Tamil Nadu puts work on IT parks, SEZs in tier-II cities on fast track
The Financial Express, July 14, 2009, Page 12
fe Bureau, Chennai
Tamil Nadu, which clocked a 29% jump in its IT software exports in 2008-’09 is now increasingly looking at tier-II cities to add glamour to its export basket. As part of its renewed thrust on IT, the government is spreading its wings to tier-II cities with a plan to penetrate all regions in the state by establishing IT parks and SEZs. The Tamil Nadu government has put on fast-track, development works at the proposed IT parks and SEZs coming up at major tier-II cities in the state, minister of information technology Poongothai told the state Assembly on Monday.
The Tamil Nadu government, which has been actively promoting IT in the state through Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), has identified 9 tier-II cities like Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Tirunelveli, Hosur, Vellore, Sholinganallur and Perumbakkam for setting up IT parks/IT-ITeS SEZs. The IT park in Coimbatore is expected to go on stream by December 2009.
According to a policy note on IT, the Coimbatore IT park will be developed by ELCOT, in association with TIDCO, TIDEL Park, Chennai and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), which will have a size of 17.11 lakh sq-ft. IT major Wipro has been allotted land to establish its premises at the park.
Two SEZ IT parks have been planned in Madurai district, one at Ilandhaikulam village and the other at Vadapalanji-Kannimangalam village. At Ilandhaikulam, land has been allotted to HCL, Honeywell International and Tessolve Services, while HCL, Sutherland Global Services and Mahindra Satyam have been allotted land at the Vadapalanji-Kannimangalam park. Basic infrastructural facilities required for these two parks are now being developed by ELCOT.
At Sholinganalur and Perumbakkam villages, setting up an integrated IT township, for which the Centre has given SEZ status, has been proposed. According to plans, the township, spreading over 199 acres of land, will boast of 10 million sq-ft of IT built-up space, besides basic social infrastructural facilities like housing, medical facility, school, commercial and entertainment facilities.
At Tiruchirappalli, an IT-ITeS has been planned in 147.61 acre and IT firm Sutherland has been allotted land at the park, for which, ELCOT is in the process of readying the basic infrastructure facilities. The proposed IT park at Salem , coming up in 164.26 acre of land, is under construction, while the Tirunelveli IT-ITeS SEZ, coming up in 500 acre of land, has been getting good responses from IT companies. The proposed IT parks at Hosur and Vellore are in different stages of development, said the policy note.
The Tamil Nadu IT department is also in the process of implementing common service centres, which will be involved in the delivery services of all citizen-centric departments. The roll-out of these common services will take place soon. As part of the new initiative in the IT domain, the government will launch new schemes for skill building for e-governance programmes in 2009-2010 and also reposition investment strategy in the new world economic environment, according to the policy note.
The Financial Express, July 14, 2009, Page 12
fe Bureau, Chennai
Tamil Nadu, which clocked a 29% jump in its IT software exports in 2008-’09 is now increasingly looking at tier-II cities to add glamour to its export basket. As part of its renewed thrust on IT, the government is spreading its wings to tier-II cities with a plan to penetrate all regions in the state by establishing IT parks and SEZs. The Tamil Nadu government has put on fast-track, development works at the proposed IT parks and SEZs coming up at major tier-II cities in the state, minister of information technology Poongothai told the state Assembly on Monday.
The Tamil Nadu government, which has been actively promoting IT in the state through Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), has identified 9 tier-II cities like Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Tirunelveli, Hosur, Vellore, Sholinganallur and Perumbakkam for setting up IT parks/IT-ITeS SEZs. The IT park in Coimbatore is expected to go on stream by December 2009.
According to a policy note on IT, the Coimbatore IT park will be developed by ELCOT, in association with TIDCO, TIDEL Park, Chennai and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), which will have a size of 17.11 lakh sq-ft. IT major Wipro has been allotted land to establish its premises at the park.
Two SEZ IT parks have been planned in Madurai district, one at Ilandhaikulam village and the other at Vadapalanji-Kannimangalam village. At Ilandhaikulam, land has been allotted to HCL, Honeywell International and Tessolve Services, while HCL, Sutherland Global Services and Mahindra Satyam have been allotted land at the Vadapalanji-Kannimangalam park. Basic infrastructural facilities required for these two parks are now being developed by ELCOT.
At Sholinganalur and Perumbakkam villages, setting up an integrated IT township, for which the Centre has given SEZ status, has been proposed. According to plans, the township, spreading over 199 acres of land, will boast of 10 million sq-ft of IT built-up space, besides basic social infrastructural facilities like housing, medical facility, school, commercial and entertainment facilities.
At Tiruchirappalli, an IT-ITeS has been planned in 147.61 acre and IT firm Sutherland has been allotted land at the park, for which, ELCOT is in the process of readying the basic infrastructure facilities. The proposed IT park at Salem , coming up in 164.26 acre of land, is under construction, while the Tirunelveli IT-ITeS SEZ, coming up in 500 acre of land, has been getting good responses from IT companies. The proposed IT parks at Hosur and Vellore are in different stages of development, said the policy note.
The Tamil Nadu IT department is also in the process of implementing common service centres, which will be involved in the delivery services of all citizen-centric departments. The roll-out of these common services will take place soon. As part of the new initiative in the IT domain, the government will launch new schemes for skill building for e-governance programmes in 2009-2010 and also reposition investment strategy in the new world economic environment, according to the policy note.
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