Kolkata/New Town Rajarhat

New Town Rajarhat

Kolkata's Smart Green City, India's Next-Generation Planned IT Township

New Town (officially Rajarhat-New Town, also Jyoti Basu Nagar) is Kolkata's first fully planned satellite city, administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority) and awarded "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" status by the Government of India. Developed over a master-planned area across three Action Areas, New Town has emerged as Kolkata's fastest-growing office micro-market, with gross leasing increasing 3.5-fold from 0.3 MSF in 2022 to 1.03 MSF in 2024, and H1 2025 already achieving 0.43 MSF of absorption (JLL, August 2025). The IT/ITeS sector drives 47% of this demand and BFSI

Grade A IT Parks / SEZ Strata / Campus LeaseManaged OfficesCoworking Spaces
Companies & Offices200+ IT companies and MNCs; 10+ anchor campuses
Daily Workforce50,000–80,000 professionals (rapidly growing)
Total Commercial Stock~10 MSF operational (JLL 2025); 5+ MSF in active development pipeline
Flex / Managed Operators8+ including WeWork, Awfis, Regus, 91springboard, Smartworks
Companies & Offices200+ IT companies and MNCs; 10+ anchor campuses
Daily Workforce50,000–80,000 professionals (rapidly growing)
Total Commercial Stock~10 MSF operational (JLL 2025); 5+ MSF in active development pipeline
Flex / Managed Operators8+ including WeWork, Awfis, Regus, 91springboard, Smartworks

Key Employers

TCSCognizantCapgemini IndiaInfosys0.3 MSF)ITC InfotechLTI MindtreeWipro

Space Types Available

SEZ

Grade A IT Parks / SEZ Strata / Campus Lease

Managed Office

Managed Offices

Co-working

Coworking Spaces

Commute & Connectivity

MetroRail / SuburbanAirportRoad

Nearest Metro Station(s) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI), Dum Dum, ~10 km via Biswa Bangla Sarani (VIP Road extension)

Market Context

  • Action Area Structure

IT Parks & Campuses

  • Candor Tech Space IT/ITeS SEZ (Action Area 1D)
  • ITC Infotech Campus (Action Area II, 1.45 MSF)
  • Infosys Business Park (Action Area I, 0.3 MSF)
  • Mani Casadona (Action Area 2)
  • PS Abacus (Action Area II)
  • Bengal Silicon Valley Hub (NKDA-facilitated, New Town)

Managed Office Operators

WeWork New Town / RajarhatSmartworks New TownAwfis New Town

Co-working Operators

WeWork New TownRegus / IWG New TownAwfis New Town / Rajarhat91springboard Kolkata (New Town arm)

Companies in this Market

IT Services & Consulting

TCS (Candor Tech Space)Cognizant (Candor Tech Space)Capgemini India (Candor Tech Space)Infosys (Business Park0.3 MSF)ITC Infotech (1.45 MSF campusLTI Mindtree (3.85 MSF campus under development)Wipro (1.5 MSF campus under development)

Global Capability Centres (GCCs)

NKDA governance

BFSI & Fintech

HDFC Bank operations campus (Bengal Fintech Hub)Bandhan Bank (Bengal Fintech Hub)ONGC offices

Product & SaaS Companies

Capital Numbers (Mani CasadonaAction Area 2)

Sectors with Significant Presence

IT Services & ITES

Fastest-growing sector; TCS, Cognizant, Capgemini at Candor Tech Space; Infosys and ITC Infotech have launched campuses; LTI Mindtree and Wipro campuses in development

BFSI & Fintech

Bengal Fintech Hub (70 acres) is the most concentrated BFSI campus zone in Eastern India; HDFC, Bandhan, National Insurance already operational

Government & PSU

ONGC, National Insurance, and other PSU offices; NKDA administrative headquarters

Healthcare Technology

Tata Medical Centre (~3 km from Action Area II) anchors a healthcare-tech cluster; several health-tech startups

Education Technology

Amity University (~5 km from Action Area I), multiple prestigious schools nearby, driving edtech sector presence

Infrastructure & Business Environment

SEZ / Tax Incentives

Candor Tech Space is a notified IT/ITeS SEZ under the Ministry of Commerce, providing full income tax exemptions, duty benefits, and GST input credits. Bengal Silicon Valley Hub includes STPI-registered units. NKDA provides streamlined single-window clearances for commercial project approvals, among the fastest processes in Eastern India. The West Bengal IT Policy provides additional capital subsidies and interest concessions.

Talent Pipeline

Amity University Kolkata (Action Area II, New Town), engineering and management degrees. Delhi Public School New Town, top school driving premium residential demand. Techno India Group and multiple engineering colleges in New Town's periphery. Jadavpur University (~15 km via EM Bypass). IIM Calcutta (~18 km, Joka) is accessible for executive education partnerships. New Town's growing residential population has begun creating a local tech workforce cluster.

Grade A & ESG Assets

New Town's master plan mandates ESG standards for all large commercial developments. Candor Tech Space carries LEED certification. ITC Infotech's campus is built to ITC's global sustainability standards. NKDA mandates rainwater harvesting and solar panels for large commercial projects. New Town is India's only designated "Smart Green City" and "Solar City", making it the most ESG-forward planned commercial zone in Eastern India.

Power & Connectivity

NKDA maintains dedicated power infrastructure with CESC supply and backup substations. All Grade A parks provide 100% DG/UPS backup. New Town's 10.5 km Biswa Bangla Sarani Wi-Fi corridor is India's first smart road connectivity zone; free Wi-Fi and 4G/5G coverage are standard throughout the commercial districts. Multi-provider fibre (Jio, Airtel, BSNL, TATA Tele) ensures enterprise-grade connectivity. The NKDA smart-city command centre monitors infrastructure in real time.