IT education in 120 UP schools to be funded by HCL Technologies

Updated on: Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Founder chairman of HCL Technologies Shiv Nadar on Tuesday proposed to fund the IT education in 120 primary schools of Uttar
Pradesh in the next two years.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Nadar said, "The project can be taken up on a public-private-partnership (PPP) basis." Nadar also highlighted the strategy UP could opt to eradicate illiteracy within 10 years. In his presentation, the HCL chief also projected how primary and higher education can help in giving a boost to UP's socio-economic growth.

Hailing the poll promise of the Samajwadi Party to provide laptops and tablets to the students free of cost, Nadar said that the move would certainly help in setting the pace for IT revolution in UP and turn the state into an 'IT power house'. He said the vast job opportunities in the IT sector can take the state into a higher level.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister accused the Mayawati government of overturning previous Samajwadi Party's government order of not granting clearance to any technical institute in Noida until all other districts get at least four such institutes. He made the statement during his meeting with Nadar, kicking off the speculations that the SP government may bring back the order once again.Noida and Greater Noida, as a matter of fact, has seen a large number of engineering and management institutes opening up over a period of time given their proximity to New Delhi. The coming of IT companies in the region has only added more pace to the opening of such institutes.

Yadav told Nadar that the IT policy envisioned by the SP government aims to establish IT companies in other cities of UP like Lucknow. HCL chief visit to Lucknow attained importance given UP government's initiative to put in place IT parks in the state capital and Agra.

Yadav said that the basic infrastructure of other cities in UP is being strengthened. The coming of IT sector would only add wings to the growth of the state. He counted how various sectors like trade tax and police have been benefitted by the IT sector. In fact, usage of IT will being transparency in departments like land revenue.

Yadav said that computers are present in adequate numbers in different departments. And the departments are supported by the national informatics centre (NIC). Akhilesh said that the companies like HCL could help the state in giving it a boost.

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