Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has instructed officials to prepare a proposal for the construction of a deep technology iconic building in Amaravati on the lines of the Hi-Tech City in Hyderabad. He said that the future of today’s youth will depend on technologies like deep technology and artificial intelligence.
The CM expressed the opinion that a high-tech city has been built in Hyderabad to promote IT, and a deep technology iconic building should be built to seize the opportunities currently arising from deep technology. He conducted a review of the IT department at the Secretariat.
The CM also discussed the incentives to be given to IT companies and IT developers. He directed that plans be prepared to set up 5 lakh work stations in the state by 2029 and 10 lakh work stations by 2034.
The CM directed the officials on issues such as leasing out land required for the construction of co-working spaces and office complexes on a subsidized basis, granting permissions for infrastructure development under the single window system, and bringing IT companies under the industrial power tariff.
Chandrababu suggested the officials prepare plans to provide seed funding of up to Rs. 25 lakhs to SC, ST, BC, minorities and women as part of the startup policy. The CM made several suggestions on the establishment of 5 zonal innovation hubs linked to the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub for the development of innovation and startup ecosystem in the state.
He said that the ‘Ratan Tata Innovation Hub’ should function in Amaravati as the center for zonal hubs in 5 regions namely Central Andhra, Rayalaseema, South Andhra, Godavari and Northern Andhra. Chandrababu said that officials should work with the goal of providing jobs to people in the state per month.
After the policy announcement, district collectors should also identify suitable places for setting up workstations. They should assess how many people are working from home across the state with the secretariat employees. They should develop the skills of those who come to work at the work stations according to future needs.
