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TS IT exports grow by 15.7%Surpass national average of 13%
Information Technology (IT) exports from Telangana crossed Rs 66,000 crore during 2014-2015 registering a growth of 15.7 per cent as against Rs 57,000 crore exported in 2013-14. Speaking to the newspersons after releasing the annual report of the Telangana IT Department at Haritha Plaza here on Tuesday, IT Minister K Tarakarama Rao said IT exports of the state had surpassed all-India average which stood at 13 per cent.
Hyderabad: Information Technology (IT) exports from Telangana crossed Rs 66,000 crore during 2014-2015 registering a growth of 15.7 per cent as against Rs 57,000 crore exported in 2013-14. Speaking to the newspersons after releasing the annual report of the Telangana IT Department at Haritha Plaza here on Tuesday, IT Minister K Tarakarama Rao said IT exports of the state had surpassed all-India average which stood at 13 per cent.
The minister said his government had aims to double the IT/IT-enabled Services exports in the next five years. “We want to reach Rs 1.20 lakh crore exports from Rs 66,000 crore. We are heading in the right direction to achieve the target by the time we complete the term,” he added.
The IT Minister informed that 3, 71,774 jobs were generated in 2014-15 whereas the job creation stood at 3, 23,396 the previous year. “This year alone about 50,000 direct jobs were created,” he mentioned. KTR said that not just on IT, the government has also focused on the electronic and hardware manufacturing sectors.
The government was encouraging the investors to invest in mobile, LED, chips and solar panels manufacturing units. “I am travelling to Taiwan, Hong Kong to attract the investors. Electronic manufacturing units will generate a lot of employment opportunities for the semi-skilled people.”
The minister who launched the T-Hub website said that it would help people to imbibe entrepreneurship skills. The government in the near future wants to have an outpost of T-Hub in the Silicon Valley, USA, the Minister added. He expressed displeasure over the government departments functioning. “In terms of IT, even now what one department does the other departments do not know. We are planning to bridge the gap between the departments pertaining to IT.”
Rao informed that government was planning to give broadband connection to all households in the State. “In the water grid project, almost one lakh kilometers pipeline is being laid. If fiber optics lines are laid parallel to it, it will create history for providing broadband facilities to all the houses.
And also we want to have at least one digital literate in every household. We are planning to take digital literacy programme from the primary school level in September.” The minister said in the wake of large number of people using smart phones, it was time to move towards mobile governance.
“While country’s population is about 120 crore, 98 crore people have mobile phones. Of the total mobile phone users, 40 crore people use smart phones. While keeping e-governance intact, we should move towards mobile governance. Mobile governance will cut down the interfaces.”
