The Hindu Business Line : IT products SEZ proposed on outskirts of Kolkata

Kolkata, July 24 R.P. Infosystems Pvt Ltd, manufacturers of the Chirag brand of personal computers (PCs), has proposed an IT products-specific SEZ on the outskirts of Kolkata. An application in this regard has already been made to the Union Ministry of Commerce.

According to Mr Kaustav Ray, Chairman of the company, 46 acres has already been acquired for the purpose. The entire area would be used for implementing R.P. Infosystems’ backward integration projects. Besides making components for its own requirements, units at the SEZ would manufacture components for other OEM brands and for the assembled PC segment as well. A phased investment of Rs 1,000 crore would be made in the proposed SEZ over a five-year period.

Mr Ray said that, currently, the company sources its computer hardware and components on CKD basis from firms in Taiwan and China. Its three factories are located at Howrah (West Bengal), Parwanoo ( Himachal Pradesh) and Barapani (Meghalaya).

R.P. Infosystems, which clocked a turnover of Rs 170.19 crore in 2006-07, has targeted a turnover of Rs 500 crore during the year ending March 31, 2008. The company has earmarked Rs 9 crore for branding initiatives in the current fiscal, Mr Ray said.

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