Major investment in IT on way for NE: Ramesh
Guwahati | Saturday, Mar 1 2008 IST
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh today announced major
investments, plans for the IT sector in North East in the coming months.
Talking to mediapersons after the MoU signing ceremony between TCS, Assam
government and IIT-Guwahati for opening TCS Learning Centre here, Mr Ramesh
said ''Major investment is coming to Shillong in the IT sector and we will
formally announce it within the next 15 days.'' The election code of conduct,
with the state going to the polls on March 3, prevented the Minister from
elaborating on the proposed investment. Mr Ramesh said ''The MoU has opened the
way for other IT companies to follow suit and tap the huge human resource
potential of the region.'' He said the connectivity bottlenecks have been
addressed to a large extent and things were moving in the right direction for
the region to attract IT companies. The Assam government's positive attitude
and the presence of an IIT here has helped in attracting TCS, he added. CEO and
MD of TCS S Ramadorai, said the TCS Learning Centre is an indication of the
long-term commitment of the company to start operations in NE. ''We
have taken time to access the sustainability factor and are here for long-term
plan,'' he added. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, speaking after the signing
of the MoU, assured of all cooperation from the government for other companies
that wanted to follow suit. He also thanked the Tata group for being pioneers
in setting up training centre in the region. Other dignitaries present at the
ceremony included Assam IT Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma and director of
IIT-Guwahati Prof Gautam Bora.
The Learning Centre will conduct classes in the IIT-Guwahati campus and also
use the facilities of the latter. The TCS also signed a lease agreement with
the state government for leasing 50 flats for a period of three years. The
students will be drawn from engineering and science pass-outs, with the first
batch of 150 students likely to start training by middle of this year.
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