01347pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001700040245009900057260000900156300001500165362001100180520088400191650003501075650002701110700001801137773003401155180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJoseph, K.J.  aStructure and growth of India's IT exports: implications of an export-oriented growth strategy  c2001  ap.3263-270  a25 Aug  aThe policy initiatives taken to develop the information technology sector in India have yielded rich dividends in terms of exports and established the country's credibility in international IT markets.  However, the focus has mainly been to promote IT as a foreign exchange earner.  This paper looks at India's performance in software exports, the implications of this boom on the availability of skilled manpower in other competing sectors, and the possible threats to the sustained growth of software exports.  To combat some of the negative offshoots of the current export-centric IT scenario, the authors say a proper incentive structure needs to be looked at, and the suply of technically skilled personnel enhanced.  Most important of all, the diffusion of IT into other areas of the economy should be accelerated to help in the sustained growth of the sector. - Reproduced  aInformation technology - India  aInformation technology  aHarilal, K.N.  aEconomic and Political Weekly