Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the software development and services arm of India's diversified conglomerate Tata group, will set up a global software development centre (GSDC) here in two years.
The centre will initially employ about 200 IT professional and this may go up to 1500 later on, said a top official of the state information and technology department.
The Orissa government has allotted 45 acres of land at the 'Infocity' industrial park located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The foundation stone for the centre was laid by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday.
TCS' development centre will open up opportunities for local youths and put Orissa on the IT map, the official said.
Bhubaneswar is becoming an important centre for information and communication technologies. During the current year, growth in software exports from Orissa is likely to exceed 40 percent and touch Rs.5 billion, he said.
Apart from Infocity, the state government has a seven-storey Fortune Tower with features to connect its occupants to the world and another seven-storey Tower 2000 dedicated to smaller IT units.
TCS took possession of about 3,800 square feet at Fortune Tower last month and started its preliminary activities there.
Source: Indo-Asian News Service
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