Adilabad: State IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said that the government’s aim is to develop the district in the IT and industrial sectors and provide wide employment opportunities to the local youth.
On Wednesday, the minister inaugurated a new IT tower built at a cost of Rs.58.85 crore in the district center of Adilabad. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the construction of the IT tower, which was stalled due to lack of funds, has been completed and made available with the cooperation of the Chief Minister of the state, Revanth Reddy. He mentioned that we are bringing IT companies so that the youth can get employment locally instead of migrating to Hyderabad for jobs.
He said that a task training center and an incubation hub have been set up in the IT tower. It has been revealed that the companies have started operations to provide employment to 300 people in NTT Data, 250 people in N Labs, 20 seats in Wider Software and 50 people in Postrit AI. He said that local youth will be trained in technical skills and jobs will be provided. The minister announced that an industrial corridor will be set up in Adilabad on 3 thousand acres. He said that steps are being taken to collect 2 thousand acres in the first phase and another thousand acres in the second phase.
He said that the Chief Minister is taking a special initiative for the establishment of an airport in Adilabad, and we are working hard to speed up the process of land acquisition and approvals and lay the foundation stone soon. He said that if the airport becomes available, it will give more impetus to the development of IT and industrial sectors. He said that the government is working to restart the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) industry which was closed earlier. He said that technical and procedural issues will be resolved and steps will be taken to revive the industry.
The minister made it clear that the government’s intention is to expand the IT sector, which is limited to Hyderabad, to second and third tier cities and rural areas.
Speaking on the occasion, MP G. Nagesh said that the opening of the IT tower will greatly benefit the future of the youth of the district. He hoped that the projects like airport, national highways, railways, CCI renovation should go ahead with the coordination of the central and state governments.
MLA Payal Shankar thanked the Chief Minister and IT Minister for making the IT tower available. Another IT tower was requested to be sanctioned in the background of increasing job opportunities. He appealed to provide special concessions to local industries.
Khanapur MLA Vedma Bojju, IT Department Secretaries Anudeep, Shashank, Additional Collectors S. Rajeshwar, R.S. Chitru, SP Akhil Mahajan, TGIIC Zonal Manager Sivaprasad, RDO Jagadishwar Rao, Municipal Chair Person Bandari Anusha, Market Committee Chairman Boranchu Srikanth Reddy and public representatives participated.
