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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:14 AM IST
Chennai:
The state-owned Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited (TACTV) will provide broadband and internet services at cheaper rates, chief minister Jayalalithaa told the State Assembly on August 11, 2014.
In a series of steps relating to information technology, the Chief Minister said TACTV which was providing cable TV services at a rate of Rs. 70 per month, would work with broadband licence holders.
Jayalalithaa also announced construction of a new building at a cost of Rs. 40 crore for the Tamil Nadu State Data Centre to extend its services to other government departments.
The Data Centre was providing services to 15 government departments including commercial taxes department, Chennai Corporation and Metro Rail.
At present the Centre does not have adequate infrastructure. A 5,000 sq feet building with 40 racks would be constructed for this purpose, the chief minister said. A Near Line Disaster Recovery Centre would be set up at a cost of Rs five crore.
Natural disasters continued to pose a challenge to the Data Centre. So there is a need to keep the data in a centre other than Disaster Recovery Centre in the city. The Near Line Disaster Recovery Centre will fulfill the purpose, she added.
The state government has already distributed 20 lakh laptops to students. It would now offer cloud services and web-hosting services at a cheaper rate to further the entrepreneurship and creative skills of the youth at a cost of Rs 50 lakh.
Jayalalithaa said the Tamil Virtual Academy would create an internet encyclopedia to facilitate interaction and sharing of knowledge on the greatness of the Tamil language and the achievements made in the language.
