Mysore: Infosys Technologies chairman and chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy said on Sunday the IT bellwether was a ‘shining example’ of the economic reforms that were heralded in 1991.
"Infosys is a shining example of the success of economic reforms. It is a company that has created 55,000-plus high quality, high disposable income jobs, contributed more than $2 billion in exports and raised the country's image by conducting business legally and ethically," said Murthy.
Calling then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, present PM Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Chidambaram and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia the architects of the reform process, Murthy said, "Let the critics of India's economic reforms realise by this shining example (that) there was no alternative to creation of jobs to solve the problem of poverty."
"Let them (critics) understand by this noble example that there is no alternative to high aspirations, courage, confidence and excellence in execution and competing with the global best to leave a better society for our children," he added.
Chidambaram, Ahluwalia and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy also graced the inaugural occasion.
Acknowledging the contribution of Rao and the trio (Singh, Chidambaram and Ahluwalia) to the company's fortunes over the last decade-and-half, Murthy said the dreams, aspirations and hard work of its employees would have come to naught if it were not for a set of extraordinary people who worked against all odds to make what seemed impossible possible.
"By celebrating the company's 25th year, we are also celebrating the success of these architects," he said.
Incidentally, Singh had inaugurated in February 2005 the company's global education centre in the sprawling 270-acre campus, which is 10 km from Mysore, the cultural capital of Karnataka.
Murthy also announced Rs 1.26-billion bonanza for the 55,000-strong staff from the company's employee’s welfare trust.
Earlier, Infosys CEO and managing director Nandan Nilekani said the silver jubilee fest would be held at the company's operations the world over till December.
During the inaugural occasion, the $2.1-billion company is also holding a global analysts' meet for about 2,600 financial experts in the campus, which houses the world's largest corporate leadership institute.
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