“TN IT sector should target 25,000 Jobs monthly from the current 10,000 Jobs: Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

Chennai: “The seed of innovation starts with the mindset. It starts with this perception among a group of people that they are limited only by their abilities and work ethics, if they put their mind to it they can achieve anything. That is the core of entrepreneurial growth in the tech industry. Even more significant is that across Tamil Nadu we are creating 10,000 additional jobs a month in the IT sector alone and it is bound to grow in the coming years,” said Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Hon’ble Minister for IT & Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu while delivering his Keynote Address at the CII Connect 2023 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the theme, “Tech for Tomorrow”.  

“However, instead of 10,000 jobs a month, we should be targeting 25,000 jobs a month with our efforts. So that’s the vision in terms of the employment and the growth. And lastly, I would say to create an ecosystem for innovation, he added in his keynote address.  

CII announced the winners of the CII Connect 2023 Awards honoring their remarkable achievements of individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions globally.

 The Chief Guest, Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan handed over “The Entrepreneur of the Year” award to Mr Maran Nagarajan, CEO, Kaar Technologies; the “Exemplary Application of Technology in the Private Sector” award to Mr Prasanna Soundara Pandiyan, CEO, Vinga Software Solutions;  “Exemplary Application of Technology in the Public Sector” award to Dr L Subramanian, IAS, Commissioner of Agriculture, Government of Tamil Nadu.  

Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan also handed over the  “Woman Entrepreneur Award” to Ms Sowmya Mahadevan, Co-Founder & COO, Kriyadocs; the “Global Influencer of the Year Award” to Mr Ravi Saroagi, Co-Founder, Uniphore; “The Ecosystem Enabler Award” to Dr Arumugam Murukiah, MD & CEO, Broadline Technologies and the final category was received by Mr R Srinivasan, Co-Founder, Redington India (virtually) for the “Lifetime Achievement Award”.  

The IT sector contributes greatly to the Tamil Nadu GDP as a whole and also to the development of the society. The IT sector contributes about 15% of the Tamil Nadu State GDP. The development of this sector would be very important to propel the goal of our State to become a $1 trillion economy,” said Mr S Arunraj IAS, Executive Director, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu in his special address.  

“Connect is one of the most long-standing products in CII. It has brought together CEOs, CXOs, IT professionals, thought leaders, and decision-makers from the entire value chain of ICT. Apart from being a knowledge transfer platform, CII Connect has led to several pathbreaking initiatives by the government be it the ICT Academy, IT corridors, the evolution of IT parks in Tier Two, and Tier Three towns, and much more,” said Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu State Council &, Co-Chairman, CII Connect 2023 & Executive Director, ABT Industries Ltd in his welcome address.  

“The theme Tech for Tomorrow was thought of because the technology evolution is taking us to the next wave. Every year, 2.5 million students enroll themselves but we have to ask, are we ready for the future,“ said Mr Ganesh Kalyanaraman, Co-Chairman, CII Connect 2023 &, Senior Vice President &, Head – Global Delivery Services, Cognizant India as a part of his Context Setting speech.