India, Oct. 7 -- LUCKNOW HCL Group announced an investment of Rs.500 crore for the expansion of its IT City in Lucknow, which would be generating around 6,000 direct and indirect job opportunities. HCLTech chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra made the announcement on the company's 10th anniversary of its operations in Lucknow.

The proposed expansion will create fresh capacity of up to 9.5 lakh sq ft that will be able to house 4,500 technology professionals and further boost Lucknow's status as a leading technology and global capability centre hub, the group stated.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the chief guest on the occasion, hailed HCLTech for contributing to the region's technology and talent ecosystem.

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