Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the centre of Infosys BPM Services, the Business Process Management subsidiary of IT major Infosys, in Bhubaneswar.
“I am very happy that Infosys BPM has opened operations from Bhubaneswar. I am sure that the talented youngsters of Odisha will make this high-end customer service centre a big success for Infosys.” He also outlined his government’s commitment to provide Infosys all necessary support to further grow and contribute to the state.
Executive Vice President and Co-head of Delivery at Infosys Satish HC praised the speed and responsiveness of the government in facilitating the establishment of this centre. Further outlining Infosys’s plans in Odisha, he said, “The strength of Infosys will increase from 10,000 to 20,000 in the near future and Infosys BPM will contribute immensely to the growth. This centre will create considerable new job opportunities for the youth of the state.”
According to media reports, the Bhubaneswar centre of Infosys BPM, which is the first in eastern India, will generate over 500 jobs in the first phase and in the subsequent expansions the employment numbers will go up to 2000. Previously, Infosys Limited had established their Offshore Development Centre (ODC) at Bhubaneswar, which was their first ODC in any state located outside their headquarters in Karnataka.
Established in April 2002, Infosys BPM Ltd. has 42 delivery locations spread across 16 countries, offering an end-to-end outsourcing services provider which addresses business challenges through its integrated IT and business process outsourcing solutions. The company has been consistently ranked among the leading BPM companies globally.
An official release said that the Electronics and IT Department, Government of Odisha is making significant efforts to continuously attract major investments into the state in IT/ITES & ESDM sector. The new centre of Infosys BPM Ltd. highlights the state’s steadfast commitment to fostering economic growth, creating job opportunities as well as reflects its vision and capability to transform Odisha into an ideal hub for modern IT businesses and technology-driven enterprises, it added.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by E&IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera, 5T Secretary VK Pandian, Principal Secretary, E &IT, Manoj Mishra, Special Advisor, E&IT, Anubhav Pattnaik, Special Secretary, E&IT, Manas Panda, Additional Secretary, E&IT, Manoj Pattnaik and Development Centre Head at Infosys Bhubaneswar Prabhat Kumar Das, and VP and Business Head at Infosys BPM Neela Mohan.
