An IT campus to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities will come up in the City soon.
Vindhya e-infomedia, a private company and the State government signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect here on Saturday.
The campus which will be spread over 10 acres will be set up in the IT Park near Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad.
Residential facility
It will have amenities including training, residential facility and delivery centres that will cater to both domestic and international clients. The Campus is expected to create jobs for 2000 people in the next five years, the MoU specified.
Speaking at the event Principal Secretary (Information Technology) Jayesh Ranjan said the government is happy to participate in this unique initiative. He urged persons with disabilities to make most of the opportunity at this campus. While handing out appointment letters to the new employees he advised them to continue working harder and break the perception of disability being a barrier.
CMD of Vindhya e-infomedia Pavithra Y. S. said this would be the first IT campus for people with disabilities in the world.
