In a major leap forward, three India’s leading mobile producing companies are going to set shop in Tirupati’s IT SEZ. The companies, Micromax, celkon and Karbonn will start rolling out mobile phones in a couple of months. The representatives of these companies have signed an MoU with state government yesterday in the presence of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. This is the first step in chief minister Naidu’s plan to divert the electronic industry towards Rayalaseema, which the CM is planning to convert into a manufacture-zone. The state is targeting manufacturing of 6-7 million phones from next year.

Micromax, Celkon and Karbonn are the first companies to enter the Tirupati IT SEZ located near airport. According to Dr P Krishnaiah, chairman, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), these companies are expected to provide 6000 jobs in their assembling units. APIIC has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing the land to companies interested to invest in Andhra Pradesh.

Talking telugu360.com Dr Krishnaiah said they would be given land upto 20 ac. each. “These companies have promised to start work immediately. Its a boon to local youth, mostly women,” he said, The entry of the mobile manufacturing units, he said, would pave the way for the for other companies ro look towards Tirupati IT SEZ.

“Tirupati is well-connected. With number of government and private engineering colleges and polytechnic colleges, the area has the potential to supply enough manpower also. We are expecting more companies to follow the mobile producers,” Dr Krishniah said.