Three out of every 10 jobs created in the IT sector in the country are in Telangana, Minister for Finance T. Harish Rao said on Monday.
The Minister, speaking on IT and Industry as part of the Budget speech, said this pointing out that Telangana has emerged as a role model in IT sector.
Hyderabad plays host to more than 1,500 small and big IT companies. The number of people employed directly in the IT sector had increased on account of the proactive measures taken by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government from 3.23 lakh at the time of the State formation to to 6.29 lakh employees. The indirect employment opportunities have also increased, he added.
