Bhopal, July 23 - As many as 6,000 jobs will be generated in Madhya Pradesh by the four Information Technology Parks coming up, Industry and IT Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya told the state assembly Thursday.

Replying to a question by independent legislator Paras Saklecha, Vijaywargiya said the four Information Technology Parks, coming up at Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Jabalpur, will create jobs for about 6,000 people.

The minister further said that a total of 22 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) have been signed in the recent past to take the state ahead in IT sector. He added that additional job opportunities would also come through 51 IT units associated with Software Technology Park of India's regional office in Indore.

Vijaywargiya said the chief minister has also held discussions with several IT companies and invited them to invest in the state.