The State Government today inked a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Route Mobile to set up a BPO centre in Capital City. Director, Route Mobile, Sandeep Gupta signed the MSA with STPI, Ranchi in the presence of Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma here on Monday.
With the help of STPI, Route Mobile is going to set up a BPO center with a seating capacity of 550 seats. Through these BPO centers around 5,000 people would be getting employment in the State. Route Mobile has planned an investment of approximately Rs 40 crores in Jharkhand and a possible project expansion in the near future.
On the occasion, the CS said that Jharkhand has already initiated steps in the direction of being a leading IT Hub. “The state already has best-in-class IT/ITeS and BPO/BPM policies in place with clear intent and vision and has a conducive environment for investment, wherein IT plays a vital role in the development and prosperity of the state.
The state in its continual efforts intends to bring in more and more companies in the IT domain and attract their investment in the state; for which a dedicated team is working,” she said.
“The government wishes to increase employment opportunities within the State in order to reduce job seekers to move out in the hunt of employment. A lot of initiatives have been taken in this regard. To boost the startup ecosystem in the state, Jharkhand Startup Policy has been formulated in 2016 through which fiscal and non-fiscal support is being provided to entrepreneurs,” the CS added.