Proposal for setting up an IT park in Bihar

Bihar has seen a tortoise growth in IT sector in past few years. Except for some small players, there are no footprints of IT industry in Bihar.An interesting point is that most states in our country have IT parks of their own, where incentives are given to IT companies for creating job opportunities in the state.

Lets check few examples;

  1. Gujarat: Infocity
  2. Kerala:  Infopark and Technopark
  3. Andhra Pradesh: Deccan Park
  4. TamilNadu: International Tech Park and Tidel Park
  5. Karnataka: International Tech Park, Harita IT Park
  6. Uttar Pradesh: Awadh Park
  7. Odisha: Kalinga Park

The above list is by no means exhaustive. These IT parks play a very crucial role in the development the IT infrastructure in these states. They also provide incubation to start-ups and small-budget companies.

In order to attain a sustainable growth and minimize the brain drain from Bihar, we need at least one IT park in the state with facilities at par of the various IT parks in the country.

We propose the name InfoLand (or Gautam Buddha Park) for this and we recommend it to be set up on the outskirts of Patna.

Infoland should at least have the following

  • Scalable office Infrastructure (at least 40,000 Sq. Ft.).
  • Earthquake Resistant Infrastructure.
  • OFC and Structured Cabling Network.
  • 100% Power Backup Support.
  • 24 hour uninterrupted water supply.
  • Security – Access Control and Electronic Surveillance.
  • Large Capacity, High Speed Passenger and Service Lifts.
  • Amenities – Multi-Cuisine Food Courts, Banks and ATM’s, Retail Outlets, Business Center, etc.
  • Ample Parking Space.

The IT Parks in other states have been developed mainly by State Governments with active cooperation from private organizations.

We invite cooperation from various organizations, professionals, Government bodies and the public for creating an environment for this. We need to emphasize this need to the Government and get it added to the next bill in Assembly Session. We invite ample discussion on this issue and anyone willing to contribute is free to participate in it.

Let’s make Bihar an IT Hub!!

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