constituency in the district which was once the seat of former Manipur chief minister Rishang Keishing.
NSCN-IM statement issued from Dimapur and circulated on Sunday said Keishing, who died on Saturday, had 'worked against the interests of Nagas' but did not elaborate.
Sources in his family said his body would be taken to Phungyar, his birthplace on Sunday afternoon for burial.
Keishing (54) is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
Protestors chant and holds signs outside the the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas building in downtown Dallas, Thursday, Oct 6, 2011. (AP Photo)
Mumbai, Oct 9 : As the Western economies continue to remain in deep freeze, more and more foreigners, mostly from the US and Europe are looking at India for jobs, a trend that has seen up to 20 per cent spurt this year, according to head-hunters.
According industry estimates, there are as many as 40,000 expats working in various industries in the country today.
"Hiring of expats has picked up by 15-20 per cent at all levels since last year, mainly on account of India being one of the fastest growing economies offering huge job opportunities," recruitment process outsourcing firm Elixir Consulting manager for International Practices Ratnesh Kumar said.
Increasing number of expats are seeking jobs in the country on account of job cuts in their home countries, coupled with rising outsourcing and high taxes, he said, adding that this is happening more in the US and Europe.
The Indian experience also adds values to the expats' resume, reflecting an individual's ability to adapt and deal with diversity, he explained.
These professionals are mainly being hired in banking and financial services, automobile, pharma and retail sectors, apart from areas, where the domestic industry does not have competency like alternative energy, complex infrastructural sector, etc he said.
"While CXOs are generally offered around $2,50,000 per annum, mid-manager level employees get $80,000-1,25,000 per annum," he said.
The number of foreigners seeking jobs in the country are no longer limited to the middle and senior levels, but is spreading over to beginners as well, he said, adding that at present, there are around 40,000 expats working in the country and the number is still growing.
What is interesting is that these expats are given compensation almost at par with what is being paid in foreign countries.
"Expats, with specialised skillsets, which are not available in the country due to financial or technology constraints such as molecular research, are being offered highly attractive packages," Kumar said.
Companies are also offering attractive leadership positions to experienced expatriates ranging from mid-level managerial roles to departmental heads. However, the attrition rate of expats is around 10 per cent annually mainly due to difficulties in communication and cultural differences, Kumar added.
Echoing similar view, Globalhunt director Sunil Goel said some global companies have their largest centres in the country on one hand, while on the other, many local organisations are also going global.
"So, the expat hiring is becoming the need of the hour, where foreigner from various parts of the globe are taking up multiple roles and are recruited as experts in sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, power and energy, oil and gas and automotive," he said.
According to TeamLease vice-president Rituparna Chakraborty, the country is seeing an increased demand in expats across various industries, especially post the 2008 recession in the developed economies.
"Professionals from Europe, Southeast Asia and the US mostly are being hired mainly by sectors like travel and tourism, retail, aviation, education and sports, where we see maximum traction," she said.
Talking about salary, she said, for most levels it is at par with industry standards, unless they are being brought in for a particular skill, which is niche and is non-existent within the country.
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Union minister for communication and IT Kapil Sibal has unveiled the draft policy on information technology (IT) 2011 that aims at creating a pool of one crore (10 million) skilled manpower by 2020 and strengthening India's position as a global IT power.
The policy also targets exports worth $ 200 billion and a total revenue of Rs 14.82 lakh crore ($ 300 billion) by 2020 from the IT and IT-enabled services (ITes) industry. Currently, India exports shipment worth Rs 2.91 lakh crore ($ 59 billion), while the revenue generated stands at Rs 4.34 lakh crore ($ 88 billion).
'Our objective from this policy is to increase revenues of IT and ITeS (ITenabled services) industry from $ 88 billion at present to $ 300 billion by 2020 and expand exports from $ 59 billion at present to $ 200 billion by 2020 and to create a pool of one crore additional skilled manpower in ICT (information and communications technology),' Kapil Sibal said while unveiling the draft policy on information technology 2011.
The draft is available for comments from the public and various stakeholders for a month on the Websites of the Department of Information Technology and the Department of Telecommunications. The draft policy aims to provide fiscal benefits to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-up ventures in the key industrial verticals for adoption of IT.
'The Indian IT sector, which gets 80 per cent of its revenues from exports, employs over 2.5 lakh skilled people,' Sibal added.
'We are waiting for the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) to be put into place, then we will make a framework to provide incentives to small and medium IT firms,' he said.
The draft also focuses on gaining significant global market share in cloud-based technologies and services and mobile-based value-added services.
The policy also formulates fiscal and other regulations to attract investments in the sector in Tier-II and III cities and to create employment opportunities across the country.
As most of the IT companies are located in big cities like Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, the policy will now look at expanding to Tier II and Tier III cities as well, Sibal added.
'A conducive policy environment and the concerted strategy is needed for the country to remain a global player on a long-term basis,' he said. Further, it also calls for setting up centres of excellence in institutions of higher learning so as to produce at least 3,000 PhDs in ICT in specialised areas by 2020.
-Policy to provide fiscal benefits to SMEs and start-up ventures in key industrial verticals
-Aims to gain big global mkt share in cloud-based services & mobile-based value-added services
-Formulates rules to attract investments in IT in Tier-II & III cities
-Draft is available for comments from public and stakeholders
