Question: Recently in order to create employment opportunities and promotion of BPO operations across the country to secure balanced regional growth of IT/ITES industry in India, IT ministry has launched India business process outsourcing promotion scheme (IBPS) with an outlay of how much amount?
(a) Rs 500 Crore
(b) Rs 493 Crore
(c) Rs 300 crore
(d) Rs 250 crore
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 3 September 2016 IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched Dedicated Web Portal for the India business process outsourcing promotion scheme (IBPS).
- IBPS aims to create employment opportunities and promotion of BPO operations across the country to secure balanced regional growth of IT/ITES industry in India.
- It was launched under the Digital India programme of the government, the IBPS, with an outlay of Rs 493 crore.
- The scheme provides capital support along with special incentives upto Rs 1 lakh/seat, and the initial plan is to support about 48,300 seats across States and union territories based on population percentage as per Census 2011.
- More than 50 companies will set up BPO/ITES operations in 60 Locations across 18 States & 2 UT.
Reference:
http://meity.gov.in/ibps
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151377
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/it-ministry-launches-web-portal-for-bpo-promotion-scheme/articleshow/54654914.cms