Honest people can’t work in Bangalore
T A Mohandas Pai, human resources director, Infosys, said there had been a shift in the focus of the company, which was once synonymous with Bangalore.Infosys made several representations to successive governments, seeking land near Sarjapur Road, but got nothing apart from bundles of assurances. The company waited quite some time, expecting the state to grant it land for setting up a second software development centre in the city. But in the end, it ran out of patience and shifted expansion plans to Pune.
An IT industry source said, “The move has got nothing to do with the cost factor. Blame it on Karnataka’s political indifference and bureaucratic laxity in land allotment and registration.”
Pai said, “It is easier to get land in Pune than in Bangalore. For three years we tried in vain to complete the land registration process in Bangalore. Now, we have more land in Pune than Bangalore. Honest people can’t work in Bangalore.”
Asked whether the shift in Infosys’s focus would affect Brand Bangalore, Pai made no comment. But IT industry sources painted a grim future. According to them, the political situation in the state is making IT companies change perception about Bangalore as their preferred base. The “corrupt” leaders and the “lethargic” bureaucracy have frustrated India Inc time and again. So, the companies have decided to shift base.
“Giants like TCS and Wipro have kept Bangalore out of their major expansion plans. HCL is looking at centres like Chennai and Pune. The semi-conductor industry, too, is shipping out of the city to Noida and Pune,” rued a source.
Infosys-Bangalore currently has 28,905 employees. In Pune, it will soon have 32,914 employees.
Thanks to the apathy of successive Karnataka governments, the Infosys has decided to shift its operational base to Pune. Within a year, its Pune campus will surpass the Bangalore headquarters both in terms of employee strength and the built-up area. Giants like TCS, HCL and Wipro and semi-conductor industry have kept Bangalore out of their major expansion plans.
Courtesy: Bangalore Mirror
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