Hyderabad, Jan 4 (PTI) The Telangana Government saidthat it is in the process of setting up two InformationTechnology clusters and was in talks with IT firms in thisregard.
According to an official release issued last night,the State Government said it is in discussions with as many as30 IT firms, including multinationals, to convince them to setup their operations in the proposed IT clusters.
Officials said that the two IT clusters could createemployment opportunities for about 1.25 lakh people.
Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao whovisited Budvel and Rajendranagar where the clusters areexpected to come up said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Raowill soon lay foundation stones for the projects.
"I cannot reveal the details of the companies whichare going to come up in the clusters. We will be signing MoUswith them soon," the release quoted Rama Rao as saying.
The companies are expected to commence operationswithin five years from signing the MoU, he added. PTI GDKBNM.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.