**Executive Summary:**
This document presents the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology's response to questions regarding software exports from Software Technology Parks (STPs) across India, including Maharashtra. It details the performance of the IT sector, the role of STPI in expanding the IT sector to smaller cities, the establishment of incubation centers and CoEs, and provides data on exports, funding, and facilities. The data includes figures up to the estimated 2024-25 period, with comparisons to the previous five years.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **IT Sector Growth:**
* The Government of India is actively promoting the growth of the IT sector, especially in smaller towns and cities.
* The total revenue is estimated to reach US$282.6 billion in 2024-25.
* **Software Technology Parks of India (STPI):**
* STPI is a key scheme for expanding the IT/ITES sector beyond major cities.
* 68 STPI centers are established across the country, of which 60 are located in Tier2/Tier3 cities
* STPI has established 9 new incubation centers in the last five years.
* 15 new Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) have been established, bringing the total to 24.
* STPI has supported 1121 startups with a total outlay of Rs 445.77 Cr.
* Rs 39.86 Cr was disbursed as direct funding to 590 startups during the last 3 financial years.
* STPI centers provide 4,349 plug-and-play incubation seats and approximately 5.96 Lakh sq. ft. of raw incubation space.
* **Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs):**
* 24 CoEs are running with a sanctioned amount of Rs 350.74 crore, a released amount of Rs. 213.37 crore, and a utilized amount of Rs 173.38 crore.
* **Maharashtra STPI:**
* Maharashtra has six incubation facilities located at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, and Pune.
* CoEs in Automotive and AgriTech sectors have been established at Pune and Akola, respectively.
* **Software Exports Data:**
* STP-wise software exports data for the last five years, including those from Maharashtra, are provided in Annexure I.
* **Upcoming Incubation Facilities:**
* Details of upcoming incubation facilities at STPI, including those in Maharashtra, are in Annexure IV.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Startups:**
* *Impact:* Access to incubation facilities, funding, and support through STPI and CoEs.
* *Action Required:* Utilize available resources and participate in STPI programs.
* **IT/ITES Sector:**
* *Impact:* Potential for growth and expansion into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
* *Action Required:* Leverage the STPI scheme and establish operations in supported locations.
* **Government of India (MeitY):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for promoting the IT sector and overseeing the STPI scheme.
* *Action Required:* Continue supporting and expanding STPI and CoE initiatives.
* **Software Technology Parks of India (STPI):**
* *Impact:* Implementing and managing incubation facilities and CoEs.
* *Action Required:* Establish and maintain infrastructure, disburse funds, and support startups.
Key Entities Referenced
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI): An organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) promoting software exports and IT sector growth, especially in smaller cities.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and information technology policy.
Maharashtra: A state in India with multiple STPI centers and incubation facilities.
Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoE): Initiatives by STPI to support startups, with 24 CoEs established across India. They are supported by a sanctioned amount.
NASSCOM: A trade association of Indian Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing industry.
Pune, Maharashtra: A city in Maharashtra with multiple STPI centers and Centres of Excellence in Automotive sector.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister for Electronics and Information Technology.
Bengaluru, Karnataka: A city in Karnataka with multiple STPI centers and Atal Incubation Centre AIC.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *256
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.08.2025
SOFTWARE EXPORTS FROM SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS
*256. SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the details of software exports from Software Technology Parks (STPs) across the country
including STPs in Maharashtra during each of the last five years, STP-wise;
(b) the details of incubation facilities established by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
including the funds sanctioned, released and utilized, State-wise;
(c) the detailed status of the incubation centre at Maharashtra University including the funds
allocated, disbursed, utilised and progress achieved along with the reasons for construction delays,
if any; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to establish additional incubation centres across the country
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. *256 FOR 06.08.2025 REGARDING SOFTWARE EXPORTS FROM SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY PARKS
*****
(a)to (d): The Government of India is actively promoting the growth of the IT sector, especially
in smaller towns and cities. The performance of this sector over the last 5 years and estimates for
2024-25 is mentioned below:
(in US$ Billion)
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25(E)
Exports 147 152 178 194 199.5 224.4
Domestic 44 45 49 51 54.4 58.2
Total Revenue 191 196 227 245 254 282.6
YoY Growth % 7.90% 2.09% 15.50% 7.90% 3.70% 11.25%
(E) = Estimate Source: NASSCOM
The Software Technology Park of India (STPI) is the one of the most important schemes which
has expanded the IT/ITES sector beyond major cities in India:
● 68 STPI centres are established across the country, of which 60 are located in Tier-2 &
Tier-3 cities
● In the last five years, STPI has established 9 new incubation centres established across the
country in last 5 years
● Additionally, 15 new Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) have been established, bringing
the total number of CoEs to 24
● With a total outlay of Rs 445.77 Cr, STPI has supported 1121 startups through various
schemes/programs of MeitY.
● Rs 39.86 Cr was disbursed as direct funding to 590 startups during last 3 financial years.
STP-wise software exports from Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centres including
Maharashtra during the last five years is attached as Annexure – I.
The STPI centres across India provides facilities of about 4,349 plug and play incubation seats and
about 5.96 Lakh sq. ft. raw incubation space with details attached at Annexure – II.
STPI Centres are running 24 Centres of Entrepreneurship (COE) supporting startups with
sanctioned amount of Rs 350.74 crore, with released amount of Rs. 213.37 crore and utilized
amount as Rs 173.38 crore. Details of CoEs are placed at Annexure – III.
At present, there are six incubation facilities in Maharashtra, located at Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Nagar, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, and Pune. In addition, Centres of Excellence
(CoEs) in Automotive and AgriTech sectors have been established at Pune and Akola,
respectively.
The details of upcoming incubation facilities at STPI including Maharashtra are attached as
Annexure – IV.*******
Annexure – I
STP-wise software exports from STPI during the last five years
(Rs. In Cr)
2024-
Sl No. State Centre 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
25*
1 Kakinada 14.83 25.65 22.98 31.59 77.51
2 Tirupati 11.16 14.74 11.12 9.39 40.97
Andhra Pradesh
3 Vijayawada 75.13 109.91 138.19 184.21 208
Visakhapatna
4 781.9 775.82 917.02 2,625.04 5,052.39
m
5 Assam Guwahati 20.66 23.63 30.02 42.51 55.42
6 Bihar Patna - 1.56 3.08 0.74 5.61
7 Chhattisgarh Bhilai 124.91 111.59 73.55 81.28 93.96
8 Goa Goa 139.1 156.73 216.64 259.45 178.79
9 Gandhinagar 3995.4 4976 6836.41 8636.92 9528.95
Gujarat
10 Surat 20.81 25.04 43.86 66.29 56.99
24,140.4 32,227.2 47,040.5 52,931.7 61,569.7
11 Haryana Gurugram
6 0 2 0 9
12 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 3.66 4.68 13.38 12.03 8.08
13 Jammu - 32.85 - - 0.09
Jammu and
Kashmir
14 Srinagar 6.81 - 37.61 41.93 54.11
15 Jharkhand Ranchi 29.57 42.65 46.14 53.14 47.76
2,10,581 2,56,687 3,53,371 4,07,088 4,54,431
16 Bengaluru
.43 .12 .80 .72 .79
Karnataka
17 Davanagere - - - 0.5 1.38
18 Hubballi 101.42 122.17 90.26 58.2 58.5419 Mangaluru 455.75 380.25 473.56 539.15 691.89
20 Manipal 189.32 301.16 358.3 379.84 423.89
21 Mysore 757.83 749.44 875.25 1028.64 1027.05
22 Kochi - - - 987.58 1264.05
Kerala
Thiruvanantha
23 3825.74 4311.43 5702.46 5315.81 5878.1
puram
24 Bhopal 11.41 70.17 53.65 44.73 73.38
Madhya Pradesh
25 Indore 875.08 1,008.63 1818.01 1915.61 1969.58
Chhatrapati
26 64.14 90.079 112.5 132.42 137.75
Sambhajinagar
27 Kolhapur 139.96 161.62 176.57 189.51 195.92
43737.0 54,219.7 70266.0 76564.5 86234.1
28 Mumbai
3 9 2 5 7
Maharashtra
29 Nagpur 456.04 393.701 591.45 646.52 612.8
332.156
30 Nasik 244.9 448.28 495.54 478.96
5
56,938.8 70,487.1 94,106.6 1,05,818 1,21,203
31 Pune
3 1 9 .98 .73
32 Meghalaya Shillong 23.25 34.57 82.51 123.78 148.99
33 Behrampur 1.49 2.23 4.1 5.89 10.97
34 Odisha Bhubaneswar 2,391.96 2,526.82 2,995.71 3,283.54 3,817.81
35 Rourkela 7.87 10.38 10.97 13.43 12.71
36 Pondicherry Pondicherry 294.73 292.89 323.75 301.59 360.98
37 Punjab Mohali 1584.69 2136.89 3605.75 4228.36 4667.38
38 Jaipur 1477.59 1592.06 2695.47 3217.82 3757.23
Rajasthan
39 Jodhpur 20.91 18.51 - - 0
40 Sikkim Gangtok 18.19 11.39 8.24 7.29 7.13
47,079.7 55,973.6 71,391.9 77,421.4 82,084.6
41 Tamil Nadu Chennai
7 2 8 4 342 Coimbatore 921.2 1288.37 2,009 2,548.26 3,119.16
43 Madurai 93.51 142.07 185.2 255.18 292.95
44 Tirunelveli 4.24 2.97 5.56 3.7 195.89
45 Trichy 254.47 280.17 377.21 449.14 745.13
71574.1 89,846.6 119886. 121115. 138844.
46 Hyderabad
9 7 5 57 31
Telangana
47 Warangal - - - 1.05 1.86
48 Kanpur 3.89 7.78 5.53 5.45 3.24
49 Lucknow 243.9 286.53 524.69 640.16 721.06
Uttar Pradesh
50 Meerut - - - - 2.84
27524.2 37391.4 47446.5 50,119.1 59,183.8
51 Noida
3 7 4 0 1
52 Uttarakhand Dehradun 165.95 191.35 213.49 241.11 248.42
53 Durgapur 101.53 81.98 93.75 110.4 114.83
12649.5 13029.6 14187.6
54 West Bengal Kolkata 7283.9 8361.4
5 9 9
55 Siliguri 5.62 6.61 7.43 8.2 10.25
*EstimatedAnnexure - II
Details of existing incubation facilities at STPI
Incubation Space
S.N. State Centre Name Raw in No. of PnP Seats
Sq. ft.
1 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada - 121
2 Tirupati 7694 -
3 Vijayawada 22264 234
4 Assam Guwahati 9849 -
5 Bihar Patna 54867 103
6 Bhagalpur - 94
7 Darbhanga 9000 76
8 Chhattisgarh Bhilai 17955 117
9 Gujarat Gandhinagar - 136
10 Surat - 106
11 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 18874 -
12 Jammu and Kashmir Jammu 4100 -
13 Srinagar 21439 -
14 Jharkhand Ranchi 60661 122
15 Deoghar 28258 64
16 Karnataka Bangalore - 38
17 Hubli - 20
18 Mangalore - 86
19 Davangere - 102
20 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram - 188
21 Kochi 14557 13522 Madhya Pradesh Gwalior 5648 -
23 Indore - 20
24 Bhopal 10184 -
25 Maharashtra Ch. Sambhaji Nagar - 84
26 Kolhapur - 44
27 Nagpur - 227
28 Nasik - 57
29 Navi Mumbai - 53
30 Pune 7890 354
31 Manipur Imphal 1092 -
32 Meghalaya Shilong 2543 -
33 Odisha Berhampur 16000 -
34 Bhubaneswar 23151 14
35 Rourkela 9908 -
36 Jajpur 5500 84
37 Koraput 1200 70
38 Punjab Mohali 28518 100
39 Rajasthan Jaipur 8387 96
40 Jodhpur 6448 -
41 Tamil Nadu Chennai 44794 151
42 Telangana Hyderabad 46642 247
43 Warangal - 64
44 Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj 5916 46
45 Kanpur 3522 4
46 Lucknow 2476 2647 Noida - 13
48 Meerut 2284 133
49 Uttarakhand Dehradun 7839 -
50 West Bengal Durgapur - 40
51 Haldia - 41
52 Kharagpur 500 11
53 Kolkata 56260 105
54 Siliguri - 32
55 Haryana Gurugram 16924 138
56 Tripura Agartala 10966 220
57 Goa Goa - 48
58 Nagaland Kohima 2544 85Annexure – III
Details of Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoE)
Fund Fund Fund
S. No State CoE Name Sanctione Released Utilized
d (In ₹ Cr) (In ₹ Cr) (In ₹ Cr)
Kalpataru CoE at
1 Andhra Pradesh 20.32 13.16 13.16
Vishakhapatnam
2 Delhi Electropreneur Park, Delhi 21.1 21.1 21.1
FinTech CoE at Gandhinagar
3 Gujrat 5 0.7 0.44
(FinGlobe)
APIARY- A CoE in Blockchain
4 Haryana 25.26 8.4 5.47
at STPI Gurugram
Efficiency Augmentation (EA)
5 26.77 7.6 5.58
CoE at Bengaluru
Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) at
6 20 5.19 3.06
STPI Bengaluru
Karnataka
IoT OpenLab- A Centre of
Entrepreneurship (CoE) in
7 11.47 10.71 9.93
Internet of Things at STPI
Bangalore
MOTION – A COE in
Autonomous Connected
8 20 20 17.47
Electric Shared (ACES)
Mobility at STPI Pune
FASAL (Fostering AgriTech
Maharashtra
Startups for Augmenting
Livelihood) CoE at Akola-A
9 10.95 8.17 8.17
CoE for IoT in Agriculture at
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi
Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ),
10 Assam Phase - I: Internet of Things 30.73 11.28 11.28
(IoT) in Agriculture at
GuwahatiOCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ)
Phase - I: Emerging
11 Manipur
Technologies in Augmented
and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) at
Imphal
OCTANE CoE with Startup
12 Meghalaya Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ),
Phase - I: Animation in Shillong
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Arunachal Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ)
13
Pradesh Phase - II: GIS & Drone
Technology at Itanagar
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ)
14 Mizoram
Phase - II: Gaming &
Entertainment at Aizawl
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ),
15 Nagaland
Phase - II: Graphic Design at
38.03 14.14 14.14
Kohima
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ),
16 Sikkim Phase - II: IT Application in
Healthcare &Agritech at
Gangtok
OCTANE CoE with Startup
Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ),
17 Tripura Phase - II: Data Analytics &
Artificial Intelligence (AI) at
Agartala
Electropreneur Park (EP) - an
Electronics System Design and
18 22.44 19.79 10.88
Manufacturing (ESDM) CoE at
STPI Bhubaneswar
Odisha Virtual & Augmented Reality
19 CoE (VARCoE) at IIT 10 10 8.57
Bhubaneswar
EmTekCoE at Bhubaneswar &
20 21.25 14.28 5.95
RourkelaNEURON – “Start-up Punjab
21 Punjab Hub @ STPI” (SPHS) at STPI 20.92 15.62 11.25
Mohali
FinBlue- A CoE in FinTech,
22 Tamil Nadu 10.82 8.38 6.13
STPI Chennai
IMAGE - A CoE in Gaming,
Visual effects (VFX), Computer
23 Telangana 19.68 14.01 12.09
Vision and AI at STPI
Hyderabad
MEDTECH- A CoE in Medical
Electronics & Health
Informatics at Sanjay Gandhi
24 Uttar Pradesh 16 10.84 10.84
Post Graduate Institute of
Medical Sciences (SGPGI),
LucknowAnnexure – IV
Details of upcoming incubation facilities at STPI
Sl. State Centre Name Built up Area (sq.
No. ft.)
1 Andhra Pradesh Vizag 30,000
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 14,811
3 Himachal Pradesh Kangra 35,600
4 Shimla (Additional Incubation facility) 20,000
5 Jharkhand Dhanbad 50,800
6 Ranchi 65,000
7 Jamshedpur 67,800
8 Karnataka Bengaluru (Additional Incubation 1,25,000
facility)
9 Mysuru 40,000
10 Maharashtra Pune (Additional Incubation facility) 42,600
11 Odisha Balasore 20,000
12 Bhubaneswar (Additional Incubation 1,25,000
facility)
13 Rourkela (Additional Incubation 40,000
facility)
14 Angul 18,000
15 Sambalpur 16,000
16 Punjab Amritsar 38,083
17 Uttar Pradesh Agra 23,000
18 Bareilly 22,000
19 Gorakhpur 24,500
20 Uttarakhand Dehradun (Additional Incubation 30,000
facility)*****