Retrenchment in IT sector a matter of concern: Rudy

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Apr 17 2015 | 7:57 PM IST
Union Minister of State for Skill Development Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said retrenchments in the IT sector was a matter of concern and the challenge was to see jobs do not shrink.
"It is a matter of conern... Our great challenge is to see that jobs do not shrink in the sector but much of it is also driven internationally and I am sure economy is going to rebound both domestically and internationally," he told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
He was responding to a question on retrenchments in IT companies.
Stating that 'real wealth' had [also] been created through IT sector and back-end services offered in Bengaluru or Chennai, he said it had been a huge support base for IT sector.
The Minister said earlier he visited a Tata Consultancy Services facility here, where "a lot of innovations are being done.
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First Published: Apr 17 2015 | 7:57 PM IST

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