Lucknow: In a transformative step toward its $1 trillion economy vision, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has notified the state’s first-ever Global Capability Centres (GCC) Policy—positioning itself as India’s next hub for global digital and services economy. With this pioneering policy, Uttar Pradesh becomes the first Indian state to introduce the most comprehensive and targeted incentive framework exclusively designed for GCCs. It aims to attract multinational corporations across IT/ITeS, BFSI, telecom, healthcare, automotive, and emerging tech sectors such as AI, quantum computing, and fintech.

GCCs are offshore units of global companies that provide specialized services such as software development, analytics, customer support, R&D, and more. Recognizing the increasing global demand for such services, the UP GCC Policy sets the stage for large-scale job creation, regional economic development, and investment attraction. Backed by India’s most competitive package of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, the policy supports the full lifecycle of GCC operations—from site selection and talent acquisition to skilling, innovation, and operational sustainability.

Key incentives include a 20% operational subsidy covering lease rent, internet bandwidth, power charges, and cloud services (up to ₹80 crore annually for advanced GCCs). Payroll subsidies of up to ₹1.8 lakh per UP-domicile employee and ₹1.2 lakh for others are available, along with ₹20,000 per fresher hired from UP-based colleges. Special incentives also support inclusion—providing full EPF reimbursement for women, SC/ST, transgender, and differently-abled employees. Additionally, the policy funds internship programs, skill development courses, R&D and Centre of Excellence (CoE) projects, and patent filing costs. It offers up to 50% land subsidy, full stamp duty waiver, capital subsidy up to ₹25 crore, SGST reimbursement, and interest subsidy on loans.

Uttar Pradesh is ideally positioned to lead India’s GCC expansion. With a talent pipeline of over 1.5 million annual graduates—including 60,000 engineers—the state combines low operational costs with fast-developing infrastructure, 5G connectivity, electronic manufacturing clusters, and the nation’s largest IT Park in Noida. Five cities—Noida, Greater Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi—have been identified as strategic GCC hubs with plug-and-play infrastructure, world-class logistics, and policy-driven support via single-window systems like Nivesh Mitra.

Beyond incentives, the policy is a long-term strategic push to generate over two lakh high-quality jobs, foster innovation clusters in Tier-2 cities, reduce migration, and promote inclusive growth. It emphasizes flexible work models, ESG-compliant infrastructure, and higher women’s participation in the digital economy. With this initiative, Uttar Pradesh is not only attracting global enterprises but also building deep partnerships that align global capabilities with local strengths.

By becoming the first state in India to offer such an extensive GCC-centric policy, Uttar Pradesh is setting a new benchmark for ease of doing business, innovation, and employment generation—paving the way for its emergence as a premier global services hub.