Released on = June 6, 2007, 11:55 pm

Press Release Author = Calcutta Reporter

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = West Bengal government announced new ITES policy to boost IT
business in the state.

Press Release Body = The West Bengal government recently announced a new policy for
information technology enabled services (ITES) to get a larger share of the IT
service industry pie in the country. Mr. Ghanshyam Sarda, a leading businessman
reported the new policy to be very helpful for growth of IT services business in the
state.

The chief minister of West Bengal, Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya claimed: \"This new
policy offers the best fiscal incentives\". The ITES business has been endowed with
the status of a public utility and the companies can keep their shop open 24 hours a
day round the year.

Vishnu Solutions, Vision Comptech and BNK Solutions are some of the leading
companies operating in the call centre business in technical collaboration with
foreign firms. The government is in talks with a handful of big international names
like IBM, AIG and Unilever - some have already announced projects in the state.
Several domestic companies like Reliance Infocom, ICICI Infotech and L&T Infotech
have also been sounded out.


About
Mr. Ghanshyam Sarda is a Calcutta based business man who has set up call centers in
the city providing employment and work opportunities. With a workforce of over
50,000 in West Bengal, the Sarda Group is one of West Bengal's largest employers.
Mr. Sarda is also very much popular for his thought-provoking views on a variety of
topics, from public affairs to sports.

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Web Site = http://www.gsarda.com

Contact Details = 21 A Shakespeare Sarani,
Kolkata-17,
India.