Digital India Startup Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India shall set up India’s first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming at Shillong by March 2023.
- It was announced by The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
- The Centre of Excellence in Shillong is expected to catalyse startups and entrepreneurs from the entire North East Region to build the Next Gen Online Gaming ecosystem.
- The Minister announced another initiative of MeitY to set up a state-of-the-art facility under the National Institute of Electronics and IT (NIELIT) to provide training on cutting edge Digital Skills at Shillong.
- A 10-acre campus shall soon be ready for this purpose which shall cater to the skilling requirement of youth in the North East Region.
