thiruvananthapuram finance minister k n balagopal will inaugurate the pilot launch of the internship programme for graduates at it parks in the state at technopark travancore hall at 430pm on thursdaythe ignite internship programme will begin in august by associating with companies from the three major it parks in the state technopark thiruvananthapuram infopark kochi and cyberpark kozhikodekerala it parks ceo john m thomas said that the internship programme is a collaboration between the government and private sector to address shortage of trained people in the itites sector in kerala the government had allocated rs 20 crore in the kerala budget 20222023 and envisaged internship programme for skill development in the first phase kerala it parks is planning to provide internships for 1500 candidates under the programme which is beneficial for both companies as well as youth he saidthe government will contribute rs 5000 per month to an intern and the recruiting company will provide at least the same amount every month in the sixmonth programme he said