Tamil Nadu CM credits Murasoli Maran with IT revolution in TN

State to have six IT SEZs soon

PTI | August 3, 2010



Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today credited late union minister Murasoli Maran with being responsible for the IT revolution in the state and said he had asked him to frame an IT policy in the budget as far back as 1988-89.

"Murasoli Maran persuaded me through letters and phone calls to evolve an IT policy. That is why we now see Tamil Nadu is in the forefront in the sector, with increase in software exports every year," he said after inaugurating the Rs 380 crore TIDEL Park here, the second after the one in Chennai.

He recalled that former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee had inaugurated the Tidel park in Chennai in 2000, since which the IT sector had registered growth.

Union IT and Communication minister A Raja,who spoke, said a Rs 50 crore IT Research Academy would be set up at Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu, which would be ready in a year.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said software exports from Tamil Nadu had increased from 10.2 million dollars in 2001-02 to 73.9 million dollars this fiscal. The park, he said,would provide employment to 12,000 directly and more than 2,000 people indirectly.

Tamil Nadu IT minister Dr Poongothai said six more IT SEZs would come up in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 675 crore in Hosur, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai,Tirunelveli and Salem.

Omkar Rai, Managing Director, Software Technology Park of India (STPI), said STPI, with 51 centres in India, was closely working with Tamil Nadu for development of IT sector.

Comments

 

Other News

Cabinet approves museum at North-South Block complex

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday has approved the development of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) at the North and South Block Complex, New Delhi, at an estimated total project cost of ₹3,230 crore, as appraised by the Public Investmen

Cabinet approves extension of Noida metro corridor

The Union Cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has approved the extension of Aqua Line Metro Rail Corridor from Noida Sector-51 to Greater Noida Sector-04 of Noida Metro Rail Project with corridor for a length of 8.449 km with 5 elevated stations. On operationalization of this corridor, Noid

India reaffirms commitment to climate multilateralism

India has reaffirmed its commitment to climate multilateralism and the principles of Equity and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), calling for a fair, equitable and ambitious outcome at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framewo

How the mind can help the body heal itself

Why do some people recover from illness against all odds? Can our beliefs, emotions and consciousness influence the body’s ability to heal? Drawing on over three decades of experience in medicine, research and medical innovation, internationally trained ophthalmologist and author Dr Dinesh Verma ex

1,364 anti-cancer formulations to cost less from today

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has capped trade margins on the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of 137 anti-cancer drugs. This was based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee constitute

Who checks the books?

I read about the news about the Coimbatore library over coffee this morning. On the face of it, the headline was about a political ‘war’ between the DMK and TVK. But what stayed with me was something much more important than the blame game behind what had transpired. A writer walking through

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter