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Colombia 22:

According to paragraph 54 of the Secretariat Report: "During the period under review, India's exports of services grew at over 13.5 per cent per annum. India is a net exporter of services (Chart IV.1); its services balance showed a surplus of US$35,726 million in 2009/10 (equivalent to 2.7 per cent of GDP), US$6,257 million higher than in 2006/07. India is a leading exporter of computer and related services, including software installation and data processing, and a major supplier of back office processing services, such as abstracting and indexing, data processing, legal transcription, telemarketing, and website design."

Bearing in mind the important role played by international trade in services in India and the ongoing need to generate statistics on the sector that can provide better information for policy formulation, as well as the reference in the document under discussion to the major computer services developed in India, it can be seen that more disaggregated information on trade in these sectors exists, accordingly:

22. What mechanisms or strategies has the Government of India implemented with a view to generating disaggregated statistical figures on services?

Reply: As per provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, "authorised dealers" are required to report foreign exchange transactions to Reserve Bank of India (RBI). RBI compiles the data reported upon by "authorised dealers" and publishes the same in form of balance of payment statistics.

Colombia 23:

As emphasized in this trade policy review, India has become one of the world's leading exporters of computer services.

23. What has been the impact of the finishing schools programmes in promoting and strengthening human capital in this sector? What other services sectors are benefiting from such programmes and how have these been implemented?

Reply: Finishing school concept has picked up in India since last few years and this is still evolving. No study has been carried out to ascertain the impact of finishing schools on the sector in India.

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I. India Report (document WT/TPR/G/249)

1. During 2009 2010, India's exports showed a negative growth rate due to the effects of global recession. The Government announced corrective measures in the Union Budget for 2009 2010 and the Foreign Trade Policy document. These measures, together with the recovery of the global economy, enabled an export growth of 37.5% in 2010 2011. Could India explain and elaborate these measures? (Page 9, paragraph 12)