IT parks and electronics manufacturing clusters at bhopal and jabalpur By : INVC Team Published On : 4 Oct, 2014 03:15 PM IST INVC, Bhopal, Bhopal and Jabalpur are going to have Information Technology (IT) Parks and Electronic Manufacturing Clusters. The ambitious project at Bhopal costing Rs. 170 crore is likely to throw open about 50,000 direct and indirect jobs. The IT Park premises and the Cluster in Bhopal would come up at village Barwai opposite the New Jail. The project would be executed by Madhya Pradesh Electronics Development Corporation, a nodal agency of the Information Technology Department of the state. The project at Barwai would spread over 212 acre of which 50 acre is meant for Electronic Manufacturing Cluster. The project would be completed in two phases. The IT Park and Electronic Manufacturing Cluster at Purva near Jabalpur would have a capital investment of about Rs. 95 crore. To be sprawled over 62 acre the project is likely to offer about 10,000 direct and indirect jobs. Union Minister for Information Technology and Communication Shri Ravishankar Prasad would lay the foundation for the project at Bhopal at 4 pm on October 6. The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan would preside over the function to be attended among others by Minister for Home and Jails Shri Babulal Gaur, Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development Shri Gopal Bhargava, Minister for Higher Education Shri Umashankar Gupta and Minister for Information Technology Shri Bhupendra Singh. Member of Parliament Shri Alok Sanjar, Mayor Smt. Krishna Gaur, MLAs Shri Vishwas Sarang, Shri Surendranath Singh, Shri Rameshwar Sharma, Shri Vishnu Khatri and zila panchayat president Smt. Mina Goyal would also be present on the occasion. The IT Park at Purva near Jabalpur would spread over 62 acre of which 22 acre is for Electronic Manufacturing Park Facilities of electricity, water, connectivity, road and drainage would be provided at both the places. It may be mentioned here that Union Ministry of Information Technology has resolved through a notification to develop world class infrastructure through Electronic Manufacturing Cluster Scheme so as to attract maximum investors. URL : https://www.internationalnewsandviews.com/it-parks-and-electronics-manufacturing-clusters-at-bhopal-and-jabalpur/ www.internationalnewsandviews.com12th year of news and views excellency Committed to truth and impartiality Copyright © 2009 - 2019 International News and Views Corporation. All rights reserved. www.internationalnewsandviews.com.