Nasscom

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Intoduction
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade association of Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organization focused on promoting sustainable growth for the industry and to harness IT and Communications technologies for inclusive and balanced growth. Currently, NASSCOM is headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata

Prominent members
Here is a list of prominent members of executive council of NASSCOM. Rajendra S Pawar - Chairman of NASSCOM for 2010-2011. Som Mittal - President of NASSCOM for 20092010. Pramod Bhasin - Chairman of NASSCOM(former). Harsh Manglik -Chairman of NASSCOM for 20102011.

Role and Function

Encourage members to provide world-class quality products, services and solutions in India and overseas and help build brand equity for the Indian IT software and services industry. Taking effective steps to campaign against software piracy. Provide an ideal forum for overseas and domestic companies to explore the vast potential available for Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, Marketing Alliances, Joint Product Development, etc., by organising Business Meets with delegations of various countries.

CONTD
Work actively with Overseas Governments, Embassies to make the Visa and Work Permit Rules more "India Industry Friendly". Disseminate various policies, market information and other relevant statistics by sending more than 200 circulars (annually) to all members. Involve membership participation in various forums of Nasscom on subjects such as HRD, Technology, Exports, Domestic Market, EGovernance, IT Enabled Services, IPR, Finance, Government Policies, Quality.

Nasscom
NASSCOM is the global trade body with over 1200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce.

NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India. Currently, NASSCOM is headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata.

Vision Of Nasscom
NASSCOM's Vision is to maintain India leadership position in the global offshore IT-BPO industry, to grow the market by enabling industry to tap into emerging opportunity areas and to strengthen the domestic market in India. By 2010 India's IT-BPO industry has potentially generated US$60 billion in export revenues, account for 5.8 percent of the GDP and has sustained around 10 million jobs. It also enables the Indian IT-BPO industry to evolve in accordance with the rapidly changing technology landscape by adopting, implementing and often creating world class practices.

Services
Among its services, NASSCOM provides industry reports. NASSCOM also conducts various training programs and workshops for the industry professionals to upgrade theirs skills and knowledge. They have regular training programs spanning across different areas. One such program which the NASSCOM conducts on a yearly basis is the NASSCOM Animation and Gaming India for the gaming industry professional

Membership
NASSCOMs members are primarily companies run by Indian nationals in the business of software development, software services, and IT-enabled/BPO services. NASSCOM has played a role in ensuring quality of service, and the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Indian Software and BPO industry. As on June 2011, more than 1500 information technology companies in India are members of NASSCOM. Membership includes domestic software / ITES companies as well as multinationals operating in India.

6X increase in direct employment;3X increase in the share of organized private sector

Direct employees ('000)

~6x

2,300 430 FY01 FY10

2,500

FY11P

45% of total incremental urban employment in the last decade

By 2020 - Direct employment of 10 million; Indirect employment of 20 million

Employment opportunities for diverse sections of the society

Employment beyond Urban areas ~58% of the IT-BPO workforce is from tier 2/3 cities ~ 56% employees are chief bread earners
~37% women employees in FY09; account for 45% of fresher intake ~26% of the female employees are chief wage earners

Young demographics

Changing aspirations of Indias youth

Created high paying jobs Setting new standards of work environment

Bridging the gender divide

Empowering the youth

Industry average age-27

Livelihood for Economically backward

~5% of the IT-BPO workforce from economically backward sections

By 2020 5 mn women employees

Employing the Differently abled

~60% of companies provide employment to differently abled people

*NASSCOM Evalueserve survey findings, 7500 participants pan India

Leading transformation in Tier 1 cities; extending impact to Tier 2/3 locations

Employment Generated

TIER Direct employment - 1.9 million 1 Indirect employment - 7.3 million

Direct employment- 1.7 lakh Direct dependents supported- 4X

TIER 2/3

~ 2X growth in FY05-09 in engineering 1.7X growth in FY05-09 in

Enhancing the Education system colleges and technical graduates 58% of the total engineering colleges 62% of the total intake of technical graduates

engineering colleges and technical graduates Number of engineering colleges- 985 Number of technical graduates - 508,000 Skill Development trainings in tier 2/3 locations

By 2020: 4.1 mn incremental direct jobs in tier 1 locations; 3.8 mn incremental direct jobs in tier 2/3 locations

NASSCOM TOP 20 IT-BPO EMPLOYERS in INDIA FY09-10

Rank
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Company
Tata Consultancy Services Infosys Technologies Ltd Wipro Ltd Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd HCL Technologies Ltd Genpact Limited

Rank
11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Company
Capgemini Consulting India Pvt Ltd.
WNS Global Services (P) Ltd* Firstsource Solutions Ltd* CSC India Pvt Ltd 3i Infotech Ltd Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd* L&T Infotech Patni Computer Systems Ltd Exl Service.com (India) Pvt Ltd* Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Ltd*

7.
8. 9. 10.

MphasiS Ltd
Intelenet Global Services Ltd* Tech Mahindra Ltd Aegis Ltd

Note: This list is based on the India-based FTE headcount of firms with IT-BPO operations in India, as reported to 14 NASSCOM in its annual survey. Based on publicly available information, few other MNC's such as Accenture, Convergys, HP India and IBM

Nasscom in Indian Healthcare

GURGAON: Information technology (IT) can make healthcare accessible and affordable to more people in the country, industry lobby the National Association of Software and Services Companies ( Nasscom) said here. "IT can provide access to healthcare facilities. Also, it can have a positive impact on affordability and effectiveness of healthcare in India," Som Mittal, president of the IT-BPO sector apex body, said at the 'Health 2.0' conference here. Experts from the healthcare sector have come together here for the first conference that emphasises on innovation and IT in health services.

Nasscom partners Oriental Insurance to roll out health plans for members
Nasscom has partnered with Oriental Insurance Co Ltd to introduce a common health insurance programme for all its members. The alliance will enable Nasscom member companies particularly its 700-plus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) members - to offer cost-effective health insurance plans for their employees. Currently, the healthcare insurance cost structures are such that SMEs either find it difficult to get cover or have to cough up high premiums. The memorandum of understanding between Nasscom and Oriental Insurance will ensure that IT member companies would be able to enjoy better benefits (as per Group benefit structure) and lower premiums under this `Technology Worker Health Plan'.