PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, IT Minister Rohan Khaunte and man ITG chairman and MLA Dr Chandrakant Shetye on Thursday presented cheques amounting to Rs 33.50 lakh to eight start-ups and one IT company.
Speaking to mediapersons, Khaunte said, “As we go ahead with IT reforms major challenge is talent and with this scheme we are moving ahead in getting required right talent.
“We allow preferred talent to groom up so that brain drain issue will not be there and also cent per cent employment opportunities will b available,” he said.
With ease of doing business, setting talent in right direction and making manpower available is the need of hour. We are working on collaborative manner in making Goa an IT Creative Capital of India, he said.
The Empowered Committed which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant approved 10 applications under Start-up Policy 2021 and five applications under Goa IT Policy 2018. The 10 applications of start-ups covered under the schemes were Co-working space Subsidy, Rental Reimbursement Scheme, Salary Reimbursement Scheme and Trademark Reimbursement Scheme against which a total amount of Rs 19 lakh was sanctioned. Further, five applications of IT companies under Salary Incentive, Campus Recruitment Assistance, Internet Subsidy and Rental Subsidy were taken up for consideration and a claim amounting to Rs 14.50 lakh was sanctioned.
