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17 WWW.ECONOMICTIMES.COM Companies: Pursuit of Profit Our Bureau New Delhi | Bengaluru: The US President Donald Trump is all set to deliver a body blow to the Indian information technology (IT) servi- ces industry as his administration has drafted an executive order that will overhaul the work visa pro- grammes. Bloomberg reported on Monday, following similar reports last week, that the executive orders could seek to curb the long term H-1B visas, and the short term L-1, E-2 and B1visas. Indian IT companies have long be- en a beneficiary of the H-1B work vi- sas for transfer of skilled workers. About 300,000 to 350,000 Indian engi- neers are on H-1B visas in the US, according to industry estimates. “Our country’s immigration poli- cies should be designed and imple- mented to serve, first and fore- most, the US national interest,” the draft proposal reads, according to Bloomberg. “Visa programs for fo- reign workers…should be admini- stered in a manner that protects the civil rights of American wor- kers and current lawful residents, and that prioritises the protection of American workers — our forgot- ten working people — and the jobs they hold.” The US is also Indian IT’s largest market, accounting for about 60% of business. “In terms of the H-1B visa, there are limits to what Trump can do. He may be able to change the annual H-1B lottery through executive or- der, and shift to merit or priority-ba- sed system that replaces the ran- dom lottery with a salary-based dis- tribution, for instance,” Patrick Thibodeau, national correspon- dent at Computerworld, told ET. Because broader H-1B reforms re- quire changes in the law and ac- tions by Congress, there would lik- ely be a court challenge testing his authority to make such changes, he added. Analysts say changes to the visa program could shave as much as 300 basis points off the margin at a time when their customers are al- ready clamouring for lower prices and they need to invest in digital of- ferings. “It will be a headwind to the mar- gin. We will have to accept the hig- her costs and seek out the improve- ments and margin levers internal- ly,” Milind Kulkarni, chief financi- al officer at Tech Mahindra, told ET on Monday. The H-1B visa has allowed Indian IT companies to send Indian engi- neers to the US, keeping costs low and giving them a margin advanta- ge over the multi-national players. Industry body Nasscom said it do- es not react to reports of drafts. “Not only is offshoring of IT and BPO slowing because of lessening demand, but increased political pressures and policies being dri- ven by the Trump leadership are completely changing the game. When it comes to IT services and BPO, it’s no longer about “location, location, location”, it’s now all abo- ut “skills, skills, skills”,” said Phil Fersht, CEO at consultancy Horses for Sources in a blog. H-1B Visa Curb may Give Indian IT a Big Blow Trump’s next executive orders could seek to curb the long term H-1B visas on which up to 350,000 Indian engineers depend Press Trust of India New Delhi: Tech Mahindra on Monday posted about 14% jump in consolidated net profit to . `856 crore for the third quarter ended December, 2016-17. It had posted net profit of . `751.3 crore in the Oc- tober- December period of last fi- scal, 2015-16. Its income from operations (net) increased by 12.7% to . `7,558 crore in the reported quarter, from . `6,701 crore in the year-ago pe- riod, according to the company’s BSE filing. “The strong deal wins and business momentum during the quarter reaffirm that we are on the right track to capitalise on the opportunities from the global digital transformation and see measurable benefits from that,” Tech Mahindra vice-chairman Vineet Nayyar said. In dollar terms, Tech Mahind- ra’s net profit was up 11.4% to $126.3 million, while revenue was up 10% to $1,116.1million in the sa- id quarter. In constant currency terms, the revenue growth was at 12% year-on-year and 5.4% sequ- entially. Its IT revenue during the said quarter stood at . `7,031 crore, while that from BPO was at Rs 526.31crore. Americas accounted for 46.7% of its revenues, while Europe and Rest of the World accounted for 29.4% and 23.9%, respectively. TechM Q3 Net up 14% on Strong Deal Wins MARGIN IMPACT Analysts say changes to the visa regime could erode margins of Indian IT firms by up to 300 basis points

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Companies: Pursuit of Profit

Our Bureau

New Delhi | Bengaluru: The USPresident Donald Trump is all setto deliver a body blow to the Indianinformation technology (IT) servi-ces industry as his administrationhas drafted an executive order thatwill overhaul the work visa pro-grammes. Bloomberg reported onMonday, following similar reportslast week, that the executive orderscould seek to curb the long termH-1B visas, and the short term L-1,E-2 and B1visas.

Indian IT companies have long be-en a beneficiary of the H-1B work vi-sas for transfer of skilled workers.About 300,000 to 350,000 Indian engi-

neers are on H-1B visas in the US,according to industry estimates.

“Our country’s immigration poli-cies should be designed and imple-mented to serve, first and fore-most, the US national interest,” thedraft proposal reads, according toBloomberg. “Visa programs for fo-reign workers…should be admini-stered in a manner that protectsthe civil rights of American wor-kers and current lawful residents,and that prioritises the protectionof American workers — our forgot-ten working people — and the jobsthey hold.”

The US is also Indian IT’s largestmarket, accounting for about 60%of business.

“In terms of the H-1B visa, there

are limits to what Trump can do. Hemay be able to change the annualH-1B lottery through executive or-der, and shift to merit or priority-ba-sed system that replaces the ran-dom lottery with a salary-based dis-tribution, for instance,” PatrickThibodeau, national correspon-

dent at Computerworld, told ET.Because broader H-1B reforms re-

quire changes in the law and ac-tions by Congress, there would lik-ely be a court challenge testing hisauthority to make such changes,he added.

Analysts say changes to the visaprogram could shave as much as300 basis points off the margin at atime when their customers are al-ready clamouring for lower pricesand they need to invest in digital of-ferings.

“It will be a headwind to the mar-gin. We will have to accept the hig-her costs and seek out the improve-ments and margin levers internal-ly,” Milind Kulkarni, chief financi-al officer at Tech Mahindra, told

ET on Monday.The H-1B visa has allowed Indian

IT companies to send Indian engi-neers to the US, keeping costs lowand giving them a margin advanta-ge over the multi-national players.

Industry body Nasscom said it do-es not react to reports of drafts.

“Not only is offshoring of IT andBPO slowing because of lesseningdemand, but increased politicalpressures and policies being dri-ven by the Trump leadership arecompletely changing the game.When it comes to IT services andBPO, it’s no longer about “location,location, location”, it’s now all abo-ut “skills, skills, skills”,” said PhilFersht, CEO at consultancy Horsesfor Sources in a blog.

H-1B Visa Curb may Give Indian IT a Big BlowTrump’s next executive orders could seek to curb the long term H-1B visas on which up to 350,000 Indian engineers depend

Press Trust of India

New Delhi: Tech Mahindra onMonday posted about 14% jumpin consolidated net profit to .̀ 856crore for the third quarter endedDecember, 2016-17. It had postednet profit of .̀ 751.3 crore in the Oc-tober- December period of last fi-scal, 2015-16.

Its income from operations (net)increased by 12.7% to .̀ 7,558 crorein the reported quarter, from.̀ 6,701 crore in the year-ago pe-riod, according to the company’sBSE filing. “The strong deal winsand business momentum duringthe quarter reaffirm that we areon the right track to capitalise on

the opportunities from the globaldigital transformation and seemeasurable benefits from that,”Tech Mahindra vice-chairmanVineet Nayyar said.

In dollar terms, Tech Mahind-ra’s net profit was up 11.4% to$126.3 million, while revenue wasup 10% to $1,116.1million in the sa-id quarter. In constant currencyterms, the revenue growth was at12% year-on-year and 5.4% sequ-entially. Its IT revenue during thesaid quarter stood at .̀ 7,031 crore,while that from BPO was at Rs526.31crore.

Americas accounted for 46.7%of its revenues, while Europe andRest of the World accounted for29.4% and 23.9%, respectively.

TechM Q3 Net up 14%on Strong Deal Wins

MARGIN IMPACT

Analysts say changesto the visa regimecould erode margins ofIndian IT firms by up to300 basis points

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लीगल रिपोर्टि. जयपुि | हाईकोर्ट ने सैननक व निनिट्री सककूिों िें िड़नकयों को प्रवेश नहीं देने और संनवधान के प्रावधान व आरररीई कानून का उलिंघन िाििे िें केन्द्र सरकार को 26 अकरटूबर को नदए आदेश के पािन पर तरीन िहरीने िें पुननवविचार करने का ननददेश नदया है। अदाित ने यह अंतररि ननददेश सोिवार को िाहरी यादव करी परीआईएि पर नदया। सुनवाई के दौरान केन्द्र सरकार ने प्रारविना पत्र पेश कर कहा नक इस साि अदाित के आदेश का पािन करना संभव नहीं है। निस पर अदाित ने केन्द्र सरकार को तरीन िहरीने का सिय नदया।

सैनिक सककूलों में बेनरयों को प्रवेश- केन्द्र 3 महीिे में मंशा पि पुिनवविचाि किे

लीगल रिपोर्टि. जयपुि | आईएएस व राजय के सरीएस ओपरी िरीणा सोिवार को उनकरी आरएएस पत्री गरीता नसंह देव द्ारा िगाए गए दहेि प्रताड़ना व घरेिू नहंसा केस िें िरीनिएरर रररायर िि सुनरीि कुिार गगवि के सिक्ष पेश हुए। िरीनिएरर के सिक्ष सरीएस व गरीता नसंह देव के बरीच िाििे करी सुनवाई कुछ देर हुई। िेनकन सरीएस को नकसरी िरूररी िरीनरंग िें िाना रा। निस पर सरीएस ने िरीनिएरर से िरीनरंग िें िाने के निए सिय िांगा। िरीनिएरर गगवि ने िाििे करी सुनवाई 18 फरवररी को तय करी।

दहेज प्रताड़िा केस में मीनिएरि के समक्ष पेश हुए सीएस

क्ाइम रिपोर्टि. जयपुि | िेएिएन िागवि पर एसएि कर के पास नो एंट्री िें घुसे रैंकर ने रनववार रात तरीन बिे गशत कर रहे िवाहर सनककिि के नसगिा बाइक सवार कांसरटेबि व उसके परीछटे बैठटे होिगाि्ट को रककर िार दरी। रककर िगने पर रैंकर िें बाइक फंस गई निससे बाइक व उसके चािक को रैंकर घसरीरता हुआ िे गया, िबनक बाइक के परीछटे बैठा होिगाि्ट उछिकर दूर नगर गया। रैंकर के घसरीरने से 300 िरीरर तक कांसरटेबि के शव के रुकड़टे नबखर गए। सूचना नििने पर िौके पर पहुंचरी िवाहर सनककिि राना पुनिस िौके पर पहुंचरी और शव को ियपुररया असपताि पहुंचाया। रककर िारने वािे रैंकर का सोिवार रात तक पता नहीं िग पाया रा। हादसे िें िवाहर सनककिि राने के कांसरटेबि रोिाभरीि-करौिरी ननवासरी सुखचंद िरीणा (45) करी िौत हो गई। उनके

सार घायि हुए होिगाि्ट िेघराि का फोनर्टस हॉससपरि िें उपचार चि रहा है। िेघराि करी हाित भरी गंभरीर बताई िा रहरी है। घरना के अनुसार िवाहर सनककिि राने िें तैनात सुखचंद िरीणा व होिगाि्ट का िवान िेघराि बाइक पर गशत कर रहे रे। बाइक सुखचंद चिा रहे रे। वे िेररनियन (निवाइिर) के निदरीक से िवाहर सनककिि करी तरफ िा रहे रे। इसरी दौरान एसएि कर करी तरफ से आ रहा रैंकर ने उनकरी बाइक को चपेर िें िे निया।

पुषपचक्र अरपपित : ियपुररया असपताि िें पोसरिार्टि के बाद सुखचंद के शव को िवाहर सनककिि राने िेकर आए। िहां पर पुनिस कनिश्नर संिय अग्रवाि ने पुषपचक्र अनपवित करके सिािरी दरी। सिािरी के बाद पुनिस सुखचंद के शव को उनके पैतृक गांव िेकर गई िहां पर अंनति संसकार नकया गया।

जेएलएि मागवि पि िो एंट्ी में घुसे रैंकि िे गशत कि िहे कांसरटेबल को कुचला

नसरी रिपोर्टि. जयपुि | रािगढ़ रोि ससरत नाई करी रड़री इिाके िें फिजी पट्टे कारकर करी गई धोखाधड़री से 250 से जयादा गररीब िोगों करी निंदगरीभर करी किाई खतरे िें पड़ गई। दोनों सोसायनरयों से ििरीन खररीदने के बाविूद उनके हार केवि पट्टे करी शकि िें कागि के रुकड़टे रह गए। सोसायनरयों से निए गए पट्टेधाररी यह नहीं सिय पा रहे हैं नक ननयिानुसार

काररी गई सोसायररी कौनसरी है। ब्रह्मपुररी राना पुनिस करी िांच िें िििहि सोसायररी व अंबेशवर गृहननिाविण सोसायररी दोनों हरी फिजी बताई गई हैं। इस िाििे िें शननवार को ब्रह्मपुररी राना पुनिस ने इसकतदार बेग को नगरफतार नकया है। उसने वरवि 2004 िें ियनगर करी ििरीन पर हरी फिजी पट्टे देकर सैयद नगर कॉिोनरी कार दरी ररी। उसके द्ारा काररी कॉिोनरी िें एक आईिरी के भरी निपत होने करी बात सािने आ रहरी है। आईिरी को िेकर पुनिस प्रशासन चुप है।

उधर 41 िें से 11 बरीघा के िानिक सूरि नारायण शिावि का तो िोगों को पता चि गया िेनकन बाकरी करी 30 बरीघा ििरीन नकसकरी है इसका िोगों को पता नहीं िग पाया। सूरि नारायण शिावि ने बताया नक उनकरी ििरीन पर पट्टे कारटे िा रहे हैं इस बात का पता पट्टे कारने के बाद चिा िब िोगों ने कबिे करना शुरू नकए। वहीं, परीनितों का कहना है नक 30 बरीघा ििरीन एसएिएस कारपोरेशन करी बताई िा रहरी है िेनकन िानिकाना हक के निए कोई सािने नहीं आ रहा है।

250 से जयादा गिीबों को ि जमीि नमली, ि जमीि के बदले जमा किाया गया पैसानाई की थडी में फर्जी पट्टे र्ारी कर हुई धोखाधडी का मामला