Ban on Software Companies
In United States of America (USA) as per the recent Executive Order by Governor of Ohio, no public funds should be spent on services provided off-shore (outside the United States).
The move against off-shoring is a concern to India, however, as per National Association of Software Services Company (NASSCOM) Indian IT industry do not foresee any significant impact as a result of this order since Federally funded projects represent a small fraction in the overall demand for off-shored services.
As per the inputs made available by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, India’s concerns have been taken up with the US side in the India-US Trade Policy Forum as well as in other Bi-lateral engagements with the US side.
This information was given in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today by Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology.
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