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Who says recession : Wipro think tank looking to create 15,000 jobs in West Bengal
by
Dinesh Beniwal
on
Dec 10, 2011
Recession is only rumor, KOLKATA: IT major Wipro Technologies chairman Azim Premji indicated to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the company would pump in Rs 700 crore-Rs 800 crore into its second campus here which would provide employment to 15,000 youths.
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Recession is
only rumor, KOLKATA: IT major Wipro Technologies chairman Azim Premji indicated
to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the company would pump in Rs
700 crore-Rs 800 crore into its second campus here which would provide
employment to 15,000 youths.
Premji met Banerjee at the state secretariat, Writers' Buildings, and discussed
the IT service provider's expansion plans in the state and also proposed a
public-private partnership with the state government for providing e-services
towards ensuring e-governance.
Finance Minister Amit Mitra, At the meeting around Premji has indicated that
"Wipro company is looking at employing 15,000 additional young men and women by
expanding its operation in the state".
Wipro had purchased 50 acres of land from the previous Left Front regime for
setting up its second campus at New Town, Rajarhat, on the northeastern fringes
of the city.
"Wipro is working in the PPP (public-private partnership) mode with seven state
governments as also the central government in ensuring seamless operation as
part of e-governance. He said Wipro will be happy to help. This is encouraging,"
the finance minister said.
The state has attracted all big names in the sector. Tata Consultancy Services
and IBM are among the other companies which have already set up bases here
during the Left Front regime.
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