The Agilisium logo. The US-based technology company is exploring further expansion across Tamil Nadu even as it shifts its Asia headquarters to Hyderabad. (Image: Internet)

A post by Agilisium founder Raj Babu, recounting how Tamil Nadu’s Industries Minister and senior government officials personally contacted him within hours of the company announcing its decision to shift its Asia headquarters to Hyderabad, is gaining traction on social media.

In a heartening example of the TN government’s proactive approach to attracting investments and creating employment, senior officials and the Industries secretary and industry Minister personally reached out to US-based technology company Agilisium within hours of its announcement to shift its Asia headquarters to Hyderabad, seeking to understand how the company could expand its operations in TN.

Raj Babu, representing Agilisium, shared his experience in a post on X, appreciating the swift response from the State’s Industries Department and Guidance Tamil Nadu. He said the sequence of calls and meetings following the Oct. 27 announcement had left him pleasantly surprised.

At 8 am on Oct. 28, Arun George Mathew of Guidance Tamil Nadu contacted him to explore ways in which the State government could support the company’s growth. By 11 am, he was interacting with Dr S. Vijayakumar, Additional Chief Secretary, and Deepak Jacob, Managing Director and CEO of Guidance Tamil Nadu.

The outreach gathered further momentum when Dr Vijayakumar called again around 1 pm, with Industries Minister Keerthana Sampath joining the conversation. The Minister went straight to the question of what the government could do to help Agilisium expand its presence and generate more jobs in Tamil Nadu.

Raj Babu informed them that the company already employed nearly 900 people in the State and was looking at expanding its operations to Coimbatore, Hosur and other locations. The company sees the potential to increase its Tamil Nadu workforce to 2,000-3,000 over the next three years.

The engagement continued beyond telephone conversations. On Nov. 6, Dr Vijayakumar met Raj Babu at the Secretariat, accompanied by Deepak Jacob. Naveen Kumar, founder and CEO of GWC Data.AI, also participated in the meeting. The discussions, lasting about an hour, centred on how entrepreneurs and the government could work together to generate high-paying technology jobs on a larger scale.

During the interaction, Dr Vijayakumar also invited Waghe Sanket Balwant, IAS, and R. Karthikeyan, Senior General Manager, to join the discussion. Karthikeyan sought Raj Babu’s suggestions on the proposed Health and MedTech Park.

Appreciating the administration’s approach, Raj Babu said he had not approached government officials for assistance; instead, they had taken the initiative, asked questions, listened to industry requirements and moved discussions forward without delay.

Describing Tamil Nadu as home, he said Agilisium intended to continue growing in the State and thanked the Minister, senior officials and the Guidance Tamil Nadu team for their efforts. His account of the State government’s swift outreach to retain and expand the company’s Tamil Nadu operations has drawn attention, particularly his revelation that Agilisium plans to increase its workforce in the State from nearly 900 to 2,000-3,000 over the next three years.

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