Corrective measures on STPI yet to be resolved, report

New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) The Standing Committee report on Information Technology has said that the Department of Information Technology (DIT) has been silent on the corrective measures taken to resolve the constraints faced by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) units on account of meagre funds allocated to it.

The STPI units account for about 90 per cent of India's total software exports.

Keeping in view the target set by NASSCOM McKinsey of 60 billion dollars software export by 2010 and also by 200 billion dollars software export target suggested in NASSCOM, there are proposals for setting up new STPI centers and also for strengthening the existing STPI units.

The Committee has stressed that allocations to STPI should be enhanced appropriately keeping in view the pivotal role STPI units are expected to play in boosting the country's software exports.

Also in order to sustain and enhance the operations of STPI, DIT should find ways to deal with the problem of attrition of skilled manpower in these parks so that it continues to play developmental role in the promotion of software exports.

UNI