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TS govt seeks to make Hyd top IT destination
The Telangana State government has sought suggestions from Information Technology (IT) industry and discussed with industry leaders its plans to make Hyderabad the number one IT destination.
Invites suggetions from industry leaders
Hyderabad: The Telangana State government has sought suggestions from Information Technology (IT) industry and discussed with industry leaders its plans to make Hyderabad the number one IT destination.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and IT Minister K Taraka Ramarao on Thursday attended the executive council meeting of Nasscom, the apex body of IT industry in the country.
They assured the existing IT firms in Hyderabad that infrastructure bottlenecks, if any, would be removed to facilitate faster growth and offered to extend assistance to those keen to expand their operations to tier II cities like Warangal and Vijayawada.
The IT Minister told reporters, after the meeting, the government would soon organise IT workshop to discuss measures required to give further boost to the sector. It would also seek Nasscom’s help in evolving in an IT policy. KTR pointed out that as a city, Hyderabad was at number two in terms of IT exports in the country. It accounts for 12 per cent of total IT exports. With a share of 31 per cent, Bangalore is at first place.
While Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who earlier held a separate meeting with Nasscom executive council, claimed that Pune was at number two, KTR said Pune was at third position with 11 per cent exports. “We are not happy being number two. We discussed core areas and we are working on it,” he said and pointed out that Telangana was attracting significant investments from multinational companies.
The Minister added Amazon and Google were developing permanent facilities in Hyderabad, while Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Cyient were also expanding. With Rs 57,000 crore IT exports during 2013-14, Telangana as a State was at fourth place.
KTR said both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have the drive and were aggressive in promoting IT sector and hoped that they would be both leading States in the country. “We are for the development of both the States, although we want one per cent higher growth in Telangana,” said the Minister.
