IT major Infosys has inaugurated a development centre built at a cost of Rs 426 crore at New Town near Kolkata. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the centre.

"This centre of Infosys will help other IT companies to come to West Bengal. West Bengal is a leading IT state in the country. Nearly 2,200 IT companies have presence in the state, including big ones like TCS, Wipro, IBM and Accenture," the CM said. The Infosys campus, built on 50 acres, will have an employment potential for 4,000 IT professionals. 

The CM also informed that a new Silicon Valley is coming to New Town on 200 acres with the potential to create 75,000 jobs involving an investment of Rs 27,000 crore. "Twenty-eight companies have already started work with 11 data centres coming up," she said.

Also, a cable landing station is coming up in the state which will help in improving connectivity for IT companies.