Bihar’s IT department has received a proposal of investment of Rs 817 crore for setting up data centres across the state.
VueNow, a data management firm, is planning to invest and will develop a four-tier data centre of 100 racks with Patna as the master hub. As per the official statement, four other centers will come up in Dharbhanga, Bhagalpur, Purnea and Buxar in the first phase.
The investment proposal was discussed at a meeting chaired by Information Technology Minister Jibesh Kumar.
"We are looking forward to finalisation of the proposal. After proper evaluation of the proposal, it will be sent to the Chief Minister's Office for final approval," Kumar said.
"The state government will provide all support to investors as our aim is to make Bihar the next IT hub of the eastern region," he said.
Senior officials of the IT Department and officials of VueNow which includes its Managing Director VC Roy were present at the meeting.
The firm has already started working on similar projects in West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.
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