Bharti gets Wipro team to check out infrastructure

‘‘As soon as I heard that Wipro plans to expand beyond Bangalore, we thought why not showcase Bhopal and Indore and invite them to set up operations there,’’ she said.

Premji last month cited infrastructure problem as one of the reasons to put a halt for expansion in Bangalore, its home base, and look to other regions for growth. The Wipro Chief’s remarks followed similar statements from other IT firms which forced Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh to meet IT industry leaders, including Premji, to assure that the infrastructure issues would be sorted out.

Bharti, besides offering ‘‘unlimited’’ land and good infrastructure for IT firms, said, Indore and Bhopal had IT parks with state-of-the-art facilities. The Chief Minister also discussed with Premji how to expand access to education in every district of the state.