
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said the state will be developed into an IT hub for which 400 acres of land has been identified here.
"Along with it, software parks are also being developed at Bokaro, Ranchi, Dhanbad, and Jamshedpur," Mr Das said while inaugurating 'Advantage Jharkhand 2015' at Hotel Chanakya BNR. He said the government will provide land to IT companies in a week. The state is full of talents and opening of IT companies in the state is the demand of time, he said, adding that the people will get rid of the middlemen by making proper use of IT. The government is starting e-district, e-city, e-gram to bring transparency in the system, he said.
The Chief Minister said the government endeavours to start online mutation from March 2016 and land records are being digitalised. He said the government is trying to give an accountable government. Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba said possibilities of investment and development has increased in the state. Maximum services are provided to people through e-governance, he said. "Apart from finding new areas, we have to focus on cyber securities and hardware industry," Mr Gauba said.
IT secretary Sunil Barnwal said the state has emerged as a place of potentials in eastern India and it has been ranked number three by the World Bank for initiating business.
"Apart from making software technology park in four districts, an electronic cluster has been approved at Adityapur. An IIIT will start in Ranchi from June-July in collaboration with Tata Motors, TCS and CCL," he said and added that man power can be hired from famous educational institutions.
He said the government has worked sincerely for skill development and connectivity and digitalisation of data is done speedily. On the occasion, the Chief Minister handed over the papers of land to National Institute of Information and Technology (NILIT).
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Quelle/Source: Web India 123, 17.12.2015