Chandigarh, September 9: S.M.S. Sandhu on Monday took over as Chairman, Punjab Infotech Corporation.
Present on the occasion were Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora, Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, Rajpura MLA Hardayal Kamboj, Bassi Pathana MLA Gurpreet Singh GP.
After taking over at Udyog Bhawan, Sandhu said Punjab Infotech is already running several projects in the state such as IT, e-Governance, IT Graduation and Training. Divulging more, he said Punjab Infotech has launched a new initiative called ‘Startup Punjab’ through which a new robust eco-mechanism pertaining to nutrition is being undertaken.
Disclosing more, Sandhu said Punjab Infotech was included as a Nodal Agency of the Punjab Government in the year 1976 to spread awareness about Electronics, I.T., I.T.E.S., and Communication Technology Industry in the State. He also said during the previous years, Punjab Infotech has started several projects throughout the State related to I.T., e-Governance, I.T. Education and Training besides rendering useful contribution for the development of Mohali as the hub of I.T., Electronics, Knowledge Industry.
It is worth mentioning that Sandhu superannuated as Chief Engineer in 2007 from the Public Works Department (B&R), Punjab. He engaged himself in the social service sphere after his retirement and did commendable job for the schools as well as the students of Derabassi and Rajpura belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category.
