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Information Technology: Booming sector in India
Gujarat Information Technology Sector
Indian Scenario
IT & ITES industry has grown at CAGR of 28% during the last 5 years
India has built up valuable brand equity in global markets in IT (Information technology) & IT Enabled Services (ITES)
India is emerging as the most preferred destination for business process outsourcing (BPO)
IT sector contributed 4.8% to India's GDP in 2005-06
IT & ITES industry expected to grow to USD 148 Billion by 2012
Indian software and services industry exports witnessed a healthy growth, with total exports reaching USD 23.4 Billion in 2005-06
India aims to achieve a 50% share in the global off-shored IT and BPO services by 2008
The total number of IT and ITES-BPO professionals employed in India has grown from 284,000 in 2000 to 1,287,000 in 2005.
PRESENCE OF MNCs
Microsoft
Oracle
SAP
IBM
Dell
GE
GLOBAL INDIAN PLAYERS
Infosys
Wipro
TCS
Satyam
DRIVERS
100% Income Tax exemption on export profits is available to SEZ for 5 years.
Growth of Personnel Computers (PC) (3.6 Million units in 2004-05) is expected to boost the domestic demand.
Excise duty on computers and peripherals is 0%.
Source: Information Technology Annual Report 2005-06, Ministry of Commerce & Information Technology, Dept of Information Technology; NASSCOM