Term Paper : Measuring the impact of IT outsourcing: the relationship between sourcing activity and social impact occurring in West Bengal, India

1. ICT SERVICE EXPORT WEST BENGAL. INDIA
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3. KEY FACTS
 State Capital : Kolkata
 6th largest state Economies as 2015-16 state report from Directorate
of Economics & Statistics of West Bengal, Central Statistics Office
 GSDP of US $140.56 Billion
 As a next IT hub with 12 IT parks and 20 upcoming as vision 2022.
 Rich Labor pool with high literacy rate of 77.1 % as per census 2011.
Data Source : STPI India

4. WHY OUTSOURCE TO WEST BENGAL?
 ICT sector in Kolkata is growing with 70%
 Kolkata has the lowest attrition rate.
 Large number of educational institutions with large supply of skilled
workforce every year.
 Easy access and availability of vendors in city like Kolkata.
 Home of leading service providers companies like HCL, TCL,
Genpact, Cognizant and many more.
 Infrastructure and accessibility make it easy to connect from other
countries.

5. ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Source : Indian Brand Equity Foundation

6. ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT – FDI INFLOWS AND INVESTMENTS
 West Bengal contributed to 1%
of India’s GDP
 Bengal has managed $2981
million FDI as per the report of
Times of India.
Source : Indian Brand Equity Foundation

7. POVERTY GROWTH AND INEQUALITY
 As per the World Bank report
poverty reduction in west Bengal
after 2005 was similar to the
national average.
Source : World Bank Report

8. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
 Education : Literacy Rate of 77.1% with Male literacy rate as 81.7%
and Female literacy as 70.5%.
 Health : Birth rate accounts to 15.4% with infant mortality rate 25%.
Death rate is 5.8%
 Culture : As per state budget US $ 73.98 million is allocated to youth
and sport department
Source : World bank

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