Improving Madurai as Industrial City - December 2010

Mr.L. Vijayakumar, Chairman, Special Task Force on Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment addressing a workshop on Industrial Development in Madurai district organised by CII and Special Task Force on Employment, Ministry of Labour, Government of India, at Madurai Institute of Social Sciences on Tuesday said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises should be encouraged and big players' (like Confederation of Indian Industry) help was needed and only when all industrial associations came together, industrial development in Madurai would become a reality.He said the accent should be in producing young entrepreneurs.Centre for Entrepreneurial Development is planning to make at least 1,000 entrepreneurs from 439 panchayats in Madurai during 2011, according to L. Vijayakumar.He spoke about the future plans of having bankers' meet and establishment of Entrepreneurial Development Programme Cells in some 32 educational institutions in the district.He further added that the objective of the workshop was to discuss the hurdles which were preventing industrial development in Madurai and how to overcome them.D.V.P. Raja, coordinator of the workshop, explained the need for interconnectedness between various players in the industry.A member from Madittsia opined that a trade centre was a must for proper industrial development.The participants included Arvind Srinivasan, Chairman, CII, Madurai, M. Shanmugam, Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, members from Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association and Small Industries Product Promotion Organisation, and Spinners Association.This initiative might fructify the following projects to become a reality.

Workforce diverse city worth 1500 Crores
Maditssia 50 acre small business park
CII 100 acre herbal park
2011 1000 hand business candidates training
In panchayat gramin Guam abiyan central govt programme
District business improvement council to be formed
Construction industry training for 5000 people in alliance with L&T.

Meeting with the IT Minister - Promotion of the IT Park - Road show on IT Parks in Madurai conducted by NASSCOM

Dear Sir/Madam,

We cordially invite you for the NASSCOM and Tidel Park Joint event on “Road show on IT Parks at Madurai” scheduled for the Friday, 02nd December 2011 at pandian Hotel - Madurai.

The state of Tamil Nadu is amongst the leaders in IT adoption and the opportunities that follow therewith. In fact, it is the second largest IT BPO cluster in India, contributing a lot to the sector’s exports and generating direct employment for 3 lakh IT professionals. The role of Elcot Park is quite significant in developing the IT-BPO Sector. Presently, they are focused in marketing IT Space at Madurai.

With so much happening, we felt the need for a road show at Madurai initially and followed in other places viz. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, etc, where the government and industry can come together. It is an opportunity for the industry to interact with

Thiru. K.A. Sengottaiyan - Minister for Information Technology
Govt. of Tamil Nadu,

Dr. Santosh Babu IAS -Secretary to Government, Information Technology Dept,

Thiru. Atul Anand IAS MD of ELCOT

about what the state of Tamil Nadu can offer to the IT BPO sector and also get a deeper understanding of what the industry expects from the government.

Please participate, and leverage this opportunity and add value. Also do join us for the Networking lunch thereafter.

We look forward to your valuable presence.

Dear Friends,

The Government of Tamilnadu in association with NASSCOM. CII and SIDA organizing a meeting with the State minister for IT, IT Secretary and MD,ELCOT for the promotion of IT park related activities in Madurai. SIDA is working on a feasibility report to be submitted to the Government which would benefit the small and medium IT companies operating in this region. This includes lowering of the rentals, removal of the SEZ status, incubation facilities, seed capital/soft loan facilities etc. It is the responsibility and right of ordinary citizens like us to avail the benefits from the schemes. Hence I request you to take part in this important meeting which would certainly help individual organizations as well the region as a whole. Please find the invitation attached.

Meeting Information:
Date: 02-12-2011
Time: 9.45 AM onwards followed by Lunch
Venue: Hotel Fortune Pandyan, Madurai

Look forward to your positive participation.

With best regards,

R.Sivarajah,

President -SIDA,

Convener - ICT Panel, CII-Madurai Zone,

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IT-SEZs likely to attract Rs 3500 cr investment in 5 years: TN CM

Chief Minister Mr M Karunanidhi on Saturday inaugurated IT-SEZs in Madurai and Tirunelveli districts set up at a cost of over Rs 100 crore and said they were likely to attract an investment of nearly Rs 3,500 crore in the next five years, besides ensuring employment for thousands.

These projects were part of the government’s decision to attract IT investments in Tier-II cities like Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappally, he said inaugurating the SEZs via video conferencing from here.

Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) had invested Rs 32 crore on Ilandaikulam and Rs 45 crore on Vadapalanchi IT-SEZs at Madurai, Mr Karunanidhi said adding these two are expected to attract Rs 1400 crore investment and create 1.5 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities in the next five years. A total of five IT/ITES companies are scheduled to be established here, he added.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated the 500-acre IT-SEZ at Gangaikondan in Tirunelveli with an ELCOT investment of Rs 50 crore and said it would attract an expected investment of Rs 2000 crore.

He also inaugurated the State Data Centre at Perungudi in Chennai and said the Central-State initiative had come up at a cost of a little over Rs 60 crore.

INVITE - ELCOT IT PARK, MADURAI - CURTAIN RAISER PROGRAM

Dear Friends,

Greetings from SIDA!

We take this opportunity to invite each one of you for the Curtain Raiser program on the MADURAI IT PARKS to be hosted by the ELCOT (Eclectronics corporation of Tamilnadu).

As you are all aware that the proposed IT Park at the Illanthaikulam is all set to be launched soon and the promoting agency ELCOT is organizing a Curtain Raiser program in association with SIDA, NASSCOM and CII on 12th January, 2011 at Hotel Fortune Pandyan. The Managing Director of ELCOT, Dr. Santhosh Babu, IAS would present details about the IT Park with specific reference to the opportunities available for the small and medium companies operating in and around Madurai. The participants may also use this session to understand project opportunities available with the State Government.

Besides the key note presentation by the MD of ELCOT, NASSCOM, the national level association for Software and Services companies would also be sharing their specific plans and initiatives for the benefit of companies of tier II cities like Madurai. The Chairman of CII, Dr.S.Aravind has assured all possible support for the development of regional IT companies and he will be present. The experience sharing of Honeywell and Chella Software, who already occupy slots at the IT Park would be certainly an opportunity to have a better understanding of the benefits from a facility holder's point of view.


Another highlight of the event would be the guided tour to the IT parks after the lunch. The officials of ELCOT would explain all the facilities available in the parks to the participants.

We kindly request each member and prospective members of SIDA to make use of this opportunity to explore the feasibility of having a slot in the IT Park and to know more on the benefits of operating a company from there.


At this juncture, we would like to inform you that SIDA is taking active steps to persuade the Government to come out with revised policies to accommodate the small scale IT companies for inclusive growth. It is the responsibility of each one of us to to work hard and use opportunities for the development of IT in our city.

We look forward to see you at the meet.

With warm regards,


R.Sivarajah Ashwin Desai
President Secretary

ELCOT-MADURAI IT PARK

CURTAIN RAISER PROGRAM

12^th Jan, 2011 |Wednesday

Venue: Hotel Fortune Pandyan

Program Agenda

11:00 am	11:30 am	Registration and High Tea
11:30 am	11:35 am	Opening Remarks Mr. R. Sivarajah, President, SIDA
11:35 am	11:45 am	Initiatives by NASSCOM Mr. Purushothaman, Regional Director, NASSCOM
11:45 am	11:55 noon	Talk by Honeywell (IT Park Occupant)
11:55 noon	12:00 pm	Talk by Chella Software (IT Park Occupant)
12:00 pm	12:10 pm	Address by Dr. S Aravind, Chairman, CII, Madurai Zone
12:10 pm	12:40 pm	Madurai ELCOT IT Parks Presentation by Dr. Santhosh Babu, IAS, Managing Director, ELCOT
12:40 pm	12:45 pm	Closing Remarks Mr. Ashwin Desai, IT Panel-CII & Secretary, SIDA
12:45 pm	1:45 pm	Networking Lunch

Following lunch, ELCOT has made arrangements for a guided tour to both the IT Parks. Participants can choose to visit either the IT Park at Ilanthaikulam or the IT Park at Vadapalanji, depending on their preference.

Madurai IT Park - Vadapalanji - News and Update - Starting in September 2010

The long awaited IT Park in Madurai is to be started in September 2010, said the minister. There are two sites for IT Park in Madurai and they are - Vadapalanji and another one is Ilandaikulam. Vadapalanji IT park in Madurai is made of 16 crores and Ilandaikulam is constructed of 15 crores. Vadapalanji is in the southern part of Madurai and Ilandaikulam is in the northern part of Madurai.

Minister Poongothai said that few more materials are expected from France and Ireland. Almost 75% of the construction work is done in both the sites. It is planned to start the operations of IT Park in Madurai by third week of the September 2010.

Also it is said that it creates direct employment for 5000 people and indirect employment for 20,000 people. As more and more companies come in and settle in Madurai, it would create employment for 25,000 to 50,000 people.

We are very excited about Madurai IT Park, one of the first of its kind in Madurai. Though it is too late for a second tier and major city of Tamil nadu - it is never too late. Madurai247 is very excited about this new shift for Madurai.

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