Rolta to invest Rs 250 cr in Bengal

Kolkata, Jun 6(UNI) Rolta India Ltd will set up a Rs 250-crore Information Technology park in the city as part of its expansion plans.

Speaking to UNI today, Principal IT secretary Siddharth said,''We have given the offer letter to the company.'' The state IT department would allot five acres for the project at Nonadanga.

The company is likely to employ around 5,000 professionals in the park. It would have facilities to provide IT-based geospatial, engineering design, software development and ERP implementation services worldwide.

The Kolkata facility is part of Rolta's plans to expand manifold in the coming years. It requires additional infrastructure and a talent pool of over 15,000 professionals. Rolta has executed over 350 e-securities projects in 18 countries.

''Rolta has set up a high-tech facility, which will provide employment opportunities to technical talents in the state,'' Mr Siddharth said.

The company has connectivity and software development centres in India and the US. It has seven subsidiaries in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

UNI