India's electronic hardware and computer software services registered a growth of 35 per cent in dollar terms at $6.5 billion during the first half (April-September) of the current fiscal.

However, in rupee terms, the increase is 31.06 per cent during the six-month period at Rs 30,623 crore (Rs 306.23 billion), D K Sareen, executive director, Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council told newspersons in New Delhi after releasing the half-yearly estimates of software and electronics hardware.

The growth in export of computer software and services was 38 per cent in dollar terms during H1 while that of electronics hardware was 13.29 per cent, he said.

"Going by the trend, we are confident that export target set for 2003-04 at $13.77 billion is achievable," he said adding the IT sector should consolidate on its intrinsic strengths and build on it to achieve the target of $50 billion exports by 2008.