SME Times News Bureau | 20 Mar, 2019
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday decided to rope in the Tatas to promote IT-enabled services in the state.
An
official statement here said: " K. Skandan, advisor to state governor,
met Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran in Mumbai today to work out
modalities for involvement of the corporate sector for institutionalised
development of the IT sector in J&K."
Kashmir University
Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad, state IT Secretary Saugat Biswas and Jammu
and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corp Managing Director Ravinder
Kumar were also present at the meeting, it said.
"The Chairman
Tata Sons discussed the skill requirement in IT sector and its linkage
with industry and tourism sectors in the State and also boosting market
opportunities for handicraft, handloom and horticulture sectors through
value addition and enhancing the demand for local products," it said.
Detailed
discussions were also held on how to link the educational institutions
including universities in Jammu and Kashmir with the skill development
initiative in the IT sector "to channelize the energies and harness the
potential of the local youth towards this promising technological area."
The
statement said discussions were also held regarding establishment of
Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) at district-level in the state to
create job opportunities for local youth.
"Tata Sons Chairman
informed the advisor that a team from TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)
would visit J&K soon to take the latest initiative forward and look
into the plans for development of the State in multiple sectors
including IT and related fields to gainfully provide opportunities for
the local youth.
"The advisor assured the Tata Sons Chairman of
full support from the State Government in its endeavour to promote IT
skills in an institutionalised manner", it added.
