OMAR INVITES IT FIRMS TO INVEST IN STATE

Srinagar
The Tribune

Calling upon Information Technology chieftains to invest in the state, which has been a laggard in the development of IT industry, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today that his government would offer all possible help to them and the state had necessary wherewithal for the success of this industry.

Omar made this appeal while interacting with a delegation of Nasscom, an apex body of IT companies.

Led by its chairperson Dr Ganesh Natarajan, the delegation gave a power-point presentation to the CM accompanied by several of his colleagues on issues of “IT Sector and its Growth”, “Education and Skill Development Initiative and Employable Skill Development” and “A Case History of Maharashtra.

An official spokesperson quoted Abdullah as saying that the IT sector has the potential of offering enormous employment opportunities and asked Nasscom to participate in the development of this sector in the state.

Urging the captains of IT and other related sectors to look towards the state for setting up their ventures, Omar said the youth in the state possessed ample talent but there was a need to harness their potential. He said IT was one of the few sectors where physical connectivity was not necessary and this factor could be put to advantage for development of this sector in the state.

Focused attention, concrete strategies and time-bound action on these plans would go a long way in promoting this sector in the state, he said, adding that use of technology could also help in bridging disparity in the educational standards prevalent between rural and urban areas.

Calling for evolving a multi-tier strategy to achieve the objective of jobs in IT, the CM expressed gratitude to Nasscom for taking the initiative and asked them to suggest ways and means for development of this sector in the state and also creating job avenues for the youth. He said with the improvement in security scenario, the focus should be on development of emerging sectors like IT, which have a vast application in day-to-day life.