Kannur, Sunday 20 February 2011: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said that the LDF government had initiated a number of steps for infrastructure development for IT and ITES in the State.

Chief Minister said the government was committed to expanding IT industries and ITES in different parts of the State, including in rural areas.

When the LDF Ministry came to power in 2006, the IT industry in the State was confined to Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram and Infopark in Kochi; he said adding that his government’s decision to extend IT industries to rural areas corrected the earlier focus on urban areas for infrastructure development.