Telangana IT and Industry Minister KT Rama Rao and Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada, inaugurated the facility.
DataWind had earlier this year, signed an MoU with the Telangana government in this regard.
Rama Rao congratulated DataWind President and CEO Suneet Singh Tuli and his team for setting up the facility in Telangana and employing 600 people.
"Telangana government will provide full support to them to ensure their operations are streamlined and successful. The investment made by DataWind will not only contribute to the revenue of the state but will also be instrumental in generating jobs," Rama Rao said, adding DataWind will be doubling its head-count to 1,000 by March next year.
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Suneet Singh Tuli said, "By producing state-of-the-art
and most affordable devices in India, we not only wish to supply products that would make Indians proud, but boost 'Skills India' by generating highly skilled employment.
"We expect to continue expanding our dominant position in the tablet market by increasing the range of products which will be manufactured at our newly inaugurated facility in Hyderabad and the other facility in Amritsar," he said.
He also said that the company will be coming out with the full range of products including tablets, mini laptops and smartphones from the unit, which has been functional for the last three months and shipped 2.5 lakh devices.