Information Technology Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy on Monday said so far 94 start-up promoters had come forward with proposals to establish their ventures in the State. IT layouts were being developed on a 400-acre site at Kapuluppada in Visakhapatnam, 200-acre site near Veerapunenigudem in Vijayawada, 148-acre site at Surapakasam village, near Tirupati, 400-acre area at Tekumalla in Anantapur district.
He said 50,000 sq.ft had been provided for incubation centres and start-ups in Visakhapatnam where an Animation Academy and a Signature Tower with 10 lakh sq. ft space would also be coming up.
Plans are afoot for setting up Electronic Manufacturing Clusters at Gurrampalem village (98 acres) in Visakhapatnam district, Anantapuram (Kappalabanda-200 acres).
Mr. Reddy said proposals had been sent to the Centre for establishing a national e-governance academy and Skill Development Council in Tirupati.
For the record, the State government was partnering with Google to provide training for 20,000 DWCRA women on internet use.
