NEW DELHI, Sept. 7 -- Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Er. Gulam Ali Khatana today said that India's rapid progress in technology, employment, manufacturing, defence, healthcare and the global economy is a direct reflection of the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and the vision of Viksit Bharat.

Highlighting recent developments, Er. Khatana said India's Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem has crossed 2,100 centres, with GCCs now contributing around 27% of IT hiring demand and expected to employ nearly 2.7 million professionals by 2030.

He said the 51% rise in AI engineering jobs, along with the emergence of cities such as Vijayawada as new technology hubs, demonstrates how Digital India and the government's ...