Srirangapatna:
Karnataka government has opened a BPO centre in this historical town near Mysore, claiming to be the first ever rural BPO centre in the country.
Through opening such BPO centres, which would provide a host of utility services across the state, the government was planning to create one lakh jobs over the next five years, Karnataka Minister for IT-BT Katta Subramanya Naidu said.
The state has set apart Rs 40 crore to start 100 BPO centres during this year, he said, and added that they will soon unveil new policies on IT, hardware and semi-conductor.
Plans were afoot to establish 150 industrial townships to attract about Rs three lakh crore investments and it would generate employment opportunities to 10 lakh people, he added.