CM gives node for IT city near Hubli

CM gives node for IT city near Hubli
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POSITIVE RESPONSE

#Kumar responds positively to plea by Minister Jagdish Shettar
#300 acres of land for the IT sector in Rayapur, Mummigatti and Kelagei areas
#Govt committed to developing IT industry in all tier II cities in State
#NRIs willing to return to start IT industry in the region

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy chats with NASSCOM Kiran Karnik (right) at the inauguration of Technology Investors Meet in Hubli on Saturday.

Hubli: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday gave the green signal for setting up an IT City near Hubli-Dharwad based on the response from entrepreneurs. He was positively reacting to a request by district in-charge and Revenue Minister Jagdish Shettar.

Speaking after inaugurating the IT Investors Meet here, Kumaraswamy said that the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) had been instructed to set apart about 300 acres of land for the IT sector in Rayapur, Mummigatti and Kelagei areas.

"The State government is contemplating to set up an integrated IT City in Hubli depending on the response from entrepreneurs. It is my fond wish that HubliDharwad and Belgaum should drive the IT revolution in North Karnataka," he averred.

The CM said that Karnataka Democratic Front government was committed to developing IT and related industries in all tier II cities in the State, particularly in the Hubli-Dharwad region. He said the IT industry in the State was projected to provide employment to one million professionals by 2010. It was his strong desire that at least 30 pc of that should be in North Karnataka, he added.

He revealed that the State government was taking initiatives in association with the National Association of Software and Computers (NASSCOM) as well as the Department of Technical Education for producing IT-ready graduates in NK.

Appreciating the efforts of gusty young NonResident Indians of the region on the development of IT sector in the region, the CM said that most of them expressed willingness to return and start the industry.