Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing arm of Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies, has invested Rs 171 crore towards setting up the Phase-I of its second campus in Jaipur.
To be built-in phases, the campus -- located in the Mahindra World City special economic zone (SEZ) -- will be spread over 42 acres of land with a total investment of Rs 531 crore. In the first phase, the company has created a built-up area of 3,69,100 square feet with a seating capacity of 3,200 people.
S Gopalakrishnan, CEO & MD of Infosys said, “Jaipur is becoming an exciting destination for the IT-ITeS industry. Our investment in the second campus firmly establishes Jaipur as a significant center for Infosys. We are extremely happy to be in Jaipur and acknowledge the support and encouragement of the state government.”
The Jaipur Campus of Infosys BPO complies with global environment standards to ensure efficient consumption of energy per square-foot and the least carbon footprint. The campus is designed as a green building to meet the gold/platinum rating standard of LEEDS. As a part of Infosys’ effort to become carbon neutral, the campus will have 49 per cent of the total area as the green belt.
Infosys opened its first BPO campus in Jaipur in August 2006, which is operating out of the Sitapur industrial area in the city. The company has made an investment of about Rs 23 crore in the centre which has a seating capacity of 890. With an aim of enhancing the employability of the talent pool, Infosys has partnered with 32 engineering colleges in Rajasthan as a part of its Campus Connect programme. So far, 120 faculty members and 1,914 students have been trained in Rajasthan as a part of the programme.
