosystem.
- vi. Next  Generation  Incubation  Scheme  (NGIS) has  been  approved  to  support software product ecosystem and to address a significant portion of National Policy on  Software  Product  (NPSP  2019).  It  is  envisaged  to  create  a  vibrant  software product ecosystem to complement the robust IT Industry for continued growth, new employment and enhance competitiveness.
- vii. Other initiatives to promote IT sector export includes Market Outreach Initiatives in USA and UK to provide soft-landing support to Indian IT/ ITeS SMEs for generating market  linkages  to  enhance  export  in  overseas  markets,  Market  Development Initiative in Nordics and Africa Region, etc.

| FY 2019-20   | $ 150 Billion   |
|--------------|-----------------|
| FY 2020-21   | $ 151 Billion   |
| FY 2021-22   | $ 178 Billion   |

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