IT, ITeS sector GSDP targets increased

To achieve the target of making the state’s economy one trillion dollars, the government has turned its focus on increasing the Gross Domestic State Product (GSDP) and for this department-wise targets have been fixed.

Officials claim that the government has increased the target of the Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) sector from Rs 56,548.4 crore ($6.93 billion) to Rs 6,03,840 crore ($74 billion) over the next five years.

Sources say that Yogi Adityanath government is soon going to bring a new IT and ITES Policy-2022, which is likely to be approved in the cabinet meeting. Under the new policy, 4 IT Cities, 18 IT Parks and three Centres of Excellence will be developed in the state through private developers.