<p>Kolkata: IT giant Infosys on Wednesday inaugurated a development centre built at a cost of Rs 426 crore at New Town near here.</p>.<p>Inaugurating the development centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "This is a New Year gift to West Bengal".</p>.<p>"This centre of Infosys will help other IT companies to come to West Bengal. West Bengal is a leading IT state in the country. Nearly 2,200 IT companies have presence in the state, including big ones like TCS, Wipro, IBM and Accenture," she said.</p>.<p>The chief minister also said it is a historic day for the state.</p>.West Bengal to spend Rs 1,500 crore to build bridge for Ganga Sagar pilgrims: Mamata Banerjee .<p>Banerjee said, "We wanted Infosys in the state and the company fulfilled our dreams." </p>.<p>The chief minister said a new Silicon Valley is coming to New Town on 200 acres with the potential to create 75,000 jobs involving an investment of Rs 27,000 crore.</p>.<p>"Twenty-eight companies have already started work with 11 data centres coming up," she said.</p>.<p>The Infosys campus, built on 50 acres, will have an employment potential of 4,000 IT professionals.</p>.<p>Banerjee said that a cable landing station is coming up in the state which will help in improving connectivity for IT companies. PTI dc NN</p>
<p>Kolkata: IT giant Infosys on Wednesday inaugurated a development centre built at a cost of Rs 426 crore at New Town near here.</p>.<p>Inaugurating the development centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "This is a New Year gift to West Bengal".</p>.<p>"This centre of Infosys will help other IT companies to come to West Bengal. West Bengal is a leading IT state in the country. Nearly 2,200 IT companies have presence in the state, including big ones like TCS, Wipro, IBM and Accenture," she said.</p>.<p>The chief minister also said it is a historic day for the state.</p>.West Bengal to spend Rs 1,500 crore to build bridge for Ganga Sagar pilgrims: Mamata Banerjee .<p>Banerjee said, "We wanted Infosys in the state and the company fulfilled our dreams." </p>.<p>The chief minister said a new Silicon Valley is coming to New Town on 200 acres with the potential to create 75,000 jobs involving an investment of Rs 27,000 crore.</p>.<p>"Twenty-eight companies have already started work with 11 data centres coming up," she said.</p>.<p>The Infosys campus, built on 50 acres, will have an employment potential of 4,000 IT professionals.</p>.<p>Banerjee said that a cable landing station is coming up in the state which will help in improving connectivity for IT companies. PTI dc NN</p>