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Published & Updated as on -
2010-05-21
The
state is pitching for developing the first-ever Information Technology
Investment Region (ITIR) in the country in an area of 202 sq km that would
create about 15 lakh direct and 53 lakh indirect jobs.
The
region comprises areas such as Cyberabad Development Authority (CDA), including
Gachibowli and Madhapur; Hyderabad Airport Development Authority (Hada)
including Mamidipalli, Raviryal, Adibatla and Maheswaram; Uppal and Pocharam,
to provide conducive business environment, transparent investor-friendly policy
and excellent infrastructure for the growth of IT, ITeS and Electronic Hardware
Manufacturing (EHM) units.
 These areas will have
selfcontained townships with roads, rail, metro, power, water and drainage,
residential, commercial and social infrastructure that would reduce burden on
the existing urban infrastructure.
Chief minister K Rosaiah,
who reviewed the functioning of IT&C department with IT minister K Venkat
Reddy, principal secretary Sameer Sharma and senior officials on Wednesday, was
informed that all industrial promotion schemes and incentives offered by the
state and central government would be made available to companies establishing their
operations in the ITIR region. Subjects like egovernance, IT promotion and
other initiatives of the department were discussed at length during the
meeting. A detailed proposal would be sent to the Centre soon on the subject,
officials said.
Officials said the ICT policy for 2010-2015
would be released shortly as the government was in constant interaction with
the captains of various verticals of IT/ITES sector in framing the new policy.
The
chief minister was informed that the ITIR region would help in achieving
balanced regional and socio-economic development of the state. They said
locations like Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tirupati, Kakinada, Kadapa and Kurnool
were being promoted as major IT hubs in the near future and special impetus
would be given to IT companies shifting to these locations to set up their
operations.
Source: Magicbricks 8/2/10
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