ENARADA, Bangalore, August 5, 2014
Dr K Rosaiah, Governor of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu while addressing the felicitation meet organized by FKCCI in the city today stated that Karnataka is the undisputed leader in the field of Information Technology.
He observed that Andhra Pradesh is falling behind Karnataka in IT sector in-spite of its efforts to overtake.
“Andhra Pradesh had yet to catch up with Karnataka in the field of Information Technology and in-spite of repeated attempts, it was way behind Karnataka” opined Rosaiah.
Karnataka’s proactive policies have taken development of Karnataka to unprecedented heights; and the state’s Information Technology Policy, BPO Policy and its Biotech Policy has gone a long way in establishing Karnataka as a hub for Information Technology, Outsourcing, Off Shoring and Biotechnology, he explained.
The Infrastructure policy of Karnataka has indeed gone a long way into establishing Karnataka as a leader in PPP projects.
“The SEZ policy of Karnataka has paved the way for cluster development in the State. These policies led the state to build the first Software Technology Park, Aerospace SEZ, first to introduce the private sector in education and the state is making rapid strides in establishment of a Nano Park, a Global Financial District, Knowledge City and a Manufacturing unit for Defence” Rosaiah said.
Bangalore has been ranked 1st by the leading HR companies of the world as “Best place to live and work by expatriates”. This gives an advantage to Karnataka to woo more FDIs in all sectors, Rosaiah added.
Earlier in his welcome address Mr Sampathraman, President, FKCCI urged the Government to revive MSME sector by providing credit facility at affordable rates.
He lauded the initiative by the State Government to develop and upgrade industrial corridors and decongest Bangalore by developing township clusters.
