Northeast India’s largest Information Technology (IT) hub has been inaugurated in Tripura’s capital city Agartala on April 24, 2017. It is the sixth IT hub in the Northeast region.
- The IT hub was inaugurated by Manik Sarkar – Chief Minister of Tripura, Tapan Chakraborty – IT and Education Minister of Tripura and Omkar Rai – Director General of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
- This IT hub has been set up at a cost of Rs. 50 crore and with the help of technical knowledge shared by STPI, under the union Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology.
- This IT hub will help India to export software technology.
- It has been built as per global standards and will thus attract famous IT companies to set up their centres in Tripura.
- Arrival of IT and IT related companies will provide employment opportunities for IT educated youths of Tripura.
- Besides having space for IT and multi-national IT companies, the hub also has ready-to-use incubation space which will be provided to start-up companies and budding entrepreneurs.
- Sarkar is also hopeful that, the new IT hub will facilitate in extending the e-governance initiatives to the door step of people.
Information Technology (IT) Penetration in Tripura:
Last year, Tripura was awarded by central government for its performance in IT and e-governance initiatives.
- Tripura State Govt. has put serious efforts to extend several e-governance based facilities and services up to gram panchayat level.
- Through e-district scheme, people are now able to get various certificates and documents from their panchayats or blocks.
- 30 lakh people (80% of population) in Tripura are having access to mobile phones.
Quick Facts about Tripura:
- Capital City: Agartala
- Current Governor: Tathagata Roy
- Current Chief Minister: Manik Sarkar
- Ruling Party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Neighbouring Indian States: Assam and Mizoram
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