Mumbai: The Maharashtra government held a road show in Bengaluru on Tuesday demanding investment in information technology and IT-enabled services sectors.

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) joint chief executive Anil Bhandari said the state, the most industrially developed state in India, plans to invest Rs 95,000 crore in the sector as part of the IT policy adopted last year. Is. Set a target. ,

An event was organized at a hotel in Bengaluru, known as the Silicon Valley of India, for the progress of the IT sector in collaboration with industry lobby ASSOCHAM.

As per the agenda, the event was attended by senior executives from companies like IBM, Adobe, Wipro, JPMorgan Chase and LinkedIn. Officials of many realty companies and brokerages were also present in it. According to an Assocham statement, Maharashtra Industrial Development Commissioner Deependra Singh Kushwaha said the state is looking at investing in emerging technologies like Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Augment and Virtual.reality.

“With various business-friendly policies, excellent connectivity, uninterrupted power and water supply and most importantly a very talented workforce that will drive the growth of the IT and ITeS sector in Maharashtra,” Kushwah said.

Bhandari said the state, considered the data center hub of the country, is aiming to double the capacity in the next 4-5 years and also stressed on its potential to become a hub of global capacity centres.

Currently, many IT, ITES and GCC (Global Center of Competence) players are operating from Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.

T R Parasuraman, President, ASSOCHAM Southern Zone Council and Executive Advisor, Toyota Kirloskar, said the chamber is happy to welcome delegates from Maharashtra to explore opportunities in Karnataka.