Google To Expand Operations In Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh government has decided to allot 20 acres of land on the city outskirts to Google for expanding its operations.

A Memorandum of Understanding in this regard was signed at Santa Clara in US by Andhra Pradesh officials and senior executives of Google in the presence of visiting Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

In Hyderabad, Google has the second largest operations in India, and is home to engineering, online sales and service, information systems, human resources and other support functions.

Google has about 1,088 employees operating from a leased facility.

The company is keen to expand its operations here by ramping up the employee strength to over 4,000 and constructing a fully owned techno complex.

Google is present across four locations in India - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.

IANS