Local service technicians will help maintain and repair local cranes and help train sales and service personnel.
The company claims a 20% stake in the market, excluding low-priced Chinese equipment.
It hopes to boost sales in India by 25% to JPY 5bn (46m USD) in fiscal 2010.
Kobelco Construction Machinery established a 30-70 joint venture with Itochu Group in November 2006 to supply three models of hydraulic excavators near Delhi, India.
