Only around 10 acres of area of Phase-I and II of RGCTP is left for allotment. The area has six built-to-suit units and a small campus site.

The allotment of this area is expected to be done by the end of March. The administration has received 31 applications for seven sites. Companies like Mobera Systems, which is based in the Silicon Valley, US, are running their projects in Chandigarh.

The allotment of sites will be made through a draw of lots.

RGCTP will open around 60,000 direct and more than 1.8 lakh indirect job opportunities.

Some prominent companies, which have shown interest in RGCTP include REI Systems, a private firm specialising in turn-key, web-enabled solutions that manage complex business processes. For the last more than a decade, the company has been delivering solutions to federal government agencies and commercial firms, including National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Defense, Raytheon STX, and Allied Technology.

Reliance Communications is likely to set up a call-centre on DLF campus. The project is almost at the final stages. The call centre will employ around 2,000 people.

a profile of some of the companies which have applied for office space in RGCTP:

22nd Century Technologies Inc (TSCTI)
22nd Century Technologies Inc is an Enterprise Software Development and Services Company. It was established in 1997 and has its headquarters in New Jersey, US. It has offices in Texas, Virginia, Washington and Illinois. In 2005, Outline Systems India Private Ltd (OSI), a subsidiary of TSCTI, started India operations at Gurgaon and expanded to Chandigarh (SPIC Center) in 2006.

Silicon Valley Systech Inc
SVS Inc is an IT consulting, Systems Integration, Product Development firm based in Santa Clara, California. Its services include Contact Programming, IT and Internet Projects Management, Systems Integration and IT Assessment.
SVS have consultants at clients like SAP, IBM, e-Bay, Oracle, Life Scan, Johnson & Johnson, Blue Hammock, Pay by Touch, CIBC World Markets, Hitachi Storage Software, and McClatchy.

Knack Systems
Knack Systems LLC is an IT services company. It has its headquarters in Woodbridge, New Jersey and offices in UK and Norway.
The company provides outsourcing solutions to Fortune 1000 customers in industries like manufacturing, automotive, retail and distribution, pharmaceuticals and the service sector.
Some of its leading clients include Hewlett Packard, L’oreal, Reuters, Bayer, Pfizer, Nike, Aventis, Colgate-Palmolive, Whirlpool and Chrysler.

Alpha Technologies Inc
Alpha Technologies provides Information Technology solutions, resources and services to Fortune 1000 companies.
Its clients include investment banks, retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare providers. The company offers a wide range of infrastructure services, including system analysis, system design, system administration, client server solutions, database management, and network solutions. It also provides technical and consultation services.

Damco Solutions Ltd.
Damco Solutions is a UK-based company which provides software solutions & services.