Bangalore: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji today (Aug 17, 2004) assured Madhya Pradesh Chief Miniser Uma Bharti that a team from the IT major would be sent to visit the State to assess the infrastructure facilities before taking a decision to expand its operations there.

"Premji assured us of sending a team, which would assess the situation there before taking a decision," Bharti said after an hour-long meeting with the IT Czar at Wipro's headquarters on the city outskirts on Sarjapur road.

"As soon as I heard that Wipro plans to expand beyond Bangalore, we thought why not showcase Bhopal and Indore and invite them to set up operations there," she said.

Premji last month cited infrastructure problems as one of the reasons to put a halt for expansion in Bangalore, its home base, and to look for other regions for growth.

The Wipro chief's remarks followed by similar statements by other IT firms made Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh to meet IT industry leaders including Premji to assure that the infrastructure issues would be redressed.

Bharti, besides offering "unlimited" land and good infrastructure for IT firms, said Indore and Bhopal had IT parks with state-of-the-art facilities.

The BJP Chief Minister, on a mission to project the "investor friendly" image of the State, also discussed with Premji, how to expand access to education in every district of the State.

"He enquired about access to education for children in the State," she said.