Cos in Ranchi STPI facing high attrition rate > > Ranchi: Set up to promote export-oriented initiative in the information > technology sector two years ago, the Software Technology Park of India > (STPI), Namkon in Ranchi is facing hard times. > > Most of the firms, which set up its operation, are now planning to shift > their units as they are facing with high rate of attrition of IT > professionals. > > Ranchi-based Poddar Technologies, and Jamshedpur-based Alpine Techno and > Calling 24x7 have almost winded their operation. Bhubaneswar-based Cynosure > Infotech, which had stalled operations, was on the verge of leaving. > > "Apart from high attrition, Ranchi's distance from software hubs like > Bangalore and Hyderabad is also a factor that's impeding the growth of the > industry here," STPI Additional Director Surya K Pattanayak conceded. > > Pattanayak, who is in charge of the STPI centres in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and > Ranchi, said a few business process outsourcing (BPO) companies had even > stopped using their facilities even though they owed lakhs to the STPI. > > Regarding rising trend of attrition, officials said young professionals, who > gained experience here, left for cities like Bangalore, Calcutta, Pune and > Delhi the moment they acquired reasonable levels of efficiency. > > "At least three software companies have shut shop recently," STPI Assistant > Director in Ranchi Siddharth Rai said, adding that two companies, the > city-based Vision Eternity and Bhubaneswar-based Cynosure Infotech, were > still operating out of STPI, but weren't in good shape. > > "Cynosure Infotech has stalled operations from May due to some capital > problems," an STPI source in Ranchi said. > > The state government on the other hand hardly took any interest in promoting > the cause of STPI, saying that it had provided land for the park. Now the > centre should ensure that the purpose of setting up the software park is > fulfilled. > > The Ranchi STPI is spread over 12,500 sq ft with a workable area of 6,500 sq > ft in the Namkum Industrial Area, 10 km from here. It can house 400 BPO > employees in a single shift. > > Opened with a lot of fan fare, the park had once drew the attention of noted > infotech companies like the Hyderabad-based Gen2 and Calcutta-based Leonid. > More than a dozen other software companies had also evinced keen on opening > units here. > > According to the STPI officials, companies like TCS, the Indian Stock > Exchange, Tenneti Technology, Satyam Information Solutions, V-XL Teleworking > and Bharat Vision also filed applications to register units here. > > The demand for space in the STPI was such that they were planning another > centre at Jamshedpur. > > STPI officials, however, exuded confidence that the change of guard in the > state politics and posting of a dynamic officer PK Jajoria as Secretary in > place of RS Sharma might help the centre grow. > > "We are particularly hopeful that Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who has kept > the IT Department with him, will be able to address the looming problem of > the STPI in the state," the STPI officer said. > > > Click to get the daily dose of news on good governance at iGovernment. _________________________________________________________________ Searching for weekend getaways? Try Live.com http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL
