Nasscom to meet US policymakers

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Amid widespread concerns over impending policies of Donald Trump, who is set to take charge as US President on Friday, Nasscom is planning a visit to the US in the next few weeks to reach out to American policymakers and lawmakers. “We will be taking the earliest possible opportunity to meet lawmakers, policymakers and administration in the US. While specific dates are yet to worked out, we are looking at February-March timeframe for the visit,” Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar told PTI. He said the IT industry body hopes to highlight and share information with the new US administration on direct jobs created by Indian IT companies in the US, and contribution of Indian IT firms in making the US economy competitive. He said that according to data available, Indian IT companies have created 4.11 lakh jobs in the US of which 1.5 lakh are direct employment. Besides job creation, Indian IT industry has also contributed to the US economy in terms of tax payment, social security outgo and CSR activities. 

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