Mohali, March 13 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the Rs.286-crore campus of Infosys coming up in Mohali will provide direct employment to about 2,700 youth and generate thousands of indirect jobs.

Speaking after the groundbreaking ceremony of the project, Mann said Punjab was witnessing a turnaround in its industrial sector with investors returning to the state.

He alleged that before 2022 many industries had moved out of Punjab due to extortion and pressure on industrialists, but investors were now coming back with confidence.

The chief minister highlighted that the Punjab government had already attracted investment proposals worth more than Rs.1.55 lakh crore since March 2022, creating employment opportunities...