Wednesday, January 08, 2014: The State IT Board of Odisha has given its nod for setting up a testing lab for BIS. Here the BIS will issue the number of newly manufactured electronic products. Reportedly, this new lab will be established within the International institute of Information Technology, Odisha complex. To develop this Lab, Department of Electronics and Information Technology will be responsible for funding this project.
From the source, it has also come forth that DEITY will open six more labs in six different states and will provide an assistance of Rs 15 million towards equipment for the lab.
DEITY officials have informed that the establishment of this BIS lab will inspire the Electronic System design & Manufacturing Sector of Odisha. Along with providing permission to BIS to open new lab in Odisha, the Odisha government is also trying hard to transform a large number of lands into IT parks. By doing this, the state as well as India will experience a boost in the IT sector.