STPI-Meerut to make UP a digital hub in coming years: Chandrasekhar

CIOReviewIndia | Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 12:08 IST

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology Tuesday said the new Software Technology Park of India (STPI)-Meerut will make Uttar Pradesh a digital hub in the next five years by attracting investors and transforming the state into a leader in technology entrepreneurship.

“The transformation happened in UP during last five years is immense. Various companies investing in technology urged to invest in UP, and this is a significant shift. Digital India has played a key role in empowering students to become innovative & entrepreneurial. The road to Digital India will be road through Digital Uttar Pradesh,” noted Chandrasekhar.

Chandrasekhar made the statement while inaugurating the STPI-Meerut in the presence of Lok Sabha MP Rajendra Agrawal; MLA Somendra Tomar; MLA Satyaprakash Agrawal, Arvind Kumar, Director General, STPI and Bhuvnesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, MeitY.

STPI-Meerut is the 62nd Centre of STPI and comes under the jurisdictional directorate of STPI-Noida.

It has an area of 25,074 sq. ft., a plug-n-play space of 3,704 sq. ft. with 133 seats, and an incubation space of 2,021 sq. ft. supported with high-speed communication facilities.

“STPI-Meerut centre will play a catalytic role in empowering the tech start-ups & MSMEs of the region to boost software exports and create employment opportunities while attracting FDI and realising the vision of Digital Uttar Pradesh,” said an official statement.

The new STPI-Meerut will also empower the budding tech entrepreneurs and innovators of tier-2/3 cities to translate their unique ideas into innovative products.

“STPI has embarked on dispersing IT industry to these cities and also implementing NGIS program to nurture tech entrepreneurs & startups in Tier-2/3 cities to develop innovative products in emerging technologies by providing seed funding,” said Arvind Kumar, DG, STPI.

In FY 2020-21, STPI-registered units contributed Rs. 4,96,313 crore to IT/ITeS exports in which Uttar Pradesh contributed Rs. 22,671 crore, according to the official statement.

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