Exclusive-Accenture proposes new campus in India's Andhra Pradesh, eyes adding 12,000 jobs

HYDERABAD/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Tech consultancy Accenture has proposed setting up a new campus in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, aiming to eventually add about 12,000 jobs to its workforce in India, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move follows similar deals by IT firms Tata Consultancy Services and Cognizant, which are leveraging a new state policy offering leased land at 0.99 rupees ($0.0112) per acre to large firms willing to generate employment. India is already Accenture's largest employee base globally, with more than 300,000 of its 790,000 employees based in the country.