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:
| 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 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54.4 | 58.2 |
| Total Revenue | 191 | 196 | 227 | 245 | 254 | 282.6 |
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 31st 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:
| nitiative | 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 |
| 1 | Kakinada | Tier II/III | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Tirupati | Tier II/III | |
| 3 | Vijayawada | Tier II/III | |
| 4 | Vishakhapatnam | Tier II/III | |
| 5 | Guwahati | Tier II/III | Assam |
| 6 | Patna | Tier II/III | Bihar |
| 7 | Bhagalpur | Tier II/III | |
| 8 | Darbhanga | Tier II/III | |
| 9 | Bhilai | Tier II/III | Chhattisgarh |
| 10 | Gandhinagar | Tier II/III | Gujarat |
| 11 | Surat | Tier II/III | |
| 12 | Shimla | Tier II/III | Himachal Pradesh |
| 13 | Jammu | Tier II/III | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 14 | Srinagar | Tier II/III | |
| 15 | Ranchi | Tier II/III | Jharkhand |
| 16 | Deoghar | Tier II/III | |
| 17 | Bangalore | Tier I | Karnataka |
| 18 | Hubli | Tier II/III | |
| 19 | Mangalore | Tier II/III | |
| 20 | Manipal | Tier II/III | |
| 21 | Mysore | Tier II/III | |
| 22 | Davangere | Tier II/III | |
| 23 | Thiruvananthapuram | Tier II/III | Kerala |
| 24 | Kochi | Tier II/III | |
| 25 | Gwalior | Tier II/III | Madhya Pradesh |
| 26 | Indore | Tier II/III | |
| 27 | Bhopal | Tier II/III | |
| 28 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Tier II/III | Maharashtra |
| 29 | Kolhapur | Tier II/III | |
| 30 | Nagpur | Tier II/III | |
| 31 | Nasik | Tier II/III | |
| 32 | Navi Mumbai | Tier I | |
| 33 | Pune | Tier I | |
| 34 | Imphal | Tier II/III | Manipur |
| 35 | Shilong | Tier II/III | Meghalaya |
| 36 | Berhampur | Tier II/III | Odisha |
| 37 | Bhubaneswar | Tier II/III | |
| 38 | Rourkela | Tier II/III | |
| 39 | Jajpur | Tier II/III | |
| 40 | Koraput (Jayepore) | Tier II/III | |
| 41 | Pondicherry | Tier II/III | Pondicherry |
| 42 | Mohali | Tier II/III | Punjab |
| 43 | Jaipur | Tier II/III | Rajasthan |
| 44 | Jodhpur | Tier II/III | |
| 45 | Gangtok | Tier II/III | Sikkim |
| 46 | Chennai | Tier I | Tamil Nadu |
| 47 | Coimbatore | Tier II/III | |
| 48 | Madurai | Tier II/III | |
| 49 | Tirunelveli | Tier II/III | |
| 50 | Trichy | Tier II/III | |
| 51 | Hyderabad | Tier I | Telangana |
| 52 | Warangal | Tier II/III | |
| 53 | Prayagraj | Tier II/III | Uttar Pradesh |
| 54 | Kanpur | Tier II/III | |
| 55 | Lucknow | Tier II/III | |
| 56 | Noida | Tier I | |
| 57 | Meerut | Tier II/III | |
| 58 | Dehradun | Tier II/III | Uttarakhand |
| 59 | Durgapur | Tier II/III | West Bengal |
| 60 | Haldia | Tier II/III | |
| 61 | Kharagpur | Tier II/III | |
| 62 | Kolkata | Tier I | |
| 63 | Siliguri | Tier II/III | |
| 64 | Aizawl | Tier II/III | Mizoram |
| 65 | Gurugram | Tier I | Haryana |
| 66 | Agartala | Tier II/III | Tripura |
| 67 | Goa | Tier II/III | Goa |
| 68 | 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 |
| 1 | Bihar | Darbhanga | 2025 |
| 2 | Odisha | Jajpur | 2025 |
| 3 | Odisha | Koraput | 2025 |
| 4 | Bihar | Bhagalpur | 2024 |
| 5 | Kerala | Kochi | 2024 |
| 6 | Karnataka | Davanagere | 2022 |
| 7 | Nagaland | Kohima | 2021 |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | 2021 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 1 | Emerging Technology CoE at Bhubaneswar and Rourkela (EmTek) | Emerging Tech | 2022 |
| 2 | Blockchain CoE at Gurugram (APIARY) | Blockchain | 2020 |
| 3 | Gaming, VFX, Computer Vision & AI CoE at Hyderabad (IMAGE) | Gaming, Animation, VFX, Computer Vision, AI | 2020 |
| 4 | IoT in Agriculture CoE at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola CoE at Akola (FASAL) | IoT & ICT (Agriculture / Agri-Tech) | 2021 |
| 5 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation- Guwahati | Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture | 2020 & 2021 |
| 6 | OCTANE CoE with Start-up Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation- Shillong | Animation | |
| 7 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Imphal | Emerging Tech with focus on Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) | |
| 8 | OCTANE CoE with Start up Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Aizawl | Gaming and Entertainment | |
| 9 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Gangtok | IT application in Healthcare and Agritech | |
| 10 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Kohima | IT application in Graphic design | |
| 11 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Itanagar | GIS application including drone technology | |
| 12 | OCTANE CoE with Startup Innovation Zone (CoE-SIZ) along with e-Commerce facilitation-Agartala | Data Analytics and AI | |
| 13 | Industry 4.0 CoE at Vishakhapatnam (KALPATARU) | AI/ML, AR/VR, Industrial Automation Industrial Robotics | 2021 |
| 14 | Efficiency Augmentation at Bengaluru | Industry 4.0 | 2023 |
| 15 | FinGlobe at Gandhinagar | FinTech | 2024 |
Source – https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/stpi-network-creates-2-98-lakh-jobs-in-non-metros/