The Minister for Communications and IT and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad lays Foundation Stone for the New Incubation Facility at the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) of Patna, tomorrow

The concept of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) was conceived during the year 1991 to distinctly focus for promotion of IT/ITeS exports from the country by providing single window regulatory services under STP & EHTP schemes, plug & play incubation facilities for the start-up companies and young entrepreneurs as well as High Speed Data communication services for seamless access for offshore IT/ITeS exports. Starting with a few centres in 1991, STPI has grown all over the country with 53 centres.

STPI Patna was established in year 2008.  STPI has created 11500 sq. ft. built up space. The existing facility is with IIT Patna and the same is being taken by STPI for the incubation purpose soon. Further, STPI is setting up new Incubation facility at Patna to cater the need of IT Industries and boosting the entrepreneurship and IT exports from the State of Bihar. This facility at Patna would also be used for one of the Digital India initiatives i.e. indigenous production of IT hardware and software for exports and also to support software product startups.

The Union Minister of Communications and IT and Law & Justice, Government of India, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is now laying the foundation stone for the Incubation Centre at Patna on 8th of November 2014. The Chief Minister, Bihar Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi, is also likely to grace the occasion as Guest of  Honor.

The new facility would act as a resource center for IT/ITeS exporting units by offering infrastructural facilities like ready to use state of art incubation facilities, High Speed Data Communication (HSDC) with uninterrupted data connectivity and other amenities as required for development and export of Software & services. The new facility would be operational within two years and stimulate to create direct and indirect employment opportunities for the IT educated masses of this region.

The new Incubation space will provide following state-of-the-art facilities for IT/ITES units:

·         Built up area for ready to use by the IT/ITES Entrepreneurs in modules as well as semi furnished space.

·         High Speed Data Communication Facility

·         Common Data Center

·         Air-conditioning facility

·         Un-interrupted Power Supply with stand-by Gen. Set

·         Common Conference & Training Halls(equipped with latest presentation aids)

·         Cafeteria

·         Security (CCTV, ACCESS CONTROL & OTHER MODERN SECURITY)

The presence of STPI-Patna has opened up new opportunities by offering entire spectrum of services for IT/ITES Industry in the State of Bihar to make Patna as an ideal IT destination.

Services offered at STPI-Patna

·         All regulatory and statutory services under STP/EHTP scheme of Govt. of India

·         High Speed Data Communication facility

·         Incubation facility

·         Project Management & Consultancy services

·         IT Promotional activities

STPI has also been instrumental in promoting IT exports from State of Bihar.  Over the years STPI Patna has played a very important role to promote the city as a preferred IT destination and act as single window agency for IT/ITeS industries by putting new milestones in Software exports of the State.  Software exports from the state which is recorded at Rs 10 crores during the year 2013-14 with cumulative exports of over Rs.35  crores has brought the state in the IT Map of the country. STPI’s efforts have also created generation of direct and indirect employment and overall development of economy of the state.

The new Incubation center of STPI Patna would be a step forward to facilitate and support the dynamic entrepreneurs of the Bihar to explore global opportunity to enable State reaching new height in IT exports and an initiative towards building a Digital India, the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister.

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