HYDERABAD: Telangana’s tier-2 cities are poised to see the creation of over 2,500 direct IT sector jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs, thanks to the state government’s 3D mantra — decongest, decarbonize and decentralise — that is trying to nudge IT companies to start operations, IT & industries minister K Taraka Rama Rao told NRI CEOs of over 30 IT companies that he met in Washington DC as part of his US tour.
Pitching tier-2 towns of Telangana as future IT hubs, KTR told the top IT honchos in US that as part of this push the government has already set up and inaugurated IT towers in Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam and Mahabubnagar, even as the IT tower in Siddipet will be inaugurated soon.
While IT towers in Nizamabad and Nalgonda are under construction, the government has also sanctioned an IT tower in Adilabad a few months ago.
Urging NRIs to come and set up offices in their hometowns and create rural employment, KTR spoke to them in detail about how IT sector is booming in cities like Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam thanks to the establishment of IT towers and the state government’s commitment to expand IT across all cities and towns of Telangana. His meeting with IT CEOs also saw many of them ink MOUs with the Telangana government to set up their offices in cities such as Nizamabad, Siddipet and Nalgonda.