The Free Press Journal

IT bodies to create district-wise database

- SANJAY JOG sanjay.jog@fpj.co.in

Minister of State for IT and Home Satej Patil has already called upon NASSCOM, SEAP and others to provide necessary assistance in this regard

Minister of State for Informatio­n Technology and Home Satej Patil has approached NASSCOM, Software Export Associatio­n Pune (SEAP) and other organisati­ons to provide necessary assistance in creating district-wise database for the better formation of government policies.

Patil said that the government is planning to start well-equipped nodal centres and the ideas for their better implementa­tion are welcome.

“We are trying our best to promote IT in Tier 2 and 3 cities. I appeal to @nasscom & @The SEAP to help us in creating district-wise databases so that we can prepare better policies,” the minister Minister of State for Informatio­n Technology and Home Satej Patil has already called upon NASSCOM, SEAP and other organisati­ons to provide necessary assistance in this regardtwee­ted.

The minister said that the government was open to the suggestion­s supporting their idea of developing smaller cities and towns ideal for the IT sector.

“We are also planning to start Govt-run wellequipp­ed nodal centres where IT employees can come and work for their respective companies. All ideas are welcome in this regard,” said Patil.

The Minister had recently announced that the Maharashtr­a government was chalking out an IT policy to focus the developmen­t of tier 2 and 3 cities to attract IT companies.

Patil in a virtual conference had said recently, “Mumbai and Pune have been leading in the IT sector and have been saturated due to migration to these cities. We now want to take this progress to cities like Nagpur, Satara, Amaravati, Latur, Nanded and others by giving incentives to the industries. The industries will be incentivis­ed with various facilities through a separate IT policy. We have come out with an RFP model to facilitate the sector with a simplified procuremen­t process.”

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