New IT park soon in Indore

Indore already has one IT Park known as Crystal IT Park. "Work for the new IT park has already started," said IT secretary of Madhya Pradesh Hariranjan Rao here. He said that the companies will get all other benefits accept export benefits offered under SEZ.

INDORE: Madhya Pradesh government is coming up with yet another IT Park. Coming up exclusively for the companies that had signed MoUs during the recently held Global Investors Meet, the new IT park will be situated at Sinhasa Village in Indore on Dhar road. Though the new IT park will not be a SEZ, companies will get all benefits under the new IT policy of state. Indore already has one IT Park known as Crystal IT Park. "Work for the new IT park has already started," said IT secretary of Madhya Pradesh Hariranjan Rao here. He said that the companies will get all other benefits accept export benefits offered under SEZ. The park will be mainly for small and medium size IT companies. AKVN has invited tenders worth Rs 18 crore for construction of the road connecting Dhar Road and Airport. It will connect the proposed IT Park with the airport and the Super Corridor. Rao further said that during the investors meet, 47 MoUs were signed for IT sector out of which 33 MoUs were for Indore. Most of the companies that have signed MoUs are Indore based with presence in other cities and want to expand their operations in Indore. "We are trying to develop infrastructure for big, medium and small IT companies. Big companies have been allotted land and they will develop it on their own. The IT Park will be for medium and small companies," said Rao. The IT secretary said that, he held a meeting with officials of TCS, Infosys, Impetus as well as Indore Developement Authority, Indore Municipal Corporation, police, electricity department, collectorate, town and country planning department and other departments concerned for the proposed growth of IT sector in the city. Official of TCS and Infosys inquired about the supply of power, water and also about getting building permission at Super Corridor, where they have been allotted land.