TCS to double Hyderabad capacity over next three years

HYDERABAD: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's leading software firm will double its capacity at its largest delivery centre in Adibatla, Hyderabad, said N Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of TCS after a meeting with Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

"The capacity addition of 28,000 employees will happen over a period of three to four years," said V Rajanna, vice president and regional head of TCS Hyderabad.

The new delivery centre commenced its first phase of operations on September 1 and has 27,000 seats and built over an area of 79 acres. The company with a headcount of over 3 lakh announced a projection of adding 55,000 employees in FY 2014-15. TCS presently has 26,000 employees across delivery locations in Hyderabad and adds around 3000 to 3,500 workforce annually, as per previous reports.

Meanwhile, KCR has asked the state's DGP to set up one police station at Adibatla area since, the location is becoming an IT hub and increasing number of women workforce, the statement issued by the government said.