KTR urges IT leaders to expand in tier-2 cities of TS
Hyderabad added 1.5 lakh jobs almost one-third of the total 4.5 lakh jobs created in the IT sector in India last year, says Telangana IT Minister citing Nasscom’s recent report
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Technology that doesn't benefit the common man is futile. Telangana tops the list of States in the metric of per capita e-transactions offered through MeeSeva. It is the first State to use facial recognition to renew pensioners' life certificates, and in local body polls
Hyderabad: Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao appealed the captains of IT industry to look beyond Hyderabad and expand their operations in tier-2 cities of the State. He urged them to point the State government to new opportunities and prospective investors. He participated in an interactive session with IT industry leaders organised by Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) here on Monday.
Asking them to guide the State government in a way that local youth get the bulk of the jobs, KTR said that the State has been working to see how the partnership between the industry and academia can be strengthened. Over the past eight years, he stated that the number of employees in the IT sector grew from 3.23 lakh to 8.7 lakh and the IT exports rose from Rs 57,000 crore to Rs 1.83 lakh crore.
Citing Nasscom's report, the Minister said that Hyderabad added 1.5 lakh jobs almost one-third of the total 4.5 lakh jobs created in the IT sector in India last year, leaving behind Bengaluru which created 1.46 lakh jobs. "The number of employees and employers who are looking at Hyderabad is growing. I sincerely believe that this is just the beginning," KTR said.
He credited the outcomes achieved over the last eight years to the collective efforts of the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C) Department and the IT industry. Speaking about the two million jobs that are expected to be created in India in the coming years, he said that the State government will continue to closely collaborate with the industry to latch up the opportunity.
On the occasion, the IT Minister spoke about the mobility, digital and other infrastructure created by the State government since 2014. "Technology that doesn't benefit the common man is futile. Telangana tops the list of States in the metric of per capita e-transactions offered through MeeSeva. It is the first State to use facial recognition to renew pensioners' life certificates, and in local body polls," he said.
The Minister also spoke about the robust innovation ecosystem created by Telangana government that includes T-Hub, WeHub, Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC), WASH Hub, T-Works and others. He informed them that B-Hub for Biotech and Life Sciences Industries is in the pipeline and that T Works will be inaugurated this year.
Principal Secretary of IT, E&C Department, Jayesh Ranjan, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Raveendra, Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand, Rachakonda Police Commissioner DS Chauhan, MD of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) NVS Reddy, HYSEA's President Manisha Saboo, Chief Relations Officer Amarnath Reddy Atmakuri and others attended the event.
