Raipur: At 7 PM today, new opportunities are set to unfold for the youth of Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai will allocate attractively priced furnished built-up spaces to IT companies to transform New Raipur into an IT hub. Naya Raipur's Sector 21 is poised to become a hub for 10 IT companies. After the establishment of these companies, over 10,000 youths will find employment here. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and Housing and Environment Minister OP Choudhary have been instrumental in developing Naya Raipur Atal Nagar into an innovation hub and have formulated favorable policies and conditions to encourage the establishment of service sector industries in New Raipur Atal Nagar.
In a bid to realize the vision of making Chhattisgarh a developed state, IT companies are being allotted attractive rates and terms to establish furnished built-up spaces for IT/ITeS units. The authority is also connecting national and international IT/ITeS companies with various technical educational institutions in the state to create new employment opportunities for the youth. In this regard, the authority has established coordination with Chhattisgarh Housing Board for providing appropriate residential facilities to skilled youths employed in IT/ITeS companies.
In Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Sector 21, a multi-storey retail complex and commercial complex have been constructed by the authority. Approximately 2,80,000 square feet of built-up area has been earmarked for allocation to IT companies in this multi-storey complex. It is expected that approximately 10,000 skilled job opportunities will be created directly or indirectly through the operation of IT-related offices in this multi-storey complex. In the first phase, the authority has received applications from 02 companies (Square Business Services Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad and Radical Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd., New Delhi). Both applicants have an annual turnover of over Rs. 110 crores, employing about 6,500 skilled employees in IT/ITeS related activities. Applications have been received for a total of 90,000 square feet of built-up area, with the expectation of creating approximately 2,200 skilled job opportunities.
In this regard, the authority has invited applications again, with applications expected from Tele Performance Pvt. Ltd, Gurugram and HRH Next Services Ltd., Hyderabad. It is anticipated that these companies will apply for the operation of IT/ITeS units in approximately 1,60,000 square feet of area, resulting in the creation of approximately 3,800 skilled job opportunities.