GS Naveen Kumar UP IT & Startup Policy-2016 Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh Special Secretary IT & Electronics Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

Agenda Uttar Pradesh at a glance UP IT & Startup Policy 2016 Incentives (Fiscal and Non Fiscal) Startup, Incubators and Startup Funds Recent IT/ITES/BPO Initiatives in UP Future Focus

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: Among top 10 state in ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Ranking Promotion for establishment of IT/ITeS SEZ in Tier-II cities of UP HCL IT City : 100 acre IT City Project Cost 1500 Cr. 10 acre Skill Development Center 75,000 employment through direct & indirect mode ABUNDANT SKILLED WORKFORRCE: 2nd, 3 rd & 4 rank of ITIs, ITCs, B-schools and Engineering colleges More than 53 Universities and 4345 Colleges Transformed Policies: Non- discriminatory access to the incentives of the Policy IT/ITeS HUB: 150+ IT/ITeS companies in Noida with large corporates TCS, Wipro, Accenture, HCL etc. IT-Parks: Government promotes development of IT Parks to establish within state with a facility to shift/operate BPOs in the developed IT Parks. HUGE MARKET POTENTIAL: Huge domestic market with 230 million population, being the most populous state 25+ SEZs: More than 25 plus Special Economic Zones for IT/ ITeS/ Electronics. US$1764 million was exported in from SEZs Uttar Pradesh at a Glance

Digital ready Uttar Pradesh Largest Laptop Distribution Scheme Over 18 Lacs Laptops Distributed

UP IT & Startup Policy 2016 To promote entrepreneurship in the society leading from MNCs to Village level Entrepreneurs Promoting the start up culture thus bringing idea, innovation & technology under one roof Focus on MSMEs Job givers than job seekers Establishing Infrastructure IT city & IT parks thus creating holistic ecosystem in the state

5% interest subsidy for 7 years 100 % exemption on stamp duty 100 % exemption on electricity duty for 5 years 100 % reimburseme nt on EPF amount 25% rebate on purchase of land Reimburseme nt on cost incurred for certifications Case to Case basis incentives for investment more than 200 Crore Additional incentives for MSME units- Rebate on lease and power subsidy Permission to have 24*7 operations Exemption from UP Pollution Control Act Self- certifications for several acts like Factories Act, Shops & Establishment Act, Contract Labour Act etc FISCAL & NON-FISCAL INCENTIVES Policies formulated to provide incentives & encourage industry

Initiatives for Entrepreneurs & Startups : INFUSE Model Capital grant of 50% for IT infrastructure setup Incubators to get financial support of 5 Lakhs per year for 5 years Encouragement to Govt/Semi-Govt Host Instititues (Tech, Mgmt, R&D) Establishment of INR100 Crore corpus Professionally managed Fund Management Committee Participation in SEBI approved VC/Angel funds, GoUP shall match 25% of the money invested by VC Provision of sustenance allowance of INR 15,000 per month for a period of 1 year at idea/prototype stage Marketing/ commercialization assistance of 25% of actual cost or INR 10 Lakhs at pilot stage IN Incubators FU Fund of Funds SE Startup Entrepreneurs Provisions for Incubators & Start Ups under UP IT & Start Up Policy 2016

Recent IT/ITeS/BPO Initiatives in Uttar Pradesh Establishment of IT Parks in the state 2-3 acres IT Parks in Tier-II & III Cities Being established in Meerut, Agra, Kanpur & Gorakhpur IT Parks will give boost to ITeS, BPO activity in the state IT Employability Training cum Rural BPO Centres : eSETU  Present in 13 cities of UP  HP, the Global IT firm providing training at Agra, Lucknow, Kannauj & Gorakhpur  Paving the way of Rural Bpos in the state  Technical training & mentoring by IT/ITeS firms Mega Call Centre- Centralized Call Centre, Lucknow  With 300 seating capacity to collect independent feedback from the beneficiaries of various govt. schemes & initiatives  Kickstarting the Govt. initiatives lead BPOs

Creating large scale skilled workforce Emergence of Tier-II & Tier- III cities as BPO hubs catering to the domestic markets Building IT Ecosystem around Lucknow IT city Setting up of world class Incubators & their access to innovation & Technology Infrastructure development with more IT city & IT Parks IT Integration with ESDM sector Future Scope

GS Naveen Kumar Special Secretary IT & Electronics Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Thank you!!!