TCS to develop data centre to connect government departments

PATNA: In its endeavour to implement the state information and communication technology policy, the state government is mulling an IT hub at Bihta. For this the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has already been assigned with the responsibility of developing a main data centre which will provide IT link to all government departments. The centre will formally be launched in March 2013 on the premises of Beltron Bhawan.

A regional centre of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology ( NIEIT) will also be developed at Bihta.

IT minister Shahid Ali Khan said the department of information technology is committed to make Bihar an IT destination with establishment of IT industries in the state. "The land for IT park has already been selected and bidding process for selection of consultancy company for promotion of IT park has almost completed," he said.