New Delhi, July 3 (KNN) In the coming months, about 2.5 lakh new jobs will be created in the IT sector through a comprehensive skill Development Program, said Mahendra Nath Pandey, the Union Minister of Skill Development Program.

Addressing the “World Skill India” International cloud computing challenge 2019, Pandey said that rapid advances which are made in the digital technology in India can take this sector to the tune of 7.2 Billion Dollars from 2.5 Billion in 2018 as a very healthy completion is on in 52 different fields of skill Development and training including Cloud Computing, IOT, Big Data, Machine Learning, Blockchain, etc.

The Union Minister said to transform the World’s largest youth forced into a truly skilled force in the vision of The NDA government led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pandey said that 62.5 percent of the population aged between 15 to 59 should get proper guidance, motivation, and training to become one of the most advanced workforces to fulfill the vision of Digital India. He also expressed his hope that India will stand shoulder to shoulder with the most advanced countries in the IT sector.

Chairman of NASSCOM, Keshav Murugesh in his special address asked the government to soon pass the Data Protection Bill in parliament. He said in coming 2 to 3 years, 2 million people would be trained in digital technology from the current 0.6 million people.

Moreover, he said that the World Skills India is being held in India for the first time and it is a great opportunity to identify the global talent and become a platform for networking and making new friends. (KNN/Lavannya)