Software Technology Park of India (STPI) Network Fuels Tech Growth in Non Metros: 2.98 Lakh Jobs created till March 2025

2025-08-06 Information

Government of India is actively promoting the growth of the IT sector, especially in smaller towns and cities. The performance of this sector over the last 5 years and estimates for 2024-25 are mentioned below:

(in billion dollars)

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25(E)

Export revenue

147

152

178

194

199.5

224.4

Domestic revenue

54.4

58.2

Total Revenue

191

196

227

245

254

282.6

(E) = Estimate Source : NASSCOM

The Software Technology Park of India (STPI) is an important initiative to expand the IT/ITES sector beyond major cities in India. The details are as follows:

● 68 STPI centres have been established across the country, of which 60 are located in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities. State/UT wise list of STPI centres placed at Annexure – I.

● In the last five years, STPI has established 9 new incubation centers across the country. (Details in Annexure-II)

● Additionally, 15 new Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) have been established (List in Annexure-III), bringing the total number of CoEs to 24.

● With a total outlay of Rs 445.77 Cr, STPI has supported 1,121 startups through various schemes/programs.

● Rs 39.86 Cr was disbursed as direct funding to 590 startups during last 3 financial years.

The employment reported by STPI-registered units in non-metro cities is 2,98,250 (as on 31^st March 2025). In addition, approximately 9,800 jobs have been reported by startups from non-metro areas that are supported under the CoEs and the Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS)

The total software exports achieved by STPI-registered units is approximately ₹10.64 lakh crore in FY 2024–25.

National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) 2019

The policy has played a significant role in reshaping India’s IT sector from a service-led industry to a product-driven digital economy. The policy aims to develop India as a global hub for software products, promote Intellectual Property (IP) creation, and boost domestic demand and exports of software products.

To achieve the objectives of NPSP 2019, MeitY has initiated various programs, including:

Initiative

Description

Future Skills Prime

Re-skilling/ up-skilling of IT professionals in new/emerging technologies including AR/VR, IoT, Big Data Analytics, AI etc

NGIS (Next Generation Incubation Scheme)

Supports tech startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities to boost inclusive growth in innovation

SAMRIDH

Provides market access and investor connect to startups for scaling through accelerators

GENESIS

Aims to identify, nurture and empower 10,000 youth-led startups from across India

TIDE 2.0

Facilitates technology entrepreneurship through financial and infrastructural support in incubators

Digi-SAPNE

Supporting startups in the North East by helping them scale into large ventures creating tech solutions of societal impact

BHASHINI

National Language Translation Mission (NLTM) to transcend the language barrier for digital access.

Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs)

Domain-specific centres across India to foster innovation, incubation, and mentoring for startups.

As per NASSCOM, between 2019 and 2025, India’s IT/Tech industry has witnessed significant growth and transformation:

2019

2024/2025

Direct Employment

4.14 million

5.8 million

Total Industry Revenue

USD 177 billion

USD 283 billion

Exports

USD 136 billion

USD 224.4 billion

Domestic Revenue

USD 41 billion

USD 58.2 billion

Number of Startups

~7,200

Over 32,000

Patent Filings

4,331

90,000 (2024)

This information was submitted by Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha today.

Annexure-I

State/UT wise list of 68 STPI Centres

S.N.

Centre Name

Tier

State

Kakinada

Tier II/III

Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati

Tier II/III

Vijayawada

Tier II/III

Vishakhapatnam

Tier II/III

Guwahati

Tier II/III

Assam

Patna

Tier II/III

Bihar

Bhagalpur

Tier II/III

Darbhanga

Tier II/III

Bhilai

Tier II/III

Chhattisgarh

Gandhinagar

Tier II/III

Gujarat

Surat

Tier II/III

Shimla

Tier II/III

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu

Tier II/III

Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar

Tier II/III

Ranchi

Tier II/III

Jharkhand

Deoghar

Tier II/III

Bangalore

Tier I

Karnataka

Hubli

Tier II/III

Mangalore

Tier II/III

Manipal

Tier II/III

Mysore

Tier II/III

Davangere

Tier II/III

Thiruvananthapuram

Tier II/III

Kerala

Kochi

Tier II/III

Gwalior

Tier II/III

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

Tier II/III

Bhopal

Tier II/III

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Tier II/III

Maharashtra

Kolhapur

Tier II/III

Nagpur

Tier II/III

Nasik

Tier II/III

Navi Mumbai

Tier I

Pune

Tier I

Imphal

Tier II/III

Manipur

Shilong

Tier II/III

Meghalaya

Berhampur

Tier II/III

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Tier II/III

Rourkela

Tier II/III

Jajpur

Tier II/III

Koraput (Jayepore)

Tier II/III

Pondicherry

Tier II/III

Pondicherry

Mohali

Tier II/III

Punjab

Jaipur

Tier II/III

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

Tier II/III

Gangtok

Tier II/III

Sikkim

Chennai

Tier I

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

Tier II/III

Madurai

Tier II/III

Tirunelveli

Tier II/III

Trichy

Tier II/III

Hyderabad

Tier I

Telangana

Warangal

Tier II/III

Prayagraj

Tier II/III

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur

Tier II/III

Lucknow

Tier II/III

Noida

Tier I

Meerut

Tier II/III

Dehradun

Tier II/III

Uttarakhand

Durgapur

Tier II/III

West Bengal

Haldia

Tier II/III

Kharagpur

Tier II/III

Kolkata

Tier I

Siliguri

Tier II/III

Aizawl

Tier II/III

Mizoram

Gurugram

Tier I

Haryana

Agartala

Tier II/III

Tripura

Goa

Tier II/III

Goa

Kohima

Tier II/III

Nagaland

Annexure – II

List of 9 new STPI incubation centres established in last five years

Sl. No

State

Centre Name

Year of Establishment

Bihar

Darbhanga

2025

Odisha

Jajpur

2025

Odisha

Koraput

2025

Bihar

Bhagalpur

2024

Kerala

Kochi

2024

Karnataka

Davanagere

2022

Nagaland

Kohima

2021

Uttar Pradesh

Meerut

2021

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

2020

Annexure – III

List of Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) established during last five financial years

Name of the CoE with location

Domain/ Theme

Year of Establishment

Emerging Technology CoE at Bhubaneswar and Rourkela (EmTek)

Emerging Tech

2022

Blockchain CoE at Gurugram (APIARY)

Blockchain

2020

Gaming, VFX, Computer Vision & AI CoE at Hyderabad (IMAGE)

Gaming, Animation, VFX, Computer Vision, AI

2020

IoT in Agriculture CoE at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola CoE at Akola (FASAL)

IoT & ICT (Agriculture / Agri-Tech)

2021

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation- Guwahati

Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture

2020 & 2021

OCTANE CoE with Start-up Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation- Shillong

Animation

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Imphal

Emerging Tech with focus on Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

OCTANE CoE with Start up Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Aizawl

Gaming and Entertainment

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Gangtok

IT application in Healthcare and Agritech

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Kohima

IT application in Graphic design

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Itanagar

GIS application including drone technology

OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Agartala

Data Analytics and AI

Industry 4.0 CoE at Vishakhapatnam (KALPATARU)

AI/ML, AR/VR, Industrial Automation Industrial Robotics

2021

Efficiency Augmentation at Bengaluru

Industry 4.0

2023

FinGlobe at Gandhinagar

FinTech

2024