IT Manpower Challenge and Response: Interim Report of the Task Force on HRD in IT

Abstract

The Prime Minister of India in the First National Conference of IT Ministers on 15th July, 2000, a Task Force on Human Resource Development (HRD) in Information Technology (IT) was set up vide notification no.460/31/C/27/2000-E & SI dated 1.8.2000 (Copy at Annexure I). The Task Force comprises of the Minister for HRD as its Chairman and the Finance Minister, Minister of Information Technology, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, Director (IIT Delhi) as its members. The Task Force was serviced by the Department of Secondary & Higher Education with the Secretary of the Department as its Member-Secretary. Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology; Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and the Secretary, Department of Expenditure are Permanent Special Invitees. In view of the crucial role of the Planning Commission in HRD in IT, the Deputy Chairman and the Secretary of the Planning Commission were included in the Task Force as Member and Permanent Special Invitee respectively with the permission of the Chairman of the Task Force in terms of para 4 of the notification.