'Still scouting for land in Guj': Infosys

Even as its Indore development centre readies itself for functioning, IT giant Infosys is still scouting for land in Gujarat. While it is in talks with the state government for a centre, the company refused to offer deadline for the same.

"We are in talks with the Gujarat government and are scouting land in the state for a development centre. However, we don't know when it will be finalised. Across the country we are looking at expanding our centres, especially in tier II cities since tier I cities have saturated," said S D Shibulal, Co-Founder, CEO and MD, Infosys Ltd on the sidelines of the Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association (GESIA) Annual Awards conference.

Talking further about setting up a centre in Gujarat, Shibulal said, "Whenever we intend to set up a centre we look at the local availability of talent, infrastructure, fair land prices, government support, connectivity and quality of life. Ideally such centres employ around 8,000-10,000 professionals."