State IT Information

Status of Information Technology Industry in Gujarat

Sr.

Description

Status

01.

IT Companies registered with STPI, Gujarat

350

02.

Software services units Export revenue ( in Rs. )

134 Crores (2001-02)
03. Electronics Exports revenue (in Rs.) 169 Crores (2001-02)
Connectivity

04.

ISP License Issued

  • Category "A"

  • Category "B"

  • Category "C"

  

69

17

24

 

05.

Operational ISPs 

  • Category "A"

  • Category "B"

  • Category "C"

  

11

14

10 

06.

No. of Lease Circuits 

  • Speech

  • Data – less than 64 kbps

  • Data – 64kbps and above

  

837

564

960

07.

Bandwidth Available :

  • Ahmedabad :

  • Baroda / Surat :

  

40 MB

NA

08.

International Gateways ( Existing )

3 ( Icenet, Wilnet, GNFC )

09.

International Gateways ( Upcoming )

3 ( GIPL, VSNL, SATYAM )

10.

Internet Connections in Gujarat

90,000

11.

Internet Users in Gujarat

5,00,000
12. Cyber Cafes 25,000
Telecom Sector

13.

Tele Density nearly

8
14. Cellular Phone Sector :

  • Number of Players in Telecom Sector

  • Market Share of Players

    • Hutch

    • Idea

    • Airtel

    • BSNL

    • Tata (CDMA)

    • Reliance (CDMA)

    


6

 

47%
13%
13%
23%
2%
2%  
15. Telecom Sector :

  • Number of Players in Telecom Sector

  • Market Share of Players

    • BSNL

    • Tata (Landlines)

    • Reliance (Landlines)

   

3

80%
10%
10%
Human Resource Development :
16. Numero Uno Institutes of India in Gujarat:
  • Indian Institute of Management
  • National Institute of Design
  • Mudra Institute of Communication
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology
  • Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Technology
  • Nirma University of Science and Technology
  • Centre for Environmental Planning and technology
  • Institute of Rural Management, Anand
  • Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology, Nadiad
  
          REGULAR UNIVERSITIES
          DEEMED UNIVERSITIES
          OPEN UNIVERSITIES
  		10
3
1
 

17.

Summary of Technical Education in Gujarat :

  • Seats in Polytechnics

  • Engineering Students

  • MCA Students

  • MBA Students

  • BCA Students

   

12,395

10,215

1,567

1,992

3,643
18. Summary of Educational Institutes in Gujarat :

  • Arts, Science and Commerce Colleges

  • Physical Education Colleges

  • Teachers Training Colleges

  • Secondary/Higher Secondary Schools

  • Primary, Pre-Primary Schools

  • Schools for Handicapped

  • Middle Schools/Senior Basic Schools

 

 


422

8

42

6343

18468

119

21285
Gujarat BPO Scenario


The Strategy for BPO sector development revolves around following five areas:

  • Creation of Infrastructure

  • Creation of talent pool

  • Clusterization - Focus on creation of clusters

  • Creation of ambience to improve Quality of Life (QoL)

  • Networking the society

The Unique BPO Value Proposition

  • Rates of Real Estate (2nd Lowest), Human-ware (4th Lowest), Transportation & Power (4th Lowest).

  • Lowest Cost of Operation

  • Availability of high quality human-ware.

  • Strong political determination & firm support of Government in terms of policy initiatives.

  • 24/7 work culture. Average Working Hours of an Executive in Ahmedabad is 62.9 per week. “THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY” & 95% Executives work on Weekends as well.

  • Simplified labour laws: Now women can also work at night.

  • Readymade Infrastructure available at Infocity - Gandhinagar, GNFC Infotower - Ahmedabad, Astron IT Tech Park - Ahmedabad and one is coming in Baroda.

Private Investment Scenario and Economic Status of the State

  • The State attracted Rs.1,39,784 crores Investment – a share of 9.37% of Total Investment in India with nearly 50% rate of implementation.

  • New investments worth Rs.66,000 crores attracted in just 5 days of Vibrant Gujarat: Global Investors’ Summit 2003.

  • The State accounts for 16.03% of total IEMs filed & also accounts for 6.16% of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) approved.

Recent ITES Development

  • 127 new companies registered with Commissionerate of Information Technology (CIT).

  • More than 1000 ICT & BPO companies operational including 5 medium sized companies.

  • 50 companies engaged in BPO.

  • 2 Gujarat based companies received CMM Certification.

BPO Players of Gujarat:

  • Azure Technologies, Ahmedabad

  • Endevour Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

  • iCall India, Ahmedabad

  • Jaxa Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

  • Motif India Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

  • Saral Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

  • Web Gazer Software Co., Ahmedabad

  • Fortune Infotech, Baroda

  • Lakshya Software & Services Ltd, Baroda

  • Maloo Polymers Ltd, Baroda

  • Zodiac Infotech, Baroda

  • BDSoft, Gandhinagar

  • Effective Teleservices, Gandhinagar

  • i-Serve Systems (P) Ltd, Gandhinagar

  • Palak Infotech, Gandhinagar

  • Panamax Infotech, Gandhinagar

  • Sancom Technologies, Gandhinagar

  • Sigma Infotech, Gandhinagar

  • Web Infotech, Gandhinagar

  • Ace Software Exports Ltd, Rajkot
Infocity :   
State-of-the-Art Infocity spread over an area of 150 acres being developed on the outskirts of Gandhinagar. The Infotower-1 will be ready for commercial operations by November, 2001. Infotower –1 has total office space of 250,000 sq. ft with offices ranging from 1,000 sq. ft to 35,000 sq. ft.

Below mentioned clients are operational in Infocity :

1. iServe Systems (P) Ltd.
2. Panamax Infotech Ltd.
3. Business Datasoft Pvt. Ltd.
4. Web Infotech
5. Sigma Infotech
6. Sancom Technologies (P) Ltd.
7. Palak Teleservices
8. Valiance Infotech
9. Effective Teleservices Inc.
 

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