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10 more IT centres this year, says Chief Minister

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Priority for Tier-II cities; Kakinada STPI centre inaugurated

MARCHING AHEAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy releasing a CD on the proposed Godavari IT at Kakinada in the presence of Union Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju on Saturday. — Photo: S Rambabu

KAKINADA: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy announced here on Saturday that 10 more software technology parks would be established in the State this year on the lines of the one in Kakinada with priority being given to Tier-II cities.

Inaugurating the incubation centre of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), the first of its kind in the Godavari region, in the Collectorate compound, he asked Minister for Information Technology Sabita Indra Reddy and officials of her department to ensure early establishment of these new IT centres. This facility is the result of the joint effort of the STPI and the Department of IT and Communication. The 14,000 sq.ft. Godavari IT hub provides `plug and play' mode of office built-up space. As an anchor IT company, M/s Infotech Enterprises, has already taken 7,000 sq.ft. of space and will provide employment to 120 engineers by March. Expressing confidence that the IT industry would generate large-scale employment to cater to the global demand, he said over 70,000 graduates were passing out of 270 engineering colleges and another two lakh graduates from degree colleges. He lauded the efforts of Union Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju for obtaining sanction for the STPI and for his keen interest in providing good avenues for engineering graduates in the region. Mr. Pallamraju said that Kakinada was headed towards becoming a preferred destination for IT development.

MLAs' protest

Much to the embarrassment of the Chief Minister, half a dozen Congress MLAs preferred to sit with the audience in protest against the `ill-treatment' meted out to them by the organisers, who asked them to vacate the dias on security reasons. Thota Gopalakrishna loudly protested when the MLAs were again invited to the dias. Noticing the MLAs' displeasure, Dr. Reddy asked them not to react on a small issue and himself invited them to the dias.

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