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Over 1 Crore Jobs Can Be Created In Electronics And BPO Sector In Next Two Years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Swarajya Staff
Dec 01, 2022, 09:11 AM | Updated 09:11 AM IST
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Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that 10 million additional jobs can be created in the electronics and Business Processing (BPO) sector in the coming two years, given the strides the start-up sector is making in the country.
While inaugurating the National Level Start-up Initiative on Wednesday (30 November), the minister said that the electronics sector alone could create additional 2.5 to 3 million jobs and the BPO sector could make available 8 million jobs in the coming two years, which will be a substantial addition to the existing level of employment.
The startup initiative was organised by the Software Technology Park of India (STPI) and Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC).
Vaishnaw referred to three megatrends that are unfolding in the country as envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a release.
Foremost among them is determination to emerge as the technology leader powered by the country’s talent pool, ingenuity, high level of computer literacy, and commitment to excel.
“We have now an ecosystem that gives importance to merit and talent, that can power innovations and disruptions,” he said, adding that such a dispensation never existed before.
There is a visible drive to proliferate frontier technologies in areas like telecom, electronics, railways, and other related areas to help India to emerge as a technology leader.
Next in importance, the minister said, is the manufacturing segment which is witnessing the mindboggling number of innovations, particularly in the mobile telephone system where India has become a major exporter now as against a net importer a few years ago.
“It’s a marvellous achievement which we are trying to emulate in other segments including railways, chemicals, power and semiconductor,” he said, adding that a lot of R&D efforts are currently underway to fast-track technological excellence in various segments.
Diversity is another trend that is discernible now, the minister observed.
This is achieved by digitally connecting tier 2 and 3 cities so that entrepreneurship can be nurtured from these cities to widen the bandwidth of the development.
Of the 64 digital hubs that have been implemented, 54 are in small cities and towns, which will have a remarkable impact on the proliferation of start-ups in the country, the ministry said.
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