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MADURAI: Information technology and IT-enabled services have recorded a 47 per cent growth in Tamil Nadu with a turnover of Rs.20,709 crore. The industry is buoyant as the State is investor-friendly, Chief Secretary L.K. Tripathy said here on Tuesday. Talking to The Hindu, he said the IT sector was expanding to Tier-II cities, including Madurai, where the Government was establishing IT/TIDEL Parks. Memoranda of Understanding for setting up 11 major industries in the areas of mobile communication, leather, electronics and hardware had also been signed. Mr. Tripathy said the Government was embarking on e-governance in a phased manner. Mission mode projects developed by 12 departments had been sent to the Centre for clearance. “Once the ‘Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network’ is in place, we will be able to establish link at the taluk-level and connect villages. As a pilot project, a health monitoring and school management system has been developed in Villupuram district in association with Intel.” As part of the e-governance programme, multi-purpose Common Service Centres would be launched across the State. “Besides the technology and infrastructure, what is more important is training to Government employees. In fresh recruitments, we are looking at the IT capabilities of candidates so that their services can be used for e-governance.” The Chief Secretary said technology upgradation in existing industries was an area of thrust. Agro-based food processing had an untapped potential. “We are ready to promote projects based on food processing, floriculture and medicinal plants.” Asked about cultivable lands being converted for real estate business or other commercial purposes, Mr. Tripathy said the Government was concerned about farmers selling wetland. A regulatory mechanism was available and Town Planning Officials should exercise their power to prevent reclassification of wetlands. Compared to the manufacturing and service industry, the contribution of the primary sector to the GSDP was not encouraging. “Agriculture had a negative growth in the last five years. Steps have been taken to preserve the holding capacity of water bodies.” Coastal securityHe said an exclusive coastal security system was in place. While 12 Marine police stations were coming up, the number of check-posts along the coastline was being increased from 60 to 100. “Our concern is to take care of the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees….they have come here because they have no place to go. Since January 2006, about 19,800 refugees have come. Though we do not encourage their coming here, we will take care of them.” Replying to a question on tapping solar and wind energy, Mr. Tripathy said Tamil Nadu was first in the country and fourth in the world when it came to wind energy generation.
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