Lok Sabha Question No. 1582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Electronics Hardware Park in West Bengal
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1582

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## ELECTRONICS HARDWARE PARK IN WEST BENGAL

## 1582:      MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be please to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up any electronics hardware park/manufacturing centre or units in West Bengal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has set up any Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) units in the state; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE)

(a)  and  (b):    Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY),  under  the  Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme has approved two (02) Greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) at Naihati, North 24 Parganas District and Falta, South 24 parganas district in the state of West Bengal. These Greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters are being developed over an area of 128.04 acres with a project cost of Rs 117.17 crore including a Grant-in-aid of Rs. 51.34 crore from Government of India. Further, this Ministry has approved 5 applications under Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) in the state of West Bengal. Details of approved EMCs and applications approved under MSIPS in the state of West Bengal are enclosed at Annexure.

(c)  and  (d):  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  has  approved  five  (05)  Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) centres at Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Haldia and Kharagpur in the state of West Bengal which are operational.

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## Details of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster in the state of West Bengal

| #     | State       | Project Location                                                                | Implementing Agency                                      |   Area (Acres) |   Project outlay |   Grant- in-aid |   Grant-in- aid - released |
|-------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | West Bengal | Sector-IV &V, Falta Industrial Centre, P.S Ramnagar, District South 24 Parganas | West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation |          58.04 |            58.86 |           25.64 |                       5.13 |
| 2     | West Bengal | Naihati town, North 24 Parganas district                                        | Limited                                                  |          70    |            58.31 |           25.7  |                       5.14 |
| Total | Total       | Total                                                                           | Total                                                    |         128.04 |           117.17 |           51.34 |                      10.27 |

## Details of applications approved under M-SIPS:

| #     | State       | Applicant                         | No. of application   |   Investment (Rs. in Crore) |
|-------|-------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1     | West Bengal | M/s Century LED Limited           | 1                    |                      185.6  |
| 2     | West Bengal | M/s Megatherm Induction Pvt. Ltd  | 1                    |                       54.16 |
| 3     | West Bengal | M/s Sonodyne Technology Pvt. Ltd. | 1                    |                       28.85 |
| 4     | West Bengal | M/s Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd.        | 2                    |                      734.39 |
| Total | Total       | Total                             | Total                |                     1003    |

## Annexure

Rs. in Crore