Software exports from Odisha grows by 22%

Infosys is the biggest software exporter from the state followed by TCS, Tech Mahindra and Exilant Technologies

Odisha has recorded about 22 per cent growth in software exports in 2012-13. In value terms, the software exports from the state reached Rs 1,970 crore from Rs 1,611 crore in 2011-12.

Exports by IT units, registered with the Software Technological Parks of India (STPI) and Special Economic Zone stood at Rs 1,710 crore and Rs 260 crore respectively.

Infosys is the biggest software exporter from the state followed by Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), Tech Mahindra and Exilant Technologies, sources said.

The software export from the state in 2011-12 was valued at Rs 1,611 crore. This grew by 17 per cent from Rs 1,377 crore in 2010-11.

With the expansion of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Mahindra Satyam (now Tech Mahindra) this year, we are expecting a similar growth rate in this fiscal, said Madhusudan Padhi, state IT secretary.

IT bellwether, TCS currently has a headcount of 1,000 and the expanded facility can accommodate 4,000 more employees. TCS had set up its development centre in the city - TCS Kalinga Park in 2009 on a 46-acre plot.

It may be noted, the state government has set a target of Rs 20,000 crore worth of software exports by 2020 in its new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy. The new policy envisages to attract top ten IT developers and five best Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) companies to create 60,000 jobs in the state. The policy has incentives for both the software and hardware industries.