Information Technology Secretary to AP government, K Ratna Prabha tells Ashok Kumar that the investor friendly attitude of the Y S R Reddy government is clearly making a difference to the city.

I wouldn't quite agree with the fact that Hyderabad is taking away the sheen from Bangalore, which the world identifies as the IT hub of the Indian Sub-continent. No doubt Hyderabad is gradually establishing itself in the IT sector, owing to its unique geographical structure and a cosmopolitan nature found nowhere else in the country.

Yes, it is true that Hyderabad has been seeing companies like Infosys, Wipro, and Honeywell coming in and investing in the faith of the environment, which has been developed in favour of the growth of the entrepreneurship. It is true that the present government has come riding on the wave of working for the poor and the rural areas of the country but the current Chief Minister has already made it clear to state machinery and people that equal focus would be given to both the urban and the rural areas and none would be neglected at the cost of other.

Policies of the Andhra Pradesh government are one thing, which are giving a red carpet welcome to the national and international companies to set up their base here. Apart from developing corporate friendly policies there are several other factors which make Hyderabad score over other cities in general and Bangalore in particular.

The government is enthusiastic in its approach for development. Not only has it been granting certain concessions to companies to Hyderabad, the IT department has also been taking extra steps for certain projects by getting special dispensations from the Cabinet.

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