The Information Technology (IT) sector has been listed as one of the major thrust areas in Punjab’s new industrial policy. The Industrial Policy 2009 would replace the Industrial Policy 2003 and would be ready by January next year.
Stating this during a press conference held here last evening, minister for industries and commerce Manoranjan Kalia said the aim was to revive the IT sector in Punjab and offer the state as one of the top IT destinations in the world.
Kalia said the road map for encouraging the IT sector in Punjab, other than attracting big national and international IT companies, would be giving a major push to the small and medium entrepreneurs in the IT sector.
Kalia, along with secretary, industries, S.S. Channy and MD Punjab Infotech, R.K. Verma, was interacting with the press. Kalia had returned from a 3-day delegation visit to IT clusters in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
He said the delegation interacted with industry leaders such as Infosys, Wipro and Satyam and also witnessed world class IT infrastructure. “We are leaving no stone unturned in creating a better investment climate for IT investors in the state. We are addressing the land issue by proposing two government-backed IT/ITeS SEZs in Kapurthala and Ropar,” he said.
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