Taking serious note of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) survey—which had predicted that NOIDA and Faridabad would soon steal the march over Bangalore as the premier IT hub—chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said the state government would not allow Bangalore to loose its IT status.
Yeddyurappa said he would hold a meeting with all the industrial bodies within a fortnight and try to address their issues, including providing infrastructure to lure investments in IT, ITes and BT industries.
Yeddyurappa said he did not know the exact report, but clarified that the state would do everything to encourage the IT and BT sectors. “We will hold a meeting and we will address all the issues,” said the chief minister. “We are ready to create better infrastructure to sustain the growth of IT and BT industry in Bangalore and Karnataka.”
A survey by Assocham had warned of an imminent threat to Bangalore’s status as the IT capital of the country. The agency had cited crumbling infrastructure as one of the reasons why IT and BT industries were seen to be more interested in Noida and Faridabad.
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