Infosys Technologies to establish a center in Kolkata

Infosys Technologies to establish a center in Kolkata

Indian IT giant Infosys Technologies has announced that they are considering establishing a development center in the city of Kolkata.

The company would be investing around Rs. 500 on this new setup.

Infosys added that this new center would create around 5000 jobs over a period of time.

Debesh Das, minister-in-charge, Department of IT, Government of West Bengal spoke about this new development: “Kolkata has become the new hotspot for IT in the East with its rich cultural and educational heritage. Going forward, we expect to see more of such investments coming into the state and more jobs being generated. We are very happy to have Infosys here in Kolkata.”

S Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys Technologies added: “We are very excited to announce our intention to set up a presence in Kolkata. 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.”