The Outsourcing companies should start operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to take the advantage of the local climate, low operational cost, abundant manpower and the policy framework of the state government, said Mohd Dilawar Mir, minister for tourism, horticulture, irrigation and flood control, Jammu & Kashmir at the 3rd Outsourcing Summit 2007.
The minister said that J&K should be part of the growth of Indian BPO industry and the state has initiated measures to attract the youth of J&K into the mainstream through establishment of facilities for IT companies. He said that software park in Srinagar is an initiative to lure IT companies and capitalise on the growing ITES services.
