Accenture Plans New Andhra Pradesh Campus, Aims to Create 12,000 Jobs Amid H-1B Visa Uncertainty

According to sources cited by Reuters, the tech consulting business Accenture has revealed plans to open a new campus in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Over time, the company hopes to add some 12,000 new jobs to its Indian workforce. Moreover, over 300,000 of Accenture’s 790,000 employees are based in India, making it the country with the largest workforce in the world.

This comes as US President Donald Trump changed the rules, charging a $100,000 charge for new H-1B visas, which tech businesses use to hire qualified foreign workers.

Accenture Submitted Proposal to the State Government

The state government has received a proposal from Accenture asking for about 10 acres of property in the port city of Visakhapatnam on comparable terms, according to Reuters. The Andhra Pradesh government is eager to welcome Accenture, and while permissions may take some time, the application is likely to be approved, according to a state official.

The report also stated that Accenture’s request is fair and that the plan will be implemented. The amount Accenture intends to invest in building the campus is yet unknown, though.

Accenture Building on TCS and Congnizant Line

The company’s action follows similar deals made by IT firms Tata Consultancy Services and Cognisant, who are utilising a new state policy that offers leased property to big businesses that are dedicated to job creation for just 0.99 rupees ($0.0112) per acre.

Under the new policy, TCS and Cognisant were able to get land leases to open campuses in Visakhapatnam, which might result in the creation of almost 20,000 jobs. According to the article, TCS has set aside a little more than $154 million for its campus, while Cognisant intends to invest $183 million.

The technology corporations are also progressively venturing into smaller Indian locations in order to capitalise on lower land, rent, and wage expenses. In contrast to the previous pattern of workers migrating to big tech hubs, many organisations are finding it easier to hire talent locally in Tier-2 cities in the post-pandemic scenario.

Accenture Training 7 Lakh Employees on AI

According to a Bloomberg article, Accenture Plc is educating its more than 7,000 personnel in agentic artificial intelligence in an effort to satisfy the increasing demand from clients in this area.

 “Every new wave of technology has a time when you have to train and retool,” said Julie Sweet, the CEO of Accenture, in an interview with Bloomberg Television. The ability to execute that at scale is Accenture’s primary skill.