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Date: December 28, 2021

STPI-Meerut to make Uttar Pradesh a digital hub in next five years: Chandrasekhar

STPI-Meerut to make Uttar Pradesh a digital hub in next five years: Chandrasekhar

“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.

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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