Bangalore : The rising divorce rate in the IT sector

The Information Technology boom in Bangalore is not unknown. However, everything comes with a price. Statistics reveal that in 2006 alone, 1,246 cases of divorce pertaining to those in the IT sector have landed in the matrimonial courts in Bangalore. Financial freedom, lack of time at home, erratic working hours, work pressure, financial security and stress are being seen as the main reasons for this fiasco. The worrying factor is that the number of divorce cases pertaining to those in the IT sector has seen a steady rise since 2003. In 2003, the number of cases from the IT sector was 283 while in 2004 it went upto 526. Statistics available show that in 2005 the figure went up to 946 and in 2006 the figure was 1,246.

The year 2007 has not been too kind. The statistics available till June 2007 state that the number of divorce cases from the IT sector is 828 already. Experts state that the figure is likely to increase by the end of the year. What is more shocking is that divorce cases from the IT sector seem to be contributing to the number in a big way.