Lok Sabha Question No. 3486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: BPO Promotion Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3486

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.03.2021

## BPO PROMOTION SCHEME

## 3486. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS);
- (b) if so, the details, the aims and the objectives thereof;
- (c) the amount of funds sanctioned/utilized under the said scheme during each of the last three years and current year, State-wise;
- (d) the number of jobs created under the said scheme; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to increase employment rate in the State of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Yes Sir. Government had launched North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS) for promotion of investment in IT/ITES in North East Region and creation of employment opportunities by incentivize setting up of BPO/ITES operations. NEBPS provides financial support upto ₹ 1 lakh per seat in the form of  viability  gap  funding  towards  capital  and  operational  expenditure  along  with  special  incentives  like encouraging employment to women and physically disabled persons, promoting local entrepreneurs etc with an outlay of Rs. 50 crore. The duration of the scheme to invite bids was upto 31.03.2020. However, disbursements under the scheme shall continue beyond this period. The disbursement of financial support under this scheme is on reimbursement basis directly linked with the objective i.e. employment generation by the units. After generating minimum employment as per the target under the scheme, BPO/ITeS units claim reimbursement of capital and operational expenditure. Till now, one BPO/ ITES unit has received support  of  Rs.  11.3  lakhs  under  NEBPS  in  FY  2019-20  and  claims  of  about  Rs.  30  lakhs  are  under approval in this financial year. Presently, the BPO/ITES units set up under NEBPS have reported direct employment of 671 persons.

(e):  Government  has  launched  India  BPO  Promotion  Scheme  (IBPS)  for  creation  of  employment opportunities  and  dispersal  of  IT/ITES  industry  in  small  cities  and  towns  across  the  country  including Uttar Pradesh. Further, Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) has been launched by Government to create vibrant  software  product  ecosystem  and  to  complement  the  robust  IT  Industry  for  continued growth,  new  employment  and  enhance  competitiveness.  NGIS  has  been  launched  from  12  locations including  Lucknow  and  Prayagraj.  Further,  Technology  Incubation  and  Development  of  Entrepreneurs (TIDE  2.0)  Scheme  is  being  implemented  to  promote  tech  entrepreneurship  through  financial  and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT start-ups using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc. in seven pre-identified areas of societal relevance. Under this scheme Incubation centres at Kanpur and Ghaziabad are operational in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Also, MeitY has initiated  one  Centre  of  Excellence  (CoE)  on  Medi-Electronics  &  Health  Informatics  at  Lucknow,  Uttar Pradesh to stimulate the establishment and growth of technology-based start-ups in the field of medical electronics  and  health  informatics  by  providing  the  necessary  infrastructure,  mentoring,  marketing, funding and eco-system required for their success and growth.

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