All the 17 companies are establishing their units in various places, he said. In Madurai, HCL was allotted seven acres of land and they are coming up with 5 lakh sq ft facility to employ 5,000 people. Some more companies are constructing their offices inside. Four companies have expressed their interest to set up their offices on the premises. Similarly, IT companies are establishing their offices in various SEZ at Tirunelveli and Hosur as well as across IT parks in Tamil Nadu, the minister added.Revenue minister, R B Udhayakumar and collector, K Veera Raghava Rao accompanied the minister during the inspection.

Source: Times of India September 04, 2016 09:00 UTC