Infosys, Satyam, Cognizant to set up units in Hyderabad SEZs

The Unit Approval Committee of Andhra Pradesh IT Special Economic Zones Development Commissioner has approved Satyam BPO, Infosys Technologies and Cognizant Technology Solutions to set up their new facilities in different SEZs in the State. 

           “Put together, these units will employ 6,800 people in a total space of 5.50 lakh sq ft,” Ms K. Ratna Prabha, Principal Secretary (Information Technology and Communications Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh), said here in a press release. The new unit of Satyam BPO, which would come up at Satyam Computer Services’ facility at Madhapur with an area of 1.60 lakh sq ft, would seat 2,700 employees. The second unit of Infosys Technologies would be opened at its Pocharam SEZ in an area of 2.75 lakh sq ft, housing 2,750 employees. Cognizant Technology would set up a 1.12 lakh sq ft facility at DLF SEZ here as part of its expansion plan. It would employ 1,400 people, she said. “The unit approval committee had sent letters of permission to these companies, giving go-ahead to their expansion plans,” she said. “The performance of IT sector in the State during 2010 has been quite encouraging. The IT firms have revived their hiring plans,” she said.