What Uttar Pradesh offers a Global Capability Centre, the cities that qualify, and how to treat the numbers honestly.
The UP IT and ITeS Policy 2022 offers a capital subsidy of 10 percent of fixed capital investment up to INR 50 crore, 25 percent reimbursement of land cost up to INR 50 crore, 10 percent OPEX reimbursement on lease rentals, bandwidth, data centre and power up to INR 20 crore, 100 percent stamp duty exemption, a 7 percent interest subsidy for five years, 100 percent EPF reimbursement, and recruitment assistance of INR 20,000 per employee. Lucknow is a designated STPI hub and the site of the planned state AI City.
Source: UP IT and ITeS Policy 2022, Invest UP. 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).
The UP IT and ITeS Policy 2022 offers a capital subsidy of 10 percent of fixed capital investment up to INR 50 crore, 25 percent reimbursement of land cost up to INR 50 crore, 10 percent OPEX reimbursement on lease rentals, bandwidth, data centre and power up to INR 20 crore, 100 percent stamp duty exemption, a 7 percent interest subsidy for five years, 100 percent EPF reimbursement, and recruitment assistance of INR 20,000 per employee. Lucknow is a designated STPI hub and the site of the planned state AI City.
Uttar Pradesh runs a state IT and GCC policy; the lead city depends on your function.
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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