Technology giant Infosys has made announcement about the inauguration of its BPO at Mahindra World City’s SEZ with an investment of Rs 171 crore during the initial phase.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who kicked off the plant, stated that it was not the matter of land or funds, but she had to altered the attitude of people especially bureaucratic set up.

“Though we are lagging behind in the race of SEZ set up, but it is an amazing efforts that the goal was accomplished in less than 2 years of its inception,” she said.

Infosys CEO and Managing Director Kris Gopalakrishnan said, “Jaipur is becoming an exciting destination for the IT-ITeS industry. Raje has proactively put in place progressive policies and has invested in infrastructure to ensure rapid growth.”

The novel BPO campus at the special economic zone (SEZ) would cover up more than 42 acres of land with a total investment of Rs 531 crore to be made in phases, he said.

Mr. T V Mohandas Pai, Infosys HR Director told that their campus at Sitapura near Jaipur has been operable since August 2006 and seen an investment of around Rs 22.77 crore with a capacity of 890 staff.

The Sitapura BPO made revenue of USD 15 million, Pai said.

Pai said there was a requirement for thousands of more IT grads in Rajasthan for BPO and other IT segment jobs in SEZ and the state got a smaller amount of engineering colleges as compared to South India.