INVESTOR'S CHOICE
Software Technology Parks
of India (STPI), an autonomous society under Ministry of
Information Technology, Govt. of India has been mandated to provide
conducive environment for the software exporting companies. STPI
operates through its centres located in various part of the country,
which provide facilitation to Software Industry in that region.
STPI presently have 21 centres in the country including one in
Mohali. STPI contributed more than 75% export revenue on national
basis and has more than 8000 Software Companies
operating under STP Scheme covering entire spectrum i.e. Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Major Indian Companies (MICs) and
Multi-National Companies (MNCs).
With the proactive help and support of Govt. of
Punjab, STPI has set up a KU Band Type E-3 Satellite Earth Station
at SAS Nagar (Mohali) to provide state of the art wide band data
communication facilities (64 Kbps to 2 Mbps) to Software Exporters.
The Earth Station which is in fact an International Gateway for
the Software Exporters and will connect the software units in
and around Mohali to any destination on the Globe. The commissioning
of this facility has been accomplished in the record time of less
than four months after the allocation of land. It may be noted
that this is the first Ku Band Earth Station established by STPI.
However STPI-Mohali centre is the eighth International Gateway
operated by STPI in the Country.
Earth Station is fully operational and is in a
position to provide the services like SoftPoint - Point to Point
Leased Line, SoftLink - Shared Internet Connection comprising
of services like World Wide Web (WWW), Remote Login, File Transfer
Protocol etc. and the state of the art technology of two way Video
Conferencing with MPEG grade quality of video. International Gateway
of STPI Mohali was inaugurated by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab,
Sardar Parkash Singh Badal by Video Conferencing facility.
STPI had also established a High Speed Data Communication
Node at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh which is linked
to Mohali Earth Station. It has been inaugurated by then Hon'ble
Secretary, DoE, Shri Ravindra Gupta on 10th November 1998 and
the node is fully operational since then.
The setting up of the STPI Office at Mohali sends
the positive signal to the Software Industry operating into the
different part of the country and they decided to expand their
operation to Mohali (Punjab). In last two years of operation we
have registered so far 170 nos. of the units which will contribute
to the tune of Rs. 100 Crores Software Export in coming Financial
Year. The Software giants like Infosys Technologies Ltd., Quark
Media House (I) Pvt. Ltd., IDS Infotech Ltd., Tata Interactive
Systems, SamrtData Enterprises, eThreeR Infosystems, Net Solutions,
Rana Informatics Ltd. and several others have already operating
from this region.
WHY MOHALI/ CHANDIGARH
Mohali/ Chandigarh is such a good choice that it
has to be seen to be believed. That's why Top Management of Quark
came all the way to check it out and easily took the decision
to locate their R & D center in Chandigarh. It is targeted
to reach a size of 1000 Software Engineers.
Chandigarh's/ Mohali Strong
Points include :
- Availability of the Datacom Facility through International
Gateway of STPI.
- STPI- A Regulatory Authority provides single window mechanism
for all type of clearances such as follows :
- Approving the establishment of units under STP Scheme
- Providing day to day permissions such as Import and Export
Certifications
- Issuing RCMC and Green Cards etc.
- Existence of hi-tech telecom and electronic industries
in the vicinity.
- Availability of 7 Universities and 24 Engineering Colleges
in the `Catchment Area'.
- Availability of Training Institutes like CEDTI, TTTI and
a proposed IIIT.
- The Best Quality of Life in India - much sought after
as a good place to live in.
- Relatively Pollution Free - India's Cleanest City.
- Relatively Good Power Supply availability.
- Excellent and relatively Low-Cost Housing (less than half
the rates in Bangalore or Hyderabad)
- Excellent Recreational facilities like Sukhna Lake, Golf,
Discos and Clubs. These are augmented by the unique proximity
of tourist destinations and the hills (50 Kms away) including
Shimla, Kufri, Chail, Kasauli, Morni Hills, Pinjore Garden,
Chhatbir Zoo etc.
- Friendly, Supportive Government and Administration
Apart from the above, this well laid out, planned
city has the best infrastructure in India. It has excellent
- Roads
- Shopping and Commercial Centers
- Educational Facilities
- Medical Facilities
- The State of Punjab, of which Chandigarh is the capital, has
the best quality and Industrial and Social Infrastructure in
India.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOFTWARE EXPORTERS
About 50 acres of land has been earmarked by Punjab
Government adjoining the Earth Station for an I.T. Park which
would ultimately consist of a Software Technology Park (STP),
an Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) and an Indian Institute
of Information Technology. Punjab Government has decided to provide
industrial plot to the Software Industry who wants to start their
operation from Mohali. The rate of these plots will be Rs. 700/-
per Sq. Meter. Besides this, there is enough space available in
Mohali which is very cheap and the rent of the premises were lies
between Rs. 5 per Sq. Ft. to Rs. 15 Sq.Ft. as per the location.
Chandigarh Administration have also earmarked a
10,000 Sq. Ft. area @ Rs. 15.70 per Sq. Ft. as monthly rent at
Punjab Engineering College for the allotment of 100% Export Oriented
Software Units under STP Scheme. They have also building up an
IT Park at Kishangarh for which a Notification and detail is
available on home page of this site.
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