IT Inc created 1.25 lakh jobs last quarter

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NEW DELHI: The IT/BPO sector not only created more employment opportunities in the last three months of the previous fiscal but workers engaged in this segment also saw the maximum rise in earnings, a government survey said.

According the survey during the September-December quarter, about 5.67 lakh jobs were created in this sector while another 1.25 lakh jobs were generated in the January-March quarter this year.

The survey conducted by the labour bureau under the ministry of labour and employment, covered eight sectors which were affected by the global slowdown including IT/BPO.

In terms of earnings also, it said, “The maximum increase in earnings was also seen in the ITO/BPO sector where it increased by 9.3% during the January-March period.

The survey said that overall job increase in eight selected sectors was to the tune of 0.61 lakh in the January-March period.