The two plots short-listed by the government are: the plot given to Satyam near Infocity, and another piece of land near GIFT City in Gandhinagar.
Infosys chief mentor NR Naryana Murthy may not have talked about a campus with the state government, but his company officials who had visited Gujarat in May have demanded at least 50 acres of land for the project. And to meet their requirement, the state government has short-listed and offered them two locations to choose from.
The two plots short-listed by the government are: the plot given to Satyam near Infocity, and another piece of land near GIFT City in Gandhinagar. The land given to Satyam was retuned to the government after scam hit the IT company. This piece of land is spread over 38 acres.
The piece of land near GIFT City is spread over 50 acres and meets the requirement of Infosys. However, it is much more expensive than the Satyam land. Government sources said that they are waiting for Infy's decision on any of the two plots short-listed for them.
Before leaving Infosys, the company's human resource head Mohandas Pai had visited Gujarat in May. "At that time, government officials and Pai spoke at length on setting up an Infy campus in Gujarat. At that meeting, Infosys had asked for at least 50 acres of land," said an official closed to the development.
The official informed DNA that since there was a change in the Infosys management, the decision on the piece of land could not be taken. "Most probably, the Satyam land on SG Highway will be finalised. In that case, the government is ready to give another 12 acres of land adjoining the existing 38 acres," said the official.
The government had given the 38-acre plot to Satyam in 2007, but after the scam the land was returned to the government. "At that time, the cost of the land was around Rs1,100 per square yard.
Now the prices have escalated to anyone's guess," said the official. He said the newly appointed chairman of Infosys, KV Kamath, had informally approved the plan for Gujarat. "We have got an informal confirmation from KV Kamath on behalf of Infosys for setting up a campus in the state. The confirmation says that the company is interested in setting up an export-oriented campus in Gandhinagar," said official. At present, the Bengaluru office of Infosys has more than 400 engineers from Gujarat. "So, for the company, there is not going to be an issue of getting employees after it sets up the campus in the state," he said.
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