Lok Sabha Question No. 3547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Status of IT Development
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3547

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2023

## STATUS OF IT DEVELOPMENT

## 3547.  SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S:

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

- (a) the  position  of  India  in  Information  Technology(IT) development amongst other nations in the world;
- (b) the status of the IT development in various States of the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the working conditions and hours of work in the IT sector are not good;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure good working conditions as per law and the total exports of IT products during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  India,  Indian  companies  and  Indian  Start-Ups  are  global  leaders  in  IT  and  global  digital economy. The country has made significant progress in the field of information technology over the past few decades due to its large pool of talented and skilled professionals, as well as its favourable business  environment  and  government  policies  that  support  the  growth  of  the  IT  sector.  As  per National  Association  of  Software  and  Services  Companies  (NASSCOM),  the  Indian  technology industry is at the forefront of catalysing the country's growth with revenues expected to cross $245 Bn in FY2022-23.

(b): India has a diverse IT industry with various states contributing to the development of the sector. The State/UT wise details of IT export from Software Technology Park (STP) units in the country is attached as Annexure.

- (c): As per the Economic Survey 2023, Indian tech industry led the adoption of hybrid work models i.e.,  Work  From  Office  and  Work  From  Home.  The  technology  used  for  augmenting  employee experience and integrating tech solutions in aspects such as employee on boarding, communication, collaboration, and employee well-being & enablement has been the major driver. The HR functions at organisations are undergoing a transformation journey; the organisations are moving forward with an objective to deliver cost savings while expanding services and improving experiences by using a combination  of  labour  arbitrage,  optimised  workforce  models,  elimination  of  low-value  vendor spends and increasing talent liquidity. This has led to growth in employment.  The industry continues to be a net hirer and is expected to add 2.9 lakh employees this year crossing 5.4 million in terms of total employee base.
- (d): Does not arise.
- (e): As per NASSCOM estimates, the revenue from software product exports in the last three years and current year is as under:

| Year                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23(E) |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| Export (USD billion) |       2.9 |         5 |       6.7 |          7.3 |

Source: NASSCOM                                                                                               E: estimates

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## State wise IT Exports by STP units

| State             |   2021-22 (₹ in crore) |
|-------------------|------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |                926.12  |
| ASSAM             |                 23.63  |
| BIHAR             |                  1.56  |
| CHANDIGARH        |                906.93  |
| CHHATTISGARH      |                111.59  |
| DELHI             |               6373.15  |
| GOA               |                156.738 |
| GUJARAT           |               5001.04  |
| HARYANA           |              32339     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                  4.68  |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                 32.85  |
| JHARKHAND         |                 42.65  |
| KARNATAKA         |             258240     |
| KERALA            |               4311.43  |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |               1078.8   |
| MAHARASHTRA       |             125684     |
| MEGHALAYA         |                 34.57  |
| ODISHA            |               2539.43  |
| PUDUCHERRY        |                292.89  |
| PUNJAB            |               1118.17  |
| RAJASTHAN         |               1610.58  |
| SIKKIM            |                 11.39  |
| TAMILNADU         |              57687.2   |
| TELANGANA         |              89846.7   |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |              31312.6   |
| UTTARAKHAND       |                191.35  |
| WEST BENGAL       |               8450     |
| Total             |             628330     |

## Annexure