| dc.description.abstract | The Indian Information Technology (IT) sector has seen significant growth in terms of
employment and revenue and is expected to provide quality employment to a large number of
workers in the coming years. A more widespread participation of workers with different
skill/education profiles, gender, regions, etc, would facilitate deepening of the labour market
and eventually reduce costs. This paper hopes to provide a tentative understanding of the
processes that have been important for the evolution of the IT labour market in India. It
analyses NASSCOM and National Sample Survey (NSS) data to explore the processes that
deepen the IT labour market in India. The analysis suggests that deepening is actually taking
place, but the pace can probably be enhanced. Transition to the offshore model, growth of the
ITES sector, competition and infrastructure-led movement of IT activity to smaller cities, and
hiring of workers with diverse education backgrounds and of women workers have facilitated
the deepening processes. However, these processes need to be intensified. | |
