Proposal cleared, officials scouting for land

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Hyderabad: The proposal for setting up an exclusive information technology (IT) park for entrepreneurs belonging to minority communities in Hyderabad has gained momentum. Though the plan was mooted about a year ago, the work was being expedited after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao made an announcement in this regard in his Independence Day speech.

The State government prepared proposals for development of an exclusive industrial estate and also an IT park for minorities in the State, following requests from entrepreneurs from the community. More than 15 applications from entrepreneurs belonging to minority community have submitted applications seeking allotment of land for setting up their IT offices in Hyderabad.

Following repeated requests from Muslim entrepreneurs to the Chief Minister, the State government recently cleared the proposal and the officials are scouting for land.

In a first of its kind attempt, the Minorities Welfare Department took up the prestigious project instead of the IT Department. “Keeping up with the motto of the State government to have multiple growth centres in and around Hyderabad, we have identified two to three locations in the city. However, the location will be finalised after discussing with the Chief Minister,” said a senior official in the Minority Welfare Department.

It may be recalled that the government allocated Rs 40 crore for setting up an International Islamic Cultural and Convention Centre earmarking land at Kokapet. Officials said that the IT park was likely to be integral part of the convention centre which will be spread over 10 acres. However, no concrete decision has been taken so far.

“The Muslim entrepreneurs will be given incentives similar to the ones extended to investors of other IT parks. After the location and plans are approved by the Chief Minister, we will build the IT park to cater to the needs of future on the lines of T-Hub and We-Hub developing it into another IT landmark in the city,” the official stated.