Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Software Technology Park of India in the country including in Kolar in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof including the details of areas identified for this purpose;
(b) the criteria for selecting the areas for setting up such parks; and
(c) the funds allocated and utilised by the Government in this regard?
): Government is in process of setting up of 24 new Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) centres in the country at various locations. List of upcoming STPI centres is at Annexure. Currently, there is no proposal to set up a new STPI centre in Kolar in Karnataka.
(b): For setting up of a new STPI centre, State Government/ Centres of Excellence/ Higher Educational Institution is 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 would be required by STPI jointly with the State Government/ Centres of Excellence/ Higher Educational Institution to assess the potential of the location.
(c): The cost for setting up of new STPI centre shall be borne by STPI only from its internal accruals. Hence, no funds are allocated by the Government for the same.
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Annexure
List of upcoming STPI Centresalong with Fund details
Sl. No. State Location
1 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
2 Chhindwada
3 Jabalpur
4 Punjab Amritsar
5 Jharkhand Dhanbad
6 Jamshedpur
7 Bokaro
8 Uttar Pradesh Agra
9 Varanasi
10 Meerut
11 Gorakhpur
12 Nagaland Kohima
13 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
14 Odisha Balasore
15 Sambalpur
16 Jajpur
17 Angul
18 Koraput
19 Bihar Darbhanga
20 Bhagalpur
21 Haryana Panchkula
22 Gujarat Bhavnagar
23 Karnataka Davangere
24 Himachal Pradesh Kangra