Nellore: A plan to attract IT companies and start-ups and map commercial spaces and vacant lands through the IT Infra Connect portal are among the initiatives under way to develop the newly formed Markapuram district into an IT hub.
The district aims to attract software companies and start-ups and create large-scale employment opportunities for local youth so as to discourage their migration to major cities.
District IT manager K Chaitanya Varma said the plan is being implemented on priority under the supervision of district collector Vijaya Sunitha.
The focus would be on creating a favourable ecosystem and providing the infrastructure required by IT companies to establish their offices in the district.
The administration is identifying and digitally mapping commercial buildings, business premises and vacant government and private lands suitable for IT investments through the state government’s IT Infra Connect portal.
The platform would provide investors with comprehensive information on available buildings and land at a single point, making it easier to identify suitable locations and speed up the process of setting up IT establishments.
Varma said thousands of IT professionals and software engineers from Markapuram district were currently working in major technology centres such as Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Establishment of IT companies locally would help tap this skilled workforce, provide them and others employment opportunities closer to their homes and strengthen the district’s economy.
The administration is also holding consultations with owners of commercial buildings and vacant lands to identify suitable premises for IT companies.
Efforts are being made to simplify the required approvals through a single-window system to facilitate investments.
Appealing to the owners of commercial buildings and vacant lands interested in leasing or selling their properties for IT-related activities, Varma urged them to register their details on the IT Infra Connect portal.
For further information and assistance with registration, contact District IT Manager K. Chaitanya Varma at 8247766099 or visit the portal: https://itinfra.ap.gov.in/#/home/landing.
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