Recruitment in Bengal IT sector may slump due to meltdown
By IANSWednesday, January 14, 2009
KOLKATA - The recruitment in the information technology (IT) sector in West Bengal is likely to be lower than the target set by the government due to the global economic meltdown, state IT minister Debesh Das said here Thursday.
‘Last year we generated employment for around 15,000 people in the IT sector and this year we had set a target of 20,000. But now it seems recruitment will be lower than last fiscal (2007-08),’ Das told reporters on the sidelines of Infocom 08-09 - an IT seminar.
He said new IT projects growth is slumping but the existing projects are going steady.
In the last fiscal 33 companies have registered for the software technology park in the city. This fiscal (2008-09), 30 companies have registered so far.
‘We expect the number to surpass last year’s registration,’ Das said.
Regarding the upcoming India Design Centre at the satellite city of Salt Lake, Das said the cost of construction will escalate as it has been decided now to increase the height of the design centre from 18 floors to 24.
The hub will house companies that develop high-end software for computer chips.
