Overview
- LTM’s Phase I of Ananda Niketan was inaugurated on Thursday and has begun operations with two towers totalling about 800,000 square feet and space for roughly 5,800 engineers and professionals.
- At the opening, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the West Bengal government will allot an additional 10 acres for a proposed data centre and has asked HIDCO to take action on the company’s request.
- LTM executives said the group has approval to build four more towers on the site and is pursuing a wider campus and data‑centre plan with reported targets in the ₹2,000–2,500 crore range and an eventual workforce near 25,000.
- The campus is described by the company as a Global Delivery and AI Competency Centre focused on AI, data, cloud, cybersecurity and digital engineering, and it highlights energy‑efficient systems and smart building management.
- Officials cast the project as part of a push to bring skilled professionals back to Bengal, boost academia‑industry links and signal the state’s new investment‑friendly approach under the present administration.