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Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy today said Infosys would send a top level team to Punjab to evaluate establishment of a campus at the Knowledge Park in Mohali following a proposal made by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
A senior official in Punjab informed that the Deputy Chief Minister during his visit to Banglore met the Infosysy Chief, Naryana Murthy on Monday and extended an invitation to Punjab said company could establish a 100-acre campus at Mohali.
The senior vice president and head of administration, facilities and infrastructure – U Ramadas Kamath may visit Mohali in October and take a quick decision on establishment of the campus.
The Deputy Chief minister on his part assured the Infosys chief that the Punjab government had ready land available in the Knowledge Park at Mohali and that it would give all necessary clearances required by the company within fifteen days.
“You will see that my government works even faster than you”, he said adding he was keen that Infosys create its campus in Mohali.
Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh while briefing Mr Narayana Murthy on the issue said the State government was keen that Infosys agree to become the anchor unit for the Knowledge Park. He said if the company agreed to the same the government was ready to offer land to it at a special price.
Murthy on his part said in case the company created a campus in Mohali, it would work towards having a capacity of 25,000 employees. He said for this the company needed at least 2.5 million square feet of built up space.
The Infosys head said while around 70 acres were needed for this purpose, a 100 acre plot would be ideal as it would allow for a further expansion to 40,000 employees at a later stage.
He assured the Deputy chief minister that once the company established a new facility it would start off with 5,000 employees immediately and increase the capacity in stages with full capacity being reached between five to eight years.
