IT Minister KT Ramarao inaugurated the 2nd ICT Policy 2021-26 in the presence of NASSCOM Chairperson Rekha M Menon, Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad Joel Reifman & HoDs of ITE&C Dept in Hyd.
Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the 2nd ICT Policy Minister KTR stated that Telangana was the fourth largest contributor to the country’s economy, according to the “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2020-21” released by the RBI.
During the last year, Telangana recorded phenomenal growth in the IT/ITeS sector with at a rate of 12.98 as total IT/ITeS Exports stood at ₹1,45,522 Crores. Telangana’s growth rate is more than double the average national growth rate.
Through the Digital Telangana initiative, Govt. of Telangana has been able to make the digital world more accessible for the citizens. Over 3000 public wi-fi access points have been established in Hyderabad and is now expanding to other cities.
Minister said Telangana has seen the highest annual growth rate in IT/ITeS exports in the last 5 years in the country and has created over 2.5 lakh jobs in the IT Sector during this period bringing is several marquee investors.
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