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BPO Potential in Non-metro Cities
To encourage investment in the BPO sector in non-metro cities, the State will undertake initiatives to ensure that the significant Job creation potential in BPO is fairly distributed across the State.
- Destination Hubli
The programme, 'Destination Hubli', launched by Government of Karnataka highlights the uniqueness of the State's Hubli-Dharwad region in attracting investments in BPO sector. Hubli, which is mid-way between Bangalore and Mumbai, has excellent connectivity and infrastructure with numerous arts, science, commerce, engineering, medical and other colleges. The Hubli IT park provides 275,000 Sq. Ft. of state-of-art space. This IT Park is completely self sufficient with telecom connectivity and uninterrupted power supply. Two separate power lines, one form KPTCL Supply Station and another from 66 KV Supply Station drawn with under ground cables are provided for the IT park. This project was implemented by the L&T and Asea Brown Boveri and is maintained by Richard Ellis. Belgaum, close to Hubli also offers excellent facilities for the BPO companies.
- Mangalore, Udupi
This belt also offers enviable number of wel-known engineering, medical and other colleges. Mangalore is connected to Mumbai (three daily flights) as well as to Bangalore. Infosys has a large operation in Mangalore which employs 1000 people. In addition, Synopsys has set up a chip design software centre in Manipal which is adjacent to Udupi. With a large Christian population , Mangalore has excellent resources for the quality manpower development.
- Mysore
Mysore is only 150 Kms from Bangalore and already has large number of well-established IT companies with excellent road and rail connectivity to Bangalore. The city which embarked with a nominal export of US $ 20,000 three years ago, has today touched US$18 Million. Infosys has set up a Leadership Training Institute in Mysore. There is between Mysore and Bangalore.
- Destination Gulbarga
This city has everything going for it - educated man power, efficient connectivity with Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai with a good number of Colleges in medicine, engineering, arts & science.
IT Corridor
- The IT corridor project in Bangalore initiated by the Department of IT along with Bangalore Development Authority has been conceptualised by Jurong Town Corporation Pvt. Ltd., of Singapore. Occupying an area of 8000 hectares, it is situated in between White Field and the Electronic City, Bangalore. This corridor project will provide extensive space and State-of-the-Art facilities for the development of knowledge based industries. A special purpose vehicle will be setup to implement IT Corridor project.
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