(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): A total of 58 STPI centres are operational across the country, as of now, out of which 50 centres are in Tier II and Tier III cities. The objectives of setting up of STPI centres are:
• To promote the region as one of the preferred IT destination and to attract IT/ ITeS/ BPO Units to the State;
• To promote the export of IT Software and Services from the region thus contributing to Gross National Exports;
• To provide Statutory Services under Software Technology Park (STP) and Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Schemes of the Government;
• To provide High-Speed Data Communication and other value added services; and
• Stimulate creation of direct and indirect employment opportunities.
(c): State-wise list of functional STPI centres is enclosed at Annexure- I.
(d): Yes, Sir. The Government sets-up new STPI centres in the country based on the demand from the respective State Governments. Towards this, the State Government/ Centres of Excellence/ Higher Educational Institution are required to provide:
• minimum 2 acres of developed land free of cost on long term lease, or
50,000 sq. ft. built-up area free of cost on long term lease, and
• Feasibility study by STPI jointly with the State Government/ Centres of Excellence/ Higher Educational Institution to assess the potential of the location.
In case the State Government/ Centres of Excellence/ Higher Educational Institution provides a minimum 2 acres of land, STPI constructs a minimum 20,000 sq.ft. built-up space as per the approved policy guidelines for "Infrastructure development at STPI centre and populating of incubation facilities".
(e): List of proposed new STPI centres is enclosed at Annexure- II.
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Annexure-I
List of existing STPI Centres
# State Centre Name
1 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada
2 Tirupati
3 Vijayawada
4 Vizag
5 Assam Guwahati
6 Bihar Patna
7 Chhattisgarh Bhilai
8 Gujarat Gandhinagar
9 Surat
10 Goa Goa
11 Haryana Gurgaon
12 Himachal Pradesh Shimla
13 Jammu and Kashmir Jammu
14 Srinagar
15 Jharkhand Ranchi
16 Karnataka Bengaluru
17 Hubli
18 Mangalore
19 Manipal
20 Mysore
21 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
22 Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
23 Indore
24 Maharashtra Aurangabad
25 Kolhapur
26 Nagpur
27 Nasik
28 Mumbai
29 Pune
30 Manipur Imphal
31 Meghalaya Shillong
32 Mizoram Aizawl
33 Odisha Berhampur
34 Bhubaneswar
35 Rourkela
36 Pondicherry Pondicherry
37 Punjab Mohali
38 Rajasthan Jaipur
39 Jodhour
40 Sikkim Gangtok
41 Tamil Nadu Chennai
42 Coimbatore
43 Madurai
44 Tirunelveli
45 Trichy
46 Telangana Hyderabad
47 Warangal
48 Uttar Pradesh Allahabad
49 Kanpur
50 Lucknow
51 Noida
52 Uttarakhand Dehradun
53 West Bengal Durgapur
54 Haldia
55 Kharagpur
56 Kolkata
57 Siliguri
58 Tripura Agartala
Annexure-II
List of upcoming STPI Centres
# State Centre Name
1 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
2 Bihar Bhagalpur
3 Darbhanga
4 Jharkhand Bokaro
5 Deoghar
6 Dhanbad
7 Jamshedpur
8 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
9 Chhindwada
10 Jabalpur
11 Nagaland Kohima-Dimapur
12 Odisha Angul
13 Balasore
14 Jajpur
15 Koraput (Jeypore)
16 Sambalpur
17 Punjab Amritsar
18 Karnataka Davangere
19 Uttar Pradesh Agra
20 Gorakhpur
21 Meerut
22 Varanasi
23 Haryana Panchkula
24 Gujarat Bhavnagar
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