Board of Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) has approved the construction of 50,000 square feet built-up space (pre-fabricated structure that can be constructed within four to five months) in Tirunelveli IT Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at a cost of Rs.15 crore.
The Government has also approved a joint-venture development project on 400 acres in the Tirunelveli IT park.
ELCOT is to identify a private partner shortly. The Government expected that the IT park would generate direct employment to over 40,000 people in the next five years and the number might go up to one lakh in 10 years, said C. Umashankar, Managing Director, ELCOT, at the ‘empower I.T,’ an IT promotion event being conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu through ELCOT and the National Association for Software and Services Companies here. Over 10,000 college students from Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Virudhunagar districts are here to attend the seminar.
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