TCS Operations In Vizag In 3 Months: Lokesh

Amaravati: Minister for IT, Electronics and Education Nara Lokesh, on Thursday said TCS will launch its operations from Visakhapatnam in three months.

Replying to the questions raised in the Assembly by Vamsi Krishna, Srinivas, Ganta Srinivasa Rao, N Vishnukumar Raju and Eswara Rao, the IT Minister said that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, during his earlier stint too moved ahead with the slogan of 'one capital and decentralisation of development'.

As part of this, he made every effort for the progress of the IT sector in Visakhapatnam, Lokesh told the Assembly. He said TCS has promised to start a 10,000-seater development centre in AP’s largest city.

He said it is really gratifying that of the total employees in the entire IT sector across the globe, 20 per cent are Telugus. He stated that at least 150 companies were set up in the State between 2014 and 2019 providing jobs to 50,000 youth.