Bihar gets IT task force

An IT task force has been formed for the first time in India and consists of
two constitutions created for Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. SC Jha who is the
Financial Advisory to PM will head Bihar division of the task force. The
constitutions have been formed on the lines of SEZ (special economic zones).

Prabhat Kumar Sinha, Treasurer, Bihar IT Association (BITA) said, “These two
states still lacking behind in IT as compared to other states like Hyderabad and
Orissa, which are doing exceptionally well in IT.”

Indicating that a meeting was held to chalk out the formation and agenda of
the constitution, Sinha said, “There were several issues that we discussed
during the meeting and they included issues like how to make Bihar an IT
prominent state, how to draw the attention of IT giants to invest in Bihar and
the present e-governance scene in Bihar.” He also informed that a draft has been
made and sent to IT Secretary for approval.

Talking about the current IT scenario, Sinha said that e-government projects
were doing exceptionally well in Bihar.

Elaborating further, he said that several companies like Wipro, TCS, and ILFS
have come to Bihar but have not yet set-up full-fledged offices there. “We are
working with the help of the government to create a strong IT base so that IT
companies invest in Bihar and help in increasing the employment in the state,”
Sinha noted.