Thiruvananthapuram: An inter-ministerial forum has roped in National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) to push IT industry's case with the Prime Minister's Office.
The ministries involved are IT, Commerce and Finance, Mr V. K. Mathews, member of the Nasscom Executive Committee, told Business Line here.
The forum intends to take up with the PMO policy aspects with respect to taxation, policy and governance issues, Mr Mathews said.
He is also the executive chairman of the IBS group based here, which is a leading player in the global travel, transport and logistics sector.
“The forum has already met with the Prime Minister, and it has been getting positive vibes from the Government,” Mr Mathews said.
The forum intends to take up with the PMO and ministries concerned the need to increasingly implement the reform agenda in governance.
“There is a huge opportunity to tap from the glaring weaknesses in the system. Opportunities are abound in every sector where reforms have lagged.”
Mr Mathews described e-governance initiatives as a major enabler of result-oriented, transparent and accountable administration.
There would be regular interaction between the Nasscom and the ministries involved, and the PMO would be directly kept in the loop.
Mr Mathews said that the inter-ministerial forum would work on the lines of the Government of Kerala-Confederation of Indian Industry Consultative Forum (GCCF).
Chaired by the State Chief Secretary, it has principal secretaries on board, and meets once every two months to brainstorm on developmental and socio-economic issues.
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