In Big Infrastructure Push For Jammu And Kashmir, Govt Woos Investors With IT Parks, Refurbishing Of Airports hindustantimes.com

Uninterrupted power, secure data transmission, refurbishing of 11 airports – including two along the India-China border – and “subsidy on rent” are some of sops the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is offering to the investors for its proposed information technology hub, a new policy document shared with potential investors said. Information technology industry is one of the pillars on which the new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is banking on for employment generation and industrialisation. The policy document also stated that two IT parks – one each in Srinagar and Jammu – spread over 5 lakh square feet should be ready by 2021. The IT parks are being developed in cluster mode, will have secure infrastructure and “fibre optic” connectivity, it further said. The police document also said that these parks will be connected to airports.