Chhattisgarh now has 600 ‘seat slab’ left for the companies to avail Centre’s “India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS)” under Digital India Programme for receiving incentives to set up BPO units, the Central Government has informed.
Notably, the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), has notified the “India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS)” under Digital India Programme, which provides financial support in the form of Viability Gap Funding to eligible companies.
The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), an autonomous society of MeitY has been designated as the nodal agency for implementation of the IBPS.
The IBPS aims to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITeS operations across the country with information made available by the Ministry of the eligible seat-slab among each State and maximum number of seats per bidder in a State.
Notably, the STPI in Bhilai had been providing incubation services to start-ups and SMEs.
On the other hand, it may be recalled that in February last year, The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) had announced that it would establish its ‘Incubation Centre’ in Chhattisgarh.
Chief Minister Raman Singh during his visit to Bengaluru where he was attended as chief guest at the ‘Vision Summit-2015’ organised by the India Electronics and Semi-Conductors’ Association (I.E.S.A) in Bangalore, Karnataka had stated that he had met with the Chairman and senior scientists of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the representatives of NASSCOM during the ‘Vision Summit -2015’.
Singh had stated that NASSCOM would open an ‘Incubation Centre’ in the State which will provide better guidance, technical know-how and information related to the industry besides other helps to the IT students.
Efforts would be made to provide technical and financial assistance to the students for entrepreneurship development, Singh said.
The ‘Incubation Centre’ will serve as a good platform for students, said Singh, adding, the IT majors and investors wishing to invest in IT sector are likely to visit Chhattisgarh during the coming days.
Satisfied by his tour, Singh had stated that discussions were also held with the investors regarding investment in Defense sector in Chhattisgarh.
Representatives of India’s well known companies present in the ‘Vision Summit 2015’ had evinced interest for making investment in new sectors in the State. “The investors present at the Summit believed that Chhattisgarh is a better place for IT industry,” Singh had stated.
In April last year, the Chhattisgarh Government and NASSCOM had also signed a MoU, in which NASSCOM agreed to provide necessary guidance to State’s Information Technology Department for promoting Information Technology and Skill Development of youth in Chhattisgarh.