- Tech Mahindra to deliver cutting-edge digital engineering services
- Gujarat IT/ITeS Policy continues to get excellent response; so far 15 MoUs signed for providing 26,750 new jobs
NE BUSINESS BUREAU
GANDHINAGAR, OCT 19
Country’s fifth largest IT services exporter Tech Mahindra on Tuesday announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat to deliver cutting-edge digital engineering services in the state. Further to the MoU, the company will expand operations in the state and aim to hire over 3000 professionals in the State over the next 5 years.
The MoU was signed between Tech Mahindra MD & CEO CP Gurnani & Gujarat Department of Science & Technology secretary Vijay Nehra, IAS in the presence of Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel on Tuesday under the ambit of Gujarat IT/ITeS 2022-27 Policy to forge a strategic partnership and further the growth of IT ecosystem of Gujarat.
An official statement said the government has signed 15 MoUs with domestic and global companies under the IT/ITeS policy 2022-27 in the first seven months which will generate approximately 26,750 skilled IT employment opportunities in the state.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India mission & efforts to institutionalize the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Gujarat to Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the Government of Gujarat has accelerated digital innovation in the State and is now geared up to empower small and medium businesses to unlock the value of digitization and contribute incremental value to the State’s economy.
Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel said, “Over the years, Gujarat has emerged as a land of abundant opportunities. The Government is committed to support businesses to improve the ease of doing business (EODB) in the state. In line with this, the MoU with Tech Mahindra will not only help us enable the same but also result in the overall development of the city. We are confident that as a global leader in digital engineering, Tech Mahindra will add exponential value to engineering enterprises by collaborating with them to engineer superior products, capitalize on modern engineering, and enable seamless cyber-physical integration for enhanced visibility, predictability, and productivity across operations.”
Minister for DST Jitubhai Vaghani’s constant focus on job creation and skill development gave rise to unique and enabling incentives such as the Employment Generation Incentive (EGI) and the Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana. The Policy also introduces an innovative concept of CAPEX-OPEX model for the first time in the Indian IT investment promotions policy landscape.
CP Gurnani, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “The world of engineering is rapidly changing with shifting enterprise engineering priorities. Some of the levers to this change of priorities include building relevant products and services for the modern world, leading the way with innovation, and leveraging disruptive technologies. Our MoU with the Government of Gujarat will enable us to address the changing engineering needs of enterprises today and help us in our quest to deliver state- of-the-art digital engineering services. We are thankful to the government for their continuous efforts to improve EODB in the state, such as the implementation of the IT policy. We believe that it has truly led to growth across all industry segments. This MoU will not only help us capitalize on the opportunity created by the government to further the development in the state, but it will also enable us to generate employment for local talent and provide them with opportunities to learn & grow.”
The collaboration will drive technology-led transformation across industries including digital engineering. As part of NXT.NOW framework, which aims to enhance ‘Human Centric Experience’, Tech Mahindra focuses on investing in emerging technologies and solutions that enable digital transformation and meet the evolving needs of the customer.
