MoU signed to set up rural BPO centres in 22 AP districts
Press Trust of India / Hyderabad Oct 27, 2009, 14:00 IST
The Rural Development Department of Andhra Pradesh government and Infosys BPO Limited today signed a Memorandum Of Understanding(MoU) for setting up rural BPO centres in 22 districts across the state.
Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) Chief Executive Officer T Vijaya Kumar and Infosys BPO Limited CEO and Managing Director Amitabh Chaudhry signed the MoU in the presence of Chief Minister K Rosaiah, State Rural Development minister Vatti Vasantha Kumar and other senior officials here.
Chaudhry said that one rural BPO centre would be set up in each of the 22 districts.
"The first such BPO centre will be set up in the next six weeks which will provide a testing ground for this model. The capital expenditure and other details will be worked out subsequently," he said.
"Over 1,000 people would get direct employment through the rural BPO centers in the next 12-15 months. Statistics suggest that direct employment generates 1.4 times indirect employment as well," the CEO said.
He said Andhra Pradesh would be the first state where Infosys would be setting up rural BPO centres.
"We are in talks with some other states as well for similar ventures but I can't disclose the names at this stage," Chaudhry told PTI.
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