Govt focus on creating digital opportunities to smaller-newer towns
The Government has approved 22 new Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) centres across the country to ensure that every young Indian regardless of his or her location can be a participant in the US$1 trillion digital economy.
Giving this update in Lok Sabha on 8 Feb 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar underlined that the Government is expanding digital opportunities to smaller and newer towns in the country.
STPI, an autonomous society under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), is instrumental in taking the Government initiative across the country including smaller towns.
Based on the proposals received from respective State Governments, STPI has set-up 63 STPI centres across the country.
Further, Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) scheme has been notified by MeitY in October 2012 to provide support for the creation of world-class infrastructure along with common facilities and amenities for attracting investments in the electronics sector.
The Scheme was closed for receipt of applications from October 2017.
Under the scheme, 19 Greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters and 3 Common Facility Centres (CFCs) accorded approval in 15 States across the country.
Based on further requirement for strengthening of infrastructure to create robust electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country, MeitY has introduced Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme on 1 April 2020 with receipt of application up to March 2023.
Under EMC 2.0 scheme, 3 applications for setting up of EMC project in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra have been approved.
STPI has established one Electropreneur Park (EP) 1.0 in Delhi University for catering the needs of start-ups in the field of ESDM domain. Currently, EP is operational from IIIT-Delhi. fiinews.com
