India’s Kerala signs GCC deal with Inductus to compete for India’s tech hubs
BENGALURU, INDIA — Kerala in India has signed a memorandum of understanding with Inductus Group — a global GCC enabler and IT consulting firm — to promote Kerala as a destination for global capability centers and technology investments.
According to a report from Analytics India Magazine, the agreement was signed by Infoparks Kerala CEO Susanth Kurunthil and Inductus Group Founder and CEO Alouk Kumar, following discussions led by Seeram Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Special Secretary for Electronics and IT, Kerala.
Infoparks Kerala manages the state’s technology park ecosystem; Inductus Group advises multinational corporations on GCC strategy, site selection, and investment facilitation.
Inductus partnership promotes Kerala as alternative GCC destination
Under the MoU, Infoparks Kerala and Inductus Group will jointly promote Kerala’s GCC credentials to multinational corporations evaluating India-based GCC locations.
The GCC sector is shifting from shared services to AI, R&D, and engineering centers — raising the competitive premium on talent depth over cost.
Competing with Bengaluru and Hyderabad for GCC mandates requires Kerala to build global enterprise visibility — a specialist GCC advisory firm provides a faster channel than state promotion alone.
“Kerala possesses many of the attributes that global organisations increasingly seek while evaluating locations for their GCCs,” said Alouk Kumar, Founder and CEO of Inductus Group.
Kerala’s digital depth targets innovation-focused GCC investors
Kerala is banking on strong literacy rates, growing digital infrastructure, and an expanding tech park ecosystem to attract mid-market and large multinational GCC investors.
Infoparks Kerala’s technology parks give GCC investors a ready-built physical and digital ecosystem — an advantage over Indian tier-2 cities with less developed IT infrastructure.
Kerala’s differentiation — quality of life, English proficiency, and lower costs than Bengaluru — appeals to mid-market multinationals that cannot compete for talent in India’s top GCC hubs.
“We look forward to enabling meaningful engagement between global enterprises and Kerala’s vast, evolving and growing tech ecosystem,” said Alouk Kumar, Founder and CEO of Inductus Group.
India’s GCC sector has grown to more than 1,700 centers employing over 1.8 million professionals — with Bengaluru and Hyderabad commanding the majority of investment while emerging states compete for the next wave.
Kerala’s GCC push follows comparable state-level efforts — Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat have all signed bilateral agreements and established state agencies to compete with Bengaluru’s established GCC ecosystem.
For Inductus Group, the Infoparks Kerala MoU adds a formal channel to pitch Kerala to the multinationals it advises on GCC strategy and site selection — expanding its advisory geography beyond established tech hubs.
