Kerala CM announced rent waiver for IT firms, but govt order differs

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced that rent will be waived for all small and mid-sized IT companies with a floor area below 10,000 sq ft in state-owned IT parks. That brought startups much cheer. But the government order (GO) issued soon after only mentions waiver for non-IT vendors or institutions under 10,000 sq ft.

The Group of Technology (GTech) companies has written to the CM seeking rent waiver for small and mid-size IT firms too as they are suffering because of the financial setback in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. The government is yet to take a call.