Personal computer sales crossed 17.1 lakh (1.71 million) units during the first half of the current fiscal, showing a growth of 37 per cent over the same period last fiscal.

PC sales are expected to touch 40 lakh (4 milloin) units this fiscal with the second half also expected to turn up with encouraging numbers, Manufacturers Association of Information Technology, the apex body of IT hardware, said on Wednesday.

The high growth in PC sales can be attributed to increased consumption by verticals like telecom, banking and manufacturing as well as major e-governance initiatives by central and state governments.