Set up campus in Punjab: Kairon to Infosys

Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day IT event, Destination IT North, Kairon said that the state government will provide “all the facilities’’ to the industry to carry out business. He said that the government has taken many measures to facilitate the IT business in the state.

The IT Minister said that a software technology park of India (STPI) office is being set up at Amritsar. “We hope that the STPI unit at Amritsar will start functioning shortly,” he said.

Kairon said that the state government has used the IT service to enhance the efficiency in the public distribution system of the state. He said that IT services have been used to make the procurement of food grains “efficient” and the government is committed towards “e-governance” to improve the administration.

“Through the use of IT service we have been able to bring 1700 Mandis of Punjab on one portal, which has made tracking of various transactions, receipts and payments easy. We transacted business worth Rs 5,000 crore this year and aim to take this figure up to Rs 40,000 crore next year,” said Kairon.

The Minister said that the state of Punjab has better infrastructure facilities to make “it conducive for investments.” He however said that while growth was a necessity, the state should also take steps for the scientific disposal of e-waste.

Kairon also said that Punjab has

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