The Hindu Business Line : New IT policy soon, says TN CM

CHENNAI: To meet the growing demands of the IT sector and to give a fillip to its further growth, the Tamil Nadu government will soon come out with a new Information Technology policy, the Chief Minister, Mr M Karunanidhi, announced in the State Assembly on Wednesday.

Replying to a debate on the demands of grants for industries and IT departments, he said the second TIDEL Information Technology park would come up near the present one at Taramani in the city.

A software park would come up at Coimbatore, which would be jointly promoted by the Software Technology Parks of India and the private sector, he said.

A world class Information Technology design and development institute would be set up near here, he said adding that the IT task force, disbanded by the previous AIADMK government, would be reactivated.

A special economic zone, exclusively for the automotive industry, would be set up at suburban Oragadam to attract new investments in the sector.

To give a fillip to the industries in the Southern districts, an industrial park would be set up near Madurai through SIPCOT.

A Special Economic Zone for the leather sector would be established near Chennai at an area of 250 acres, for leather production and tanning factories.

Another SEZ at Perambalur would be set up by TIDCO and the investment for this would be Rs 5,000 crore, which would be provided in a phased manner, he added. - PTI

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