Software and services exports from India grew 33 per cent year on year in 2005-06 to $23.6 billion according to industry body Nasscom.
HT ImageNasscom said the overall Indian software and IT enabled services industry grew 31 per cent in last fiscal to $29.6 billion.
The overall software and services industry will grow by 25-28 per cent in 2006-07 to $36-38 bn, Nasscom predicted.
IT and ITES exports are likely to grow by 27-30 per cent in 2006-07 to $29-31 billion.
The number of employees in the IT and ITES sector grew to 1.29 million in 2005-06 from 1.05 million in 2004-05.