VIJAYAWADA: Despite western countries starting to be wary of outsourcing jobs to the Indian IT-BPO sector, information technology would remain the single biggest change-agent for India, according to Rajendra Singh Pawar, chairman of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)The Indian IT sector would provide direct employment to 10 million people and indirect employment to 20 million by 2020 and is also expected the hire 5 million women and 4 million people from Teir-II and Tier-III cities in the country, he said.Delivering the 20th Dr Yelavarthy Nayudamma memorial lecture in Tenali, Guntur district on Saturday, Pawar reminded that Dr Nayadumma’s dream was to help the common man enjoy the benefits of science and technology. He said that NASSCOM was acting as a bridge between the industry and the government, enabling its member companies to participate in key initiatives unveiled by policy makers, like the Unique Identification Number (UID) project.Underscoring the importance of e-services, he said that “whether it is healthcare, public distribution system, agriculture or education, IT will be all pervasive, going the last mile to connect with the common man, the school student, the farmer and the ailing villager. Children in remote parts of the country will be able to learn from teachers located in faraway institutions. They will be able to learn by themselves using technology, internet access and in situations wherein teachers, a vital and yet scarce resource, are difficult to find.”The chief guest at the event Justice Jasti Chelameshwar, judge of the Supreme Court of India, presented the Dr Y Nayudamma Award to Pawar. The citation was read by P Vishunmurthy, founder managing trustee of the Nayudamma Memorial Foundation.
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