Software Technology Parks of India explained

Formation:1991
Headquarters:New Delhi
Leader Title:Director General
Leader Name:Arvind Kumar
Software Technology Parks of India
Abbreviation:STPI
Location:In all States of India
Region Served:India
Parent Organisation:Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Website:https://www.stpi.in/

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is an S&T autonomous society under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) engaged in promoting IT/ ITES Industry, Innovation, R&D, Start-ups, Product/ IP creation in the field of emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision, Robotics, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Animation & Visual effect (AVGC), Data Science & Analytics for various domains like FinTech, Agritech, MedTech, Autonomous Connected Electric & Shared(ACES) Mobility, ESDM, Cyber Security, Gaming, Industry 4.0, Drone, Efficiency Augmentation, etc. STPI was established in 1991 by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with the objective of encouraging, promoting and boosting the export of software from India. STPI Headquarters is located in New Delhi with over 60+ Centres spread across the country.

Overview

STPI provides infrastructure, skilling, mentoring, market connect and supports startups.

The exports clocked by STP-registered units stands at Rs 4.21 trillion in 2019–2020.[1] [2] and it's estimated to have touched Rs 2.49 lakh crore in H1 FY21.[3] [4]

The growth of STPI - Noida unit exporting IT/ITeS is 52,795 crores in FY 2019-20 which made Noida as the major IT hub of North India. STPI Noida registered unit's export have grown over 21 times from Rs. 2,450 crores in FY 1999–2000.[5]

STPI registered unit's exports stand to Rs 4,21,103 crore in 2019-20 from Rs 52 crores in 1992–1993.[6] In December 2022, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha informed that IT units registered with state-run Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) have exported software worth Rs 6.29 lakh crore in 2021-22.[7] [8]

STPI Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs)

Domain centric Centre of Entrepreneurship is established in association with companies and academic institutions. A Blockchain CoE is set up in STPI incubation centre in Gurugram in year 2020.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Electropreneur Park

STPI has established a joint venture to set up an 'Electropreneur Park' with the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA).This is aimed at supporting 50 startups working on electronics product designing and development over the next five years. The initiative is a subset of the government's 'Make in India' mission, aligned with entrepreneurial and innovation focus.[18] There are currently two Electropreneur parks in New Delhi & Bhubaneswar.[19] [20]

STPI - India BPO Promotion Scheme

STPI envisaged under Digital India program launched the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS). this scheme seek to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations across India. STPI is the nodal agency of this scheme under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Director General STPI has announced to launch 48,000 such seats across the country, with a target employment of 72,450 in the sector.[21] [22] The government provides financial support of up to Rs 1 lakh per seat under two plans—India BPO Promotion Scheme and North East BPO Promotion Scheme. The Scheme is distributed among each State in proportion of State's population with an outlay of Rs. 493 Crore. 39,390 employment reported as of April 2021 under the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS).[23]

Visakhapatnam has created 10,000 jobs under the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS), Andhra Pradesh state got 13,792 seat, out of 48,300 seats in India.[24] [23]

Organisation and administration

With nine jurisdictional directorates and 60 centres headed by Director general, STPI has its presence in pan-India to support IT/ITeS Industry.

STPI maintains internal engineering resources to provide consulting, training and implementation services. Services cover network design, system integration, installation, operations and maintenance of application networks and facilities in varied areas. The process development of STPI is in accordance to the Quality Management System, and adheres to ISO 9001 certification.[25] The STP Scheme provides various benefits to the registered units, including 100% foreign equity, tax incentives, duty-free import, duty-free indigenous procurement, CST reimbursement, DTA entitlement, and deemed exporting.

STPI Role

STP units exported software and information technology worth Rs. 215264 crore in FY 2010–11.[26] The state with the largest export contribution was Karnataka followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Telangana. STPI has a presence in many major cities of India including the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Kanpur, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Warangal, Gandhinagar, Kakinada, Lucknow, Pune, Surat, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.[27] [28] [29]

Besides regulating the STP scheme, STPI centers provide a variety of services including high-speed data communication, incubation facilities, consultancy, network monitoring, data centers and data hosting. STPI provides physical hosting for the National Internet Exchange of India.

The tax benefits under the Income Tax Act Section 10A applicable to STP units has expired since March 2011. While the Government has chosen not to extend the Sec 10A benefits against the demand by the IT units, most of the STP registered SME units will be affected, and now will have to pay income tax on profits earned from exports.[30]

A new incentive scheme for IT and ITES companies is under discussion. It will help dispersal of IT industry in smaller cities and also support STPI-registered units which have not come under SEZs as well as other units which are not covered under any incentive scheme. This incentive scheme is seen as an alternate scheme to compensate the STPI units, but the same would be restricted to those units located in tier II and III cities.

Exports Awards by STPI

STPI in association with Indian state governments provides Exports Awards.[31]

Role of STPI in promoting Indian trade and technology globally

Software Technology Parks in India have played a pivotal role in showcasing Indian companies on the global stage. One notable event that underscored this global outreach was the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). At the 2019 Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) held in Greece, Gedela Srinubabu along with Indian Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri participated as Indian delegation and explained to the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis the importance of translation of health care and agriculture information into regional languages.[32]

Exports by STPI registered IT/ITeS units

The overall exports done by STPI registered IT/ITeS units increased from 2,73,313 crorein 2013–14 to 2,93,797 crore in 2014–15, an increase of 7.49%. The bifurcation of 2014-15 exports is as follows:

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Exports from STPI Registered Units In The Past 10 Years (Rs. In Crores)
Name of the State2010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
Andhra Pradesh28674.5728948.0034492.0036752.95379.54477.90526.69702.29730.64846.77
Assam10.006.580.920.881.350.1810.5021.0920.0622.27
Bihar--17.008.149.7010.637.254.650.030.03--
Chandigarh413.90492.76405.10558.49519.89700.79758.82668.27490.81573.49
Chhattisgarh 4.588.5812.2917.4818.6323.2936.7936.7563.0386.77
Delhi1541.203604.391461.511173.022217.901442.301483.601662.822363.451861.34
Goa------77.0094.59117.1785.1382.7979.66136.21
Gujarat1250.991116.05982.401442.481917.802224.602363.502681.143101.063570.80
Haryana13650.7513506.8115363.6918327.4017858.0019265.0020874.0022182.8524220.3225478.77
Himachal Pradesh0.900.876.284.678.355.166.977.585.825.13
Jammu & Kashmir0.800.761.412.182.453.353.583.925.306.24
Jharkhand2.106.267.048.667.0049.162.006.6411.5714.24
Karnataka70240.9382110.0095048.25103720.16109798.00125419.00141846.00152280.16169699.08194473.38
Kerala2071.671982.642240.702665.122867.803008.903534.503296.563901.883620.47
Madhya Pradesh246.89237.23244.54301.99343.38355.00516.18613.82786.95756.72
Maharashtra49873.7846262.9049796.3055419.7961314.0064064.0069010.0074580.1585595.3791513.90
Meghalaya 1.642.242.592.844.216.317.708.6214.7415.00
Odisha1253.291410.001702.431919.091940.002179.702493.402503.882510.402496.33
Puducherry110.25118.20117.20120.00153.26182.55239.21253.01252.70125.07
Punjab438.43351.04505.21340.38336.34324.83369.93420.54588.76558.83
Rajasthan491.65493.63637.76664.06712.27803.97997.32989.221255.851211.87
Sikkim------------38.2919.2022.3119.43
Tamil Nadu28289.7529081.8029182.8029880.2033276.0033905.0034563.0036848.7040457.0845570.77
Telangana --------39186.0041480.0046429.0050795.8257527.4564525.90
Uttar Pradesh10944.7544.9213194.6813352.6613740.0016451.0017237.0018508.4620098.8822118.66
Uttarakhand86.3210989.3954.5469.2774.6782.5789.88130.42150.10137.85
West Bengal5665.005920.006030.006482.227015.006990.007152.006683.007150.007180.13
Total215264.14226712.05251497.78309716.87293796.50319568.97350679.70375987.73421103.30466926.35
All figures in crores of INR

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Notes and References

  1. News: Agencies. BS Web Team &. 2020-06-06. 'STPI efforts paid off': IT exports zoom to Rs 4.21 trn in 2019-20. Business Standard India. 2021-01-25.
  2. News: Exports clocked by STPI units in H1 FY21 estimated at Rs 2.49 lakh crore: DG. The Economic Times. 2021-01-25.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-01. Exports clocked by STPI units in H1 FY21 estimated at Rs 2.49 lakh crore: DG. 2021-01-25. The Financial Express. en-US.
  4. News: STP-registered units' exports hit Rs 4.21 lakh crore in 2019-20. The Economic Times. 2021-01-25.
  5. Web site: Network. Knn India-Knowledge & News. IT/ITeS exports from Noida grow over 21 times, cross 52000 Cr: STPI. 2021-01-25. knnindia.co.in.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-07. Software Technology Parks of India-registered IT firms log Rs 4.21 lakh cr of exports in FY20. 2021-01-25. Zee Business.
  7. News: IT companies at STPI, SEZs export software worth Rs 11.59 lakh crore in 2021-22. The Economic Times . 16 December 2022 .
  8. News: Software exports from Andhra Pradesh not on expected lines, says BJP leader. . 16 December 2022 .
  9. Web site: STPI sets up IoT open lab in Bengaluru. 2021-01-25. www.outlookindia.com/.
  10. News: Software Technology Parks of India sets up CoE for automotive technologies in Pune. The Economic Times. 2021-01-25.
  11. Web site: TelanganaToday. STPI opens India's first gaming, VFX CoE in Hyderabad. 2021-01-25. Telangana Today. en-US.
  12. Web site: www.ETGovernment.com. STPI launches Apiary, centre of excellence in Blockchain at its incubation centre in Gurugram - ET Government. 2021-01-25. ETGovernment.com. en.
  13. Web site: 2019-11-29. Health-care: STPI and PGI to jointly set up centre of excellence in Lucknow. 2021-01-25. Hindustan Times. en.
  14. Web site: 2020-07-22. A CoE in IoT in Agriculture at Guwahati, Animation at Shillong and Emerging Tech-AR/VR Launched - Express Computer. 2021-01-25. IoTOnliner.com. en-US.
  15. Web site: www.ETGovernment.com. STPIOctaNE launched to transform digital profile of North-East - ET Government. 2021-01-25. ETGovernment.com. en.
  16. Web site: Fablab Bhubaneswar. 2021-05-11. fablab.stpi.in.
  17. News: IANS. 2018-08-04. Secondary Data Centre of NDR inaugurated in Odisha. Business Standard India. 2021-07-30.
  18. News: Delhi University signs MoU with STPI to establish 'Electropreneur Park'. The Economic Times.
  19. News: Behera. Nirmalya. 2019-01-10. Country's second 'electropreneur' park to come up in Bhubaneswar. Business Standard India. 2021-05-08.
  20. Web site: Electropreneur Park inaugurated in Bhubaneswar. 2021-05-08. The New Indian Express.
  21. Web site: A first in Bihar: 1000-seat BPO centre to start operations in Patna from tomorrow.
  22. Web site: Government set to expand BPO scheme under Digital India initiative to 1 lakh seats.
  23. Web site: Home . ibps.stpi.in.
  24. News: BPO, IT sectors generate 10k jobs despite lockdown woes . 24 November 2020. The Times of India.
  25. Web site: Software Technology Parks of India -About Software Technology Parks of India. www.stpi.in. en. 2018-06-27.
  26. Web site: STPI Annual Report 2014- 2015. . 5 February 2018.
  27. Web site: Software Technology Parks of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910162040/https://www.gnr.stpi.in/MainSubCentre.html . 2017-09-10 . 2023-01-26.
  28. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320095931/http://www.gnr.stpi.in/Surat2.pdf . 2014-03-20 .
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qamZhNHwoJk Shri Narendra Modi dedicates development projects in Surat
  30. Web site: Ramanathan. Arundhati. 2013-09-24. Firms move out of software parks after govt ends tax incentives. 2021-01-25. mint. en.
  31. Web site: 2021-04-20. Infosys and Infosys BPO win IT export awards. 2021-04-20 .
  32. News: 3 September 2019 . Dr. Srinubabu to Represent STPI Telangana and AP at Thessaloniki's International Fair (TIF) in Greece . The Hans India.
  33. Web site: 2020-06-11. STPI Pune clocks export of Rs 18,000 crore during lockdown. 2021-02-11. The Financial Express. en-US.
  34. News: 2020-06-10. Software worth ₹36k crore exported during lockdown. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-02-11. 0971-751X.
  35. Web site: Baruah. Ayushman. 2020-06-09. Karnataka's STPI units exported ₹36,459 crore during covid-19 lockdown. 2021-02-11. mint. en.

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