BANGALORE, INDIA: Infosys Technologies Ltd. will set up a new development center in Kolkata with an investment of Rs 500 crore.
The campus will create over 5,000 jobs over a period of time, according to a statement from Infosys.
“We are impressed with the efforts of the state government in attracting such investments. With its bright talent pool, West Bengal is poised to become an important IT destination,” said S Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys Technologies.
Gopalakrishnan, along with Mohandas Pai, member of the board, Infosys, met West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
“Going forward, we expect to see more of such investments coming into the state and more jobs being generated. We are very happy on having Infosys here in Kolkata,” said Debesh Das, minister in charge, Department of IT, West Bengal.