Advisor Sharma inspects sites for IT Park

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 10: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K.K Sharma today visited the proposed sites for IT Park in Jammu and had a detailed review on locational advantage and facilities to be provided to the end users in the IT Park.
Advisor was accompanied by Ankita Kar, MD, Jammu & Kashmir Information Technology Infrastructure Development Company (JKITIDC), Assistant Commissioner Revenue Jammu, Vijay Sharma, GM JKITIDC, Pankaj Gupta and other senior officers.
MD JKITIDC informed the Advisor that the proposed IT Park would be having Plug and Play facilities to the IT enabled unit holders, besides they will be provided lease lines and dedicated lines for having high speed internet facilities. It was also told that it would be more like an integrated IT Park with residential facilities for entrepreneurs as well as the technical staff and human resources working in the IT units in a secured atmosphere.
The Advisor was further told that the proposed site is in the vicinity of IIT and IIM Jammu overlooking the International Zoo at Panjgrain. The proposed cost of the IT Park in the first phase is Rs 50 Crore.
He directed officers to expedite the process of setting up of the IT Park so that the entrepreneurs would be provided state of art facilities both at Jammu and Srinagar. He said that the Government is keen to catalyze the industrial scenario in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir by way of various interventions and these parks are also a part of the initiatives.
Meanwhile, Advisor convened a public interaction programme in Jammu in which more than 100 people including 22 delegations and 38 individuals apprised him of their issues and concerns.
Delegations hailing from various districts including Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri, Reasi, Doda, Samba, Kishtwar and Udhampur called on the Advisor and informed him about their demands related to road connectivity, water supply, power supply, JDA issues, transfers, relief compensation, liabilities, lane and drain and other related issues.
All Jammu and Kashmir Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM) demanded formulation of a policy for absorption of SBM employees in Samagra Shiksha.
The delegations of J&K College Teachers’ Association and Part-time PhD permission applicants of various colleges of Jammu region requested the Advisor to grant hassle free permission for pursuing PhD on regular or part-time basis.
Association of +2 Lecturers posted in Ladakh demanded repatriation of Lecturers from UT of Ladakh to UT of J&K.
The delegation of Bhartiya Shiksha Samiti J&K put forward that process of obtaining NOCs from traffic, PCB, RTO and others shall be made easier.
Advisor gave a patient hearing to the deputations and individuals and assured redressal of their genuine concerns at the earliest.