The Indian telecom additional requirement of 4.7 million skilled workers in telecom by 2022, says DoT

The Indian telecom sector manpower is set to more than double in the next five years, creating additional requirement of 4.78 million skilled workers by 2021-22, Parliament was informed today.

“As per the telecom Sector Skill Plan of the Department (DoT), the telecom sector manpower of four million in 2016-2017 would grow to 8.78 million by 2021-22 creating additional requirement of 4.78 million telecom skilled manpower,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.