What Karnataka offers a Global Capability Centre, the cities that qualify, and how to treat the numbers honestly.
Karnataka GCC Policy 2024-2029 is India's first dedicated state GCC policy. Beyond-Bengaluru clusters (Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi) carry the richest incentives: lease rental reimbursement, EPF contribution reimbursement for new employees, electricity duty exemption for five years, R&D infrastructure grants, and recruitment assistance for GCCs of 100 or more employees. Nano-GCC support covers 5 to 50 employee units. Bengaluru itself is Tier-1 and draws the ecosystem rather than the cost incentives.
Source: Karnataka GCC Policy 2024-2029, Karnataka ITBT Department. Eligibility and amounts are conditional. Pithonix names every incentive and routes the sign-off to a licensed partner who carries the professional indemnity.
India now hosts 2,117 GCCs across 3,728 units, employing 2.36 million professionals and generating $98.4 billion a year, with 2,500+ projected by 2030 (Source: NASSCOM Research, Zinnov and UnearthInsight).
Karnataka GCC Policy 2024-2029 is India's first dedicated state GCC policy. Beyond-Bengaluru clusters (Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi) carry the richest incentives: lease rental reimbursement, EPF contribution reimbursement for new employees, electricity duty exemption for five years, R&D infrastructure grants, and recruitment assistance for GCCs of 100 or more employees. Nano-GCC support covers 5 to 50 employee units. Bengaluru itself is Tier-1 and draws the ecosystem rather than the cost incentives.
In Karnataka, Bengaluru are the leading GCC locations covered here.
No. Several headline incentives are conditional or discretionary. Treat them as a plan to pursue and confirm the current quantum with the state and your advisers.
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