Nasscom's Estimation

People:

The number of IT and ITeS (IT Enabled Services) professionals employed in India has grown from 2.84 lakh in 1999-2000 to an estimated 8.13 lakh in 2003-04 with most of the new recruits being fresh graduates.



Growth:

Total revenue from software products for Indian companies in 2002-03 was around Rs 1000 crore, accounting for a meagre 0.2 per cent of global software product sales in 2002", it said, adding revenue from software products exports declined to Rs 600 crore in the period from Rs 1500 crore in 2001-02.