Name the organisation which plans to add 3 million tech jobs by 2023.
Options
A. Indian Staffing Federation (ISF)
B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
C. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
D. Indian Employment Board (IEB)
Correct Answer
Indian Staffing Federation (ISF)
Explanation
Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), the apex body for the flexi working industry said that the Indian tech industry will add another three million new jobs in the next five years. With the additions, the size of the country's tech army will be 7 million by 2023. It also said that the new jobs would come up in digital technology areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of things (IOT), data science, analytics, big data, blockchain and augmented reality. Jobs would also be created in newer technology areas that are presently unknown but are expected to emerge and evolve in the next few years.
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