Bommai assures IT czars: We’re with you

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Trying to put at rest the apprehensions of the IT/BT industry regarding Bengaluru’s creaking infrastructure, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai assured CEOs of these companies that ‘’the doors of our government and the doors of my heart are always open to you. We will march ahead with you lending shoulder to shoulder.’’ He was interacting with the CEOs at a 3-hour session as part of the curtain raiser for ‘Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022’ which is celebrating its silver jubilee.

Bengaluru’s roads, drainage system, erratic power supply and mobility issues have come in for criticism from several IT honchos in recent months and the CM seemed determined to allay these fears with neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu and Telangana more than eager to offer the best of facilities to firms willing to shift base. “We will provide every possible help. Karnataka is in a commanding position in the IT | BT sector,’’ the CM assured adding that the government will try to create more startup clusters and attract research talent.

“We all need to work together to develop Bengaluru as the number one Silicon City in the world. Growth of every sector is a challenge and we need to use these challenges and opportunities as the springboard to reach greater heights,” Bommai said. He informed that the CEOs of various companies have conveyed the need for policy changes, simplification of rules and the need for skilled human resources.

HSR Layout, Koramangala and Indiranagar have a high concentration of IT | BT companies and startups. These areas have evolved into technology hubs but are not planned layouts. Plans have been drawn up to ramp up infrastructure facilities in Bengaluru to give a big boost to IT, BT, research and startups, Bommai said.