West Bengal denies intimation from Infosys on refund of SEZ fees

KOLKATA: West Bengal urban development minister Firhad Hakim today denied receiving any intimation from Infosys regarding refund of the money the company had advanced in connection with a proposed software development centre at Rajarhat.

Infosys is believed to have paid Rs 75 crore to HIDCO for the land at Rajarhat.

Hakim, under whose ministry HIDCO comes, told Bengali TV channels: "There is no such development, which had taken place, and the Infosys management had not intimated the state."

An Infosys official has told that it had asked the West Bengal government either to accord the SEZ status to the proposed centre or refund the money.

HIDCO, an arm of the state government, is the custodian of land in Rajarhat-New Town area.