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PROFILE OF STPI & STP - KOLKATA

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), set up in 1991, is an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. The very existence of STPI is to promote 100% export of Software and IT services and it ensures conducive environment and infrastructure facilities to 100% export-oriented units in software development and services in order to boost the Software and IT service exports from India.

Since inception Software Technology Parks of India has set up quite a number of STPI Centers in the form of its nodal offices in various states/zones/cities/parts of India. Presently there are more than forty such STP centers operating all over the country. These nodal offices are administered by the Directors of the respective centers.

Software Technology Park (STP), Kolkata is a nodal wing set up and administered by West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (WEBEL) under the powers delegated by STPI, MCIT, Government of India, New Delhi for implementing the scheme in the State of West Bengal.

THE STP SCHEME

The Software Technology Park Scheme (STP Scheme) is a 100% Export Oriented Scheme for facilitating development and export of computer software and IT enabled services using Data Communication links. Such exports may also be made in physical form and may include export of professional services as well. The STP scheme offers certain facilities and benefits to its member units and requires its registered units to fulfill the minimum export obligation as per the provisions of the EXIM Policy.

A Software Technology Park (STP) may be set up by the Central Government, State Government, Public or Private Sector undertakings or any combination thereof.

An STP may be an individual unit by itself or it may be one of such units located in an area designated as STP Complex by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Provision is also there for an entrepreneur to set up facility as Infrastructure Provider for STP units under the scheme.

STPI CENTRES

There are around fifty other STPI Centres all over the country.

(Click here to see List of STPI Centres)

STP KOLKATA LOCATIONS


	Location of STPK Units
	(Click here to see List of STPK Units)

	Location of Notable Infrastructure Parks
1:	STP Complex, SDF Building, Block-GP, Sector-V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 091.
	The nodal office of STP-Kolkata is situated in Module Nos. 517 & 518 of the 4th Floor of SDF Building. In the first phase WEBEL offered 60,000 sq. ft. of built-up space (48 modules) to the member units to start with.
2:	STP II Building, Block-DN, Plot-53, Sector-V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 091.
	A second complex of Software Technology Park with better infrastructure facilities offering another 60,000 sq. ft. of space has been built up by WEBEL in the Salt Lake Electronics Complex.
3:	Infinity Buildings, Tower I & II, Plot No.A3, Block-GP, Sector-V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700091.
	A private infrastructure park accommodating a number of units under STP-Kolkata.
4:	BIPPL Complex, Block-EP & GP, Sector-V, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 091.
	A private infrastructure park accommodating quite a few member units of STP-Kolkata.
5:	DLF IT Park – Kolkata, Plot No. 08-MAR (Block-AF), Dist. 24 Parganas, Kolkata-743 357.
	A private infrastructure park providing for 10.21 lacs sqare ft. of built-up floor-area with technically advanced modern infrastructure facilities for IT / ITeS / BPO companies built up by DLF Infocity Developers (Kolkata) Ltd. on 100 acres of land at Rajarhat, New Town, a location close to the Air Port and 3 Km. Away from Salt Lake.