Talks with TCS for investment in Shendra

Aurangabad, Dec 13:

The Maharashtra government is in talks with leading IT company Tata Consultancy services (TCS) for investment in Shendra node of Delhi Mumbai Industrial corridor (DMIC) here, state industries minister Subhash Desai said on Saturday.

Desai was speaking during the ground breaking ceremony of the water pipeline scheme for the city which took place in presence of chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday. Desai said that the state government is in talks with TCS on how an investment can be brought in Shendra of Aurangabad or other areas. A team of TCS has also visited Shendra for the same. This will be a game changer in this region. The government is also making a food park in Bidkin which is another node of DMIC in Aurangabad and it was announced earlier by the chief minister and the work is also in progress. The state has also initiated a medical equipment park in Shendra of Aurangabad and a team from Indonesia has visited this industrial area for the same. The nearby districts of Aurangabad such as Beed and Jalna will also get investment around Rs 200 crore in near period, Desai said.