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West Bengal Approves TCS Silicon Valley Campus Plan, Promising 25,000 Jobs

Phase I approval clears the way for a 900,000-square-foot facility with 5,000 jobs under West Bengal’s tech investment drive.

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Overview

  • On June 24, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority sanctioned the Phase I building plan for TCS’s 20-acre campus in Bengal Silicon Valley.
  • Phase I will feature an 11-storey tower spanning 900,000 square feet and is set to employ 5,000 people.
  • Phase II will add 1.5 million square feet, bringing total built-up space to 2.4 million square feet and creating another 20,000 jobs.
  • TCS already employs over 55,000 people in West Bengal, including 25,000 at its Gitanjali Park campus in New Town.
  • The project underpins West Bengal’s strategy to transform New Town into an IT innovation hub and attract further technology investment.