Infosys to expand India footprint with focus on tier-II cities

Updated on: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Software giant Infosys is looking to expand footprint in India with focus on Tier-II cities, a top company official said on Wednesday.

"We are looking for land in various parts of the country and looking to expand our capacity with a focus on Tier-II cities," Infosys CEO and co-founder S D Shibulal told reporters here on the sidelines of an award function.

"This year we added nearly 45,000 to 47,000 people. For the next year we have already given campus offers to 23,000 candidates," he said.

"The net additions by us this year are around 25,000," Shibulal said, referring to attrition.

The company recently sealed a deal with Madhya Pradesh government for setting up a development centre in Indore. It is awaiting response from West Bengal government for setting up a centre in Kolkata. The company is present in 10 cities.

"We are awaiting response from the Kolkata (West Bengal) government. We are positive on the offer made to them," an Infosys executive said, replying to a media query.

The company, which has been planning a centre in Gujarat as well, said that at present only the issues related to availability of land at fair price are being considered.

"We are focused on tier-II cities more, since some of the Tier-I cities are facing challenges of infrastructure," he said.

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