British business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Xchanging Plc is expanding its back office operations at Shimoga in central Karnataka to a 2,000 seat facility.

The centre will be located on a six-acre space in the new special economic zone (SEZ) at Shimoga.

The London-based BPO firm has been operating at Shimoga, about 270 km from this tech hub, from rented premises since 2008, employing about 300 people from the region.

The £750m back office firm also operates from Bangalore, Chennai and Gurgaon.