Nokia plant revival on: Union Minister

according to The factory was left out of the USD 7.2 bn bargain which was signed among MSFT and Nokia phone in 2014. CHENNAI: The Nokia phone factory at Sriperumbudur near here has been left like an "orphaned child" and the Centre is taking all steps to revive the mobile handset manufacturer's plant, told Union Minister for Law & Justice and data tech Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday. "We are on the job to make it operational.. the Nokia phone facility was left as an orphaned child.. I tried my best.. You realize MSFT took over Nokia phone however left the Nokia phone plant (due to double) taxing issue", the Minister responded to a specific question during an interaction with the media. The factory was left out of the USD 7.2 bn bargain which was signed among MSFT and Nokia phone in 2014.

Nokia plant in Tamil Nadu left as an 'orphaned child': Ravi Shankar Prasad

"Nokia was left as an orphaned child.. You realize MSFT took over Nokia phone however left the Nokia phone plant (due to double) taxing issue," the Minister for Law and Justice, Electronics and data tech said. It did'nt work out.. allow me concertise and then discover it to you.. "India's digital initiative is 1 of digital inclusion to bridge the divide among the digital haves and digital have nots. I too explained to them (CII members) about bankruptcy code, to GST, RERA.

Nokia plant revival on: Union Minister

referring to more-inUnion IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday admitted which at least 3 suggestions for revival of Nokia phone plant near Chennai did'nt fructify however the Gov. was continue working on a plan. "I am happy which lot of other mobile manufacturing plants are coming up across India," he told reporters here at an event organised with the CII. To a query on the emergence of Unions in the IT sector, Mr. Prasad told the sector was continue generating jobs. Mr. Prasad noted which Tamil Nadu played a key role in the implementation of Central schemes such as promotion of BPOs in smaller town. Mr. Prasad too told the Gov. had decided to determine up 23 BPO centres in the State.

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