A government spokesman claimed on Saturday that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths progressive information technology (IT) policy and consistent efforts to attract investments to this sector over his four-year regime had started yielding results. He said the most illustrious industrialists of the country and abroad were lining up to seize the opportunities before them in Noida and the chief minister had directed officials to extend all possible help to the investors planning to set up data centres in Noida.
Last year, Microsoft, Adani Group, MAQ, Hiranandani Group, Netmagic Services, STT Pvt Ltd and Agarwal Associate Ltd also submitted their proposals to the government. Acting promptly on their proposals, the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority allotted 60,000 square metres to Microsoft in Sector 145. Microsoft will establish its Software park and data centre on the land at an estimated cost of Rs 1,800 crore, providing EMPLOYMENT to more than 3,500 people.
Similarly, Noida authority allotted a plot of 34,275 square metres to Adani Group at a prime location in Sector-62 of and 39,146 square metres to Adani Enterprises in Sector-80 of Noida. The group will set up a world class data centre on this plot at the cost of Rs 2,500 crore, which will provide jobs to 2,350 people. Besides, Noida authority allotted a plot of 16,350 square metres to MAQ India Pvt Ltd, which is one of the world’s leading IT and information technology enabled services (ITES) companies. The company will set up an IT project at a cost of Rs 250 crore on the land in Sector-145, he said.