Over the past 12 months, our Government has championed the need for the creation of a number of policies to cater to traditional as well as emerging technologies, says Nara Lokesh, Minister for Information Technology & Communication, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh, in an Exclusive Interview with Gopi Krishna Arora of Elets News Network (ENN).
You took over as the Minister for IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh, a year ago and played a role of visionary leader. Today, Andhra Pradesh is largely seen as a growth story. How would you describe the greatest accomplishment of Andhra Government?
I firmly believe that information technology and electronics will form the backbone of our future economy. Since taking charge as the Minister for IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh, our government has successfully brought about a renewed interest among potential investors in the areas of IT, Electronics and industry 4.0 technologies.
The State has developed a strong vision for the IT sector in the state to enable the creation of 1 lakh IT jobs and bring in investments worth $ 2 billion. It also envisions creating 2 lakh jobs in the electronics sector and bringing investments worth $ 5 billion in the sector.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh realises the potential of the industry and the growth opportunities it brings to the State. How are we planning to make the State best investment destination?
Our government is on track to achieve its commitment of generating 1 lakh IT jobs and 2 lakh Electronics jobs through industry participation in the State.
The CII Partnership Summit, 2018 saw high level of interest from potential investors in IT, Electronics and other industry 4.0 technologies. A total of 76 MoUs were signed with committed investment of Rs 30,058 crore and committed employment of 1,31,748 jobs.
The State forged 41 MoUs in the IT sector, committing an investment Rs 9,880 crore with a committed employment 87,273 jobs. Moreover, 30 MoUs signed in the Electronics sector have a committed investment of Rs 19,800.24 crore and committed employment of 42,290.
This story is from the May 2018 edition of eGov.
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