Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is considering to create new IT Hubs for information technology in Assam, if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the number of IT Hubs already existing in the State along with the target set for the year 2017 and 2018?
(a): No, Sir.
(b): However, with a view a create ecosystem for Electronics and IT Sector, MeitY has accorded approval for setting up of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Kamrup District, Assam to provide support for creation of world-class infrastructure for attracting investments in the Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector. To promote investment in IT/ITeS sector in the North East Region (NER) and create employment opportunities Government has launched North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS). NEBPS aims to incentivize setting up of 5,000 seats BPO/ITeS operations by providing financial support up to ? 1 lakh/seat in the form of Viability Gap Funding. Since the inception of the scheme, 15 BPO/ITeS units have been approved for a total of 1,160 seats in the Assam.
Further, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) an autonomous society of MeitY has set up its centre at Guwahati, Assam to promote the region as one of the preferred IT destination and to attract IT/ ITeS Units to the State by providing statutory Services under Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme of the Government.
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