The Haryana Government would establish a mobile application development centre in Gurugram, for which it would provide financial assistance of Rs 3 crore for three years.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Haryana Government and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The agreement was signed by Principal Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology Department, Devender Singh and president, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Subho Ray, on behalf of Haryana Government and IAMAI, respectively.
While talking to the mediapersons after signing the MoU, Devender Singh said that the first mobile application development centre would be established in the campus of Hartron Multi-Skill Development Centre (HMSDC), Udyog Vihar, Gurugram under the Enterprises Promotion Policy-2015 of the State Government. Training and other facilities based on international standards would be provided to the youth through this centre, he added.
He said that the Enterprises Promotion Policy-2015 had been prepared for encouraging the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth. The policy also aims to create maximum possible opportunities of employment in the field of mobile application development.
The upcoming centre would contribute significantly to the Digital India campaign. Haryana Government would provide financial assistance for functioning of the centre for first three years so that facilities may be provided to the youth at lower costs, after which it would function as a self-financing institution, he added. Singh also said an incubation centre would be opened in all universities of the state. Knowledge Warehouse has already been established with the assistance of NASSCOM, he added.