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Advantages
of Punjab |
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Human
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Backbone |
E-Governance
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| Initiatives
of IT Industry |
Quality
of life -Mohali & Chandigarh - Modern & Planned
Cities |
Facilities
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A
well developed telecommunication infrastructure. |
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All telephone exchanges
in Chandigarh/Mohali are electronic & telephone
connections are easily available. Cellular phone
services cover the whole of Punjab. Punjab
has the highest penetration of telephones in
the country. |
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Punjab
has the best power situation in the country
and the power tariff is one of the lowest in
the country. Uninterrupted power supply to the
units located in specialized IT parks. |
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Excellent infrastructure in terms of rail, road
and transport network. Nearest international
airports are Delhi and Amristsar, with a domestic
airport at Chandigarh. Super-fast trains connects
this region with the rest of India. |
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Human
Resources
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8
universities |
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50
engineering colleges (10,000/- approx. engineers
every year in the field of Electronics,
Communications, Computer Science &
applications, etc), medical colleges and
diploma institutes |
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Industrial
training institutes, polytechnics, Central
& State R&D centers |
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Large
number of public & Private schools
imparting quality education |
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Large
pool of highly productive and skilled
workforce |
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Excellent
industrial relation |
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Excellent
Data Communication Infrastructure:
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Dedicated satellite earth station: Two international
Ku band earth stations. TDMA radio links or
optical fibre links can be established between
the user and the earth station.
b) Fibre-optic link: Punjab has an excellent
fibre-optic network linking it to the various
parts of the country from Chandigarh. |
Technical
Backbone
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E-Governance
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The
Punjab Government is committed to its initiatives
on e-governance and believes that this is one
of the most important pillars to have a transparent,
honest and responsive administration.
E-governance is the vehicle which is used to
reduce state controls and regulations to the
bare minimum in the most efficient manner.
In Punjab, the vision of establishing a simple,
moral, accountable, responsive and transparent
(SMART) Government is not a distant dream. The
Government has already organized training programmes
at all levels for implementing e-governance. |
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Concrete steps for the creation of a common
infrastructure for the Punjab State-Wide Area
Network (PAWAN), to create a common database
for the implementation of e-governance projects.
The Government has initiated steps to develop
and deploy e-business and e-governance applications
on priority, for revenue generating activities
and departments dealing with public.
The Government has initiated steps to define
department-wise Strategic IT Action Plans (SITAP)
clearly indicating objectives, goals and priorities.
Further, the Government will create sources
of income to each major. |
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Initiatives
of IT Industry
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The
Punjab Government has taken futuristic initiatives
to bring in national and international information
technology companies to Punjab.
IT, now a
compulsory course in the state's education system,
will be further promoted by fostering participation
of the private sector in IT education.
The Punjab Government has set aside 1% of the
yearly budget for promotion of IT.
New Industrial
Policy of Punjab Government is under
consideration.
Special package of
incentives for IT & ITES, Electronics
Industry, Knowledge Parks and Bio-Technology
units under the Industrial Policy 2003 has
been extended.
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Venture
capital fund with an initial investment
of Rs. 20 crore for IT Industry. |
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A statewide information network. |
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Internet
& Data connectivity at Mohali and
each District HQ. |
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100%
foreign equity permitted. |
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Special
package of fiscal incentives. |
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The
following pilot projects have been initiated
a)
Sukhmani
b) e-Sewa
c) PRISM
d) PUNSESS
For further details log on to
http://doitpunjab.gov.in |
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