The comments came after US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-1B visas along with other foreign work visas for the rest of the year.
The statement comes amid reports that the US is considering suspension of a number of employment visas including the H-1B - which is much sought-after among Indian IT professionals - in view of the massive unemployment in America due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a tweet, Nasscom President Debjani Ghosh said the members had a very productive discussion with the minister.
In a virtual address to NASSCOM, Shringla said there is some anxiety among Indians and industry about restrictions on H1-B visa as part of the US administration's review of their non-immigrant visa regime.
Nasscom will allow employees to work premises in a phased manner after Government allowed IT and IT-enabled services to operate with up to 50 per cent strength.
Welcoming the move to extend the lockdown, Nasscom said it is imperative that people to adapt to this "new normal" and build in practices like social distancing in everyday lives over the next many months.
Many of the companies that provide business services such as call centres, information technology services and business process automation were not prepared for work-for-home arrangements.
Industry body Nasscom and leaders of the IT industry had requested the government to relax the norms to facilitate business continuity that is posing to be a major challenge for the sector.
Nasscom, which represents IT and BPO companies as well as startups, has written to Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on the issue.
To be held in Mumbai between February 12-14, the 28th edition of NTLF will have over 150 speakers, more than 600 CXOs and 1,500 delegates attending the event.
The Data Protection Bill will empower the government to ask companies including Facebook, Google and others for anonymised personal data and non-personal data.
The discussions were held in light of the amendments proposed by the Centre on December 24, 2018, to hold intermediaries like Whatsapp, Facebook and YouTube accountable for the content shared on their platforms.
Ex-servicemen said the move would bridge the gap between the Army and corporate world and and equip the veterans to find a better second career.
According to Nasscom, cryptocurrency-based businesses can be tested in the regulatory sandboxes. A ban would handicap India from participating in new use cases that cryptocurrencies and tokens offer.
Facing rough weather amid large-scale layoffs and visa curbs in the US, the Indian IT industry body Nasscom has stepped up its lobbying with the American lawmakers.
'With this Budget, startups can expect lesser regulatory requirement, besides reducing their tax compliance burden,' NASSCOM Executive Council member and Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl said.
Nasscom's statement comes in the wake of reports that the US is mulling 10-15 per cent cap on H-1B visa for nations that compel foreign companies to store data locally. Such a move gains significance amid row between the US and India over trade and tariffs.
The UK India Tech Alliance is a partnership with NASSCOM which is part of the Official UK India tech partnership signed by the Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Theresa May.
As part of the partnership, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation will train nearly 1,00,000 Indians to spot false information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on WhatsApp.
Executive director of ESC D K Sareen also said the export of electronic hardware may also witness positive growth at about 7-8% on the back of newer avenues such as solar power electronics, UPS systems and electronic energy meters.
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