Commissioner to decide on land for IT firms
The HIndu.com
Staff Correspondent
HUBLI: The special meeting of the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation on Tuesday authorised Commissioner P. Manivannan to take a final decision on allotting 44.27 acres of corporation land to the software companies.
The land is situated at Amargol block number 89 in Navanagar, which is between Hubli and Dharwad. The House felt that the Commissioner was the right person to decide on the issue of price and the conditions to be laid down before allotting the land. All members, cutting across party lines, welcomed the move of giving the corporation land to software firms as it would help in the development of twin cities in the long run.
Former Mayors Pandurang Patil and Vijayanand Hoskoti said the allotment of the land at Navanagar would help in developing the area.
Firdouz Konnur and Anilkumar Patil stressed the need for laying few conditions before handing over the land to the industries. Mr. Anilkumar Patil urged the council to send a resolution to the State Government asking for a special package for improving the infrastructure in the twin cities.
Alternative route
The meeting approved the proposal to develop an alternative route for manganese ore laden trucks to prevent them from entering Hubli. It authorised the Commissioner to take a final decision on the issue.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Karnataka to relook at IT policy
Karnataka to relook at IT policy
CIOL India
New IT secretary suggests changes in existing policy
Monday, May 29, 2006
Priya Padmanabhan
BANGALORE: India's leading software exporting state, Karnataka may make some changes in its IT policy which was formulated in 2000. Speaking to CyberMedia News, Dr Anup K Pujari, principal secretary to government, department of IT, biotechnology and science and technology said that he had suggested the need for some changes in the policy in a letter to Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. “It is more than five years since the millennium IT policy was announced. I have suggested some recommendations including development and policy measures to attract investors to second-tier cities like Hubli,” he said.
He said that the recently held IT investor meet “Destination Hubli,” has triggered a lot of interest among IT companies. “Around 7-8 major companies including IBM, TCS, Satyam, Wipro participated in the meet. Tata Teleservices and Kshema Technologies have offices here and Pune-based Neilsoft is planning to relocate part of its operations to Hubli,” he said.
Pujari added that around 40,000 sq ft out of the total 2.72 lakh sq.ft allocated at the Hubli IT Park had been occupied. In an effort to woo companies to set-up shop in the city, the state government is offering space at the park at a promotional rate of Rs 10 per sq ft for the first 50,000 sq ft of space. The next 15,000 sq. ft would be offered at Rs 15 per sq.ft for the next six months.
Pujari is confident that IT entrepreneurs in tier-two cities like Hassan, Gulbarga and Davangere could spark interest in these cities as well. The state government is encouraging growth in tier-two cities to ease off the development pressure in Bangalore.
Secondary cities like Mysore and Mangalore have begun to show good growth. In 2005, Mysore and Mangalore clocked exports of Rs 392 crore and Rs 570 crore respectively. Hubli which registered Rs 4.92 crore in exports last year, still has a lot of catching up to do.
CIOL India
New IT secretary suggests changes in existing policy
Monday, May 29, 2006
Priya Padmanabhan
BANGALORE: India's leading software exporting state, Karnataka may make some changes in its IT policy which was formulated in 2000. Speaking to CyberMedia News, Dr Anup K Pujari, principal secretary to government, department of IT, biotechnology and science and technology said that he had suggested the need for some changes in the policy in a letter to Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. “It is more than five years since the millennium IT policy was announced. I have suggested some recommendations including development and policy measures to attract investors to second-tier cities like Hubli,” he said.
He said that the recently held IT investor meet “Destination Hubli,” has triggered a lot of interest among IT companies. “Around 7-8 major companies including IBM, TCS, Satyam, Wipro participated in the meet. Tata Teleservices and Kshema Technologies have offices here and Pune-based Neilsoft is planning to relocate part of its operations to Hubli,” he said.
Pujari added that around 40,000 sq ft out of the total 2.72 lakh sq.ft allocated at the Hubli IT Park had been occupied. In an effort to woo companies to set-up shop in the city, the state government is offering space at the park at a promotional rate of Rs 10 per sq ft for the first 50,000 sq ft of space. The next 15,000 sq. ft would be offered at Rs 15 per sq.ft for the next six months.
Pujari is confident that IT entrepreneurs in tier-two cities like Hassan, Gulbarga and Davangere could spark interest in these cities as well. The state government is encouraging growth in tier-two cities to ease off the development pressure in Bangalore.
Secondary cities like Mysore and Mangalore have begun to show good growth. In 2005, Mysore and Mangalore clocked exports of Rs 392 crore and Rs 570 crore respectively. Hubli which registered Rs 4.92 crore in exports last year, still has a lot of catching up to do.
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