ITC gets occupancy certificate for New Town IT campus, posts Mamata
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Kolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has issued an occupancy certificate to
ITC Limited
for its IT & ITES campus in New Town, CM Mamata Banerjee posted on X on Tuesday. The campus, on 17 acres of land, was allotted by Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco).
"Glad to share that the occupancy certificate is being issued by our New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) for ITC Limited's world-class IT & ITES campus in Action Area-III of New Town, spread over 17 acres of land allotted by our WBHIDCO," the CM posted.
"The campus comprises three key buildings — a high-rise office tower, a business support centre and a dedicated knowledge centre — together offering over 14.5 lakh sq ft of built-up space.
With an investment of around Rs. 1,200 crore, the facility is set to generate direct employment for more than 5,000 professionals," Banerjee added.
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"With this milestone, operations are set to commence shortly — further accelerating West Bengal's rise and rise as a preferred destination for investments by leading national and international digital and technology-driven enterprises," she wrote.
Last week, Banerjee announced on X that NKDA had sanctioned the phase I building plan for TCS's office campus at Bengal Silicon Valley.
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ITC Infotech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC, is setting up its Global AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the state. The CoE will act as a central hub for ITC Infotech, through which it will service its global clientele while acting as the core for ITC Group's digital initiatives. The company is servicing clients in 40 countries.
Sanjiv Puri, chairman of ITC Ltd, had earlier told TOI that he felt Kolkata was the optimal place for its first cutting-edge global AI hub. It would eventually have two global hubs, one in Kolkata and another in Bengaluru.
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