Question : SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS



(a) the salient features of a `Software Technology Parks`;

(b) the number of such parks in the country, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government have any information regarding income generated by these parks during the last two years;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(e) whether any such parks have been set up/proposed to be set-up by the Union Government or with the assistance of the Union Government;

(f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)

(a): Software Technology Parks of India was established and registered as an Autonomous Society on 5th June, 1991 with the objective of establising and managing Infrastructural facilities including High Speed Data Communication facilities and extending other services like technology assessment and professional training to the software sector. The salient features of the STP Scheme are as follows:

- Approval under single window clearance
- 100% foreign equity permitted
- Imports are duty free
- Second hand capital goods can also be imported
- Custom bondling period is for 5 years, extendable to 10	years in case of products requiring significant capital	investment and infrastructure.
- Exemption of local taxes for domestic purchases
- Sales in the domestic market permissible upto 50% of the exports
- Exemption from Corporate income tax up to March 2010
- Export obligation on net foreign exchange is US $ 0.25m or 3 times	the CIF value of the goods imported, whichever is	more to be fulfilled over a period of 5 years.


(b) to (g): : STPI has already set up nineteen STPI Centres as detailed:
S.No. Centre State 
1. Bangalore Karnataka

2. Pune Maharashtra

3. Bhubaneswar Orissa

4. Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh

5. Noida Uttar Pradesh 6. Gandhinagar Gujarat

7 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala

8. Chennai Tamilnadu

9. Mohali Punjab 10. Jaipur Rajasthan 11. Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 12. Coimbatore Tamilnadu 13. Manipal Karnataka 14. Mysore Karnataka 15. Guwahati Assam 16. Vizag Andhra Pradesh 17. Indore Madhya Pradesh 18. Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir 19. Calcutta West Bengal


Further during the year 2000-2001, the Central assistance has been provided for setting up the following STP centres:
S.No. Location	State 
1. Guwahati Assam

2. Indore Madhya Pradesh

3. Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir

4. Hubli Karnataka

5. Shimla Himachal Pradesh 6. Pondicherry Pondicherry

7 Aurangabad Maharashtra

8. Nagpur Maharashtra


In addition the following STP centres are proposed to be set up by STPI with the assistance from the concerned State Government:
S.No. Centre	State 
1. Nasik Maharashtra

2. Kolhapur Maharashtra

3. Warangal Andhra Pradesh

4. Tirupati Andhra Pradesh

5. Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 6. Dehradun Uttarnchal

7 Mangalore Karnataka

8. Jammu Jammu & Kashmir

9. Rourkela Orissa 10. Calcutta West Bengal 11. Gurgaon Haryana 12. Agartala Tripura 13. Shillong Meghalaya 14. Gangtok Sikkim 15. Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 16. Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 17. Trichy Tamilnadu 18. Madurai Tamilnadu 19. Thirunavelli Tamilnadu 20. Salem Tamilnadu


The Member units of STPI have exported software of over Rs.11,607 crores during the year 1999-2000. The export figure of Rs.11,607 crores from STP units represents approximately 68% of the National Software Export. The State-wise details are given in the Annexure.