Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, along with Minister for IT and Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu, on Thursday inaugurated a brand-new campus building of Microsoft as the company celebrates its glorious 25 years in Hyderabad.
This state-of-the-art 1.1 million sq. ft. LEED-certified building in Gachibowli will house 2,500 additional employees. This is already Microsoft’s largest R&D hub outside US Headquarters and the inauguration of the new campus further consolidates Hyderabad’s position as the leading global IT powerhouse.
Microsoft employs over 20,000 professionals in India, over half of which work in Hyderabad. With the launch of the new building, Microsoft plans to hire another 4,800 employees.
On the occasion, Microsoft also announced another landmark initiative in partnership with Govt of Telangana to impart AI training to over 1.2 lakh persons in the State.
Under the first program ADVANTA (I) GE TELANGANA, Microsoft is launching an AI Foundations Academy to introduce AI education to 500 government schools benefiting 50,000 students.
In addition to this, the AI-Industry Pro programme will upskill 20,000 industry professionals across Telangana. The third programme AI-Govern initiative will further train 50,000 government officials in critical areas such as digital productivity, Generative AI and cybersecurity.
Moreover, Microsoft will establish and operate an AICoE in collaboration with the Government of Telangana and other stakeholders. This CoE will establish cloud-based infrastructure for AI development, including a centralised AI Knowledge Hub.
This repository would compile research, case studies, and best practices benefiting thousands of emplyees across the state.
To support the growth of AI, Microsoft has further announced doubling of its investments in hyperscale AI data centers in the state with an additional investment of Rs.15,000 crore in the coming years.
This will make Hyderabad region one of largest data hubs of Microsoft globally.
These initiatives are in line with the Chief Minister’s priority to make Hyderabad an AI Hub in the country and complementstate’s initiative AI city and AI roadmap.
An MoU encompassing all the above initiatives was signed between the company and the ITE&C department and exchanged in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Minister Sridhar Babu.
This is a direct outcome of the recent meeting between the Chief Minister and Satya Nadella in January 2025, where they agreed to work closely to modernise government IT and cloud infrastructure and fast track the development and adoption of AI solutions.
Congratulating Microsoft on the occasion, the Chief Minister remarked that, “Hyderabad and Microsoft have grown together, and as a proud representative of this state, I can say with certainty this is just the beginning.
The world looks at Hyderabad today as a technology powerhouse, a city that nurtures innovation and attracts global talent. And with partners like Microsoft, the future is even brighter.” Addressing the gathering, Minister Sridhar Babu said, “The new campus and the several AI related initiatives launched by Microsoft reflects their commitment to sustainability, inclusivity and innovation in the state.”
Rajiv Kumar, Managing Director and President, Microsoft India Development Centre, who was also present at the occasion, remarked, “The new building at the Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) in Hyderabad underscores our commitment to Telangana’s innovation ecosystem and India’s vision of becoming an AI-first nation,”.
He further stated that this expansion will provide state-of-the-art infrastructure to their teams, enabling them to innovate and develop next-generation AI products.