Nineteen hours IT Private Ltd, the global ITeS firm from the US is to expand its BPO operations across Tamil Nadu.

P Dayaparan, Executive Director, NHIT told Business Standard, the company engaged in software development, web application development and BPO operations like medical transcription, voice-based process, mapping and data capturing, was keen to expand in Tamil Nadu.

NHIT recently franchised its branch at Madurai [ Images ] and very soon branches at Kumbakonam, Coimbatore and Pudukkottai would be commissioned.

Each Centre would be a 100-seater and before March-end, the centres will start generating BPO services for their clientele based in the UK, the USA, Australia [ Images ] and Canada [ Images ].

The headcount of the company would be around 850 and by 2008-end, this will be rise to 1,500.

During financial year-ended December 31, NHIT registered a turnover of $3.7 million and in the present year, it is targeted to garner $5.2 million.

Dayaparan was in the city to formally inaugurate WIZ-KIDS, a computer-based education system for children from the ages of 6 years to 14 years, which will enable the younger generation to enhance their technical and non-technical skills.

He claimed this was the first time this type of diploma programme was made available in India [ Images ] and on the success of which the programme would be extended to cities including Hyderabad and Mumbai [ Images ], and the entire classes would be conducted from the UK and the USA via video conferencing.