IT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said there could be some cases were contracts are not renewed as part of the regular annual appraisal cycle.
Besides, she said, the industry is also undergoing a shift in the job profile given the advent of cloud, big data and digital payments.
"Some of the companies which have been named (as undertaking job cuts) have clarified that there is nothing big this year," she said on the sidelines of Broadband India Forum event.
The government has categoric assurance from the industry in this regard, she emphasised.
Also Read
The industry is growing at 8-9 per cent and there is nothing to suggest that the growth is going to slow down "dramatically".
IT sector, she said, will continue to hire and has added 5 lakh jobs in the last 2.5 years. The issue needed to be looked at "holistically", she added.
There are fears that thousands of employees in the sector could be shown the door over the next few weeks.
The development comes at a time when Indian IT firms are facing challenges in the business environment and stricter work permit regime in countries like the US, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
That apart, executive search firm Head Hunters India said recently that job cuts in IT sector will be between 1.75 lakh and 2 lakh annually for next three years due to under- preparedness in adapting to newer technologies.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content