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Northeast BPO Promotion Scheme

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

The scheme aims to promote the establishment of BPO and Information Technology Enabled Services units in the North-Eastern region. Through the scheme, financial assistance in the form of Viability Gap Funding is provided to eligible companies.

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About This Scheme

The scheme “Northeast BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS)” has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It aims to create employment opportunities for youth and promote investment in the Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) sector by establishing BPO/ITeS operations in the North-Eastern region of India. Through this scheme, financial support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is provided to eligible companies establishing BPO/ITeS operations. The scheme is implemented by Software Technology Parks of India under the Digital India Programme. The scheme seeks to incentivise the establishment of 5,000 BPO/ITeS seats in the North-Eastern states, thereby strengthening infrastructure, developing skilled manpower, and promoting balanced regional growth in the IT/ITeS sector.

Benefits

₹1.0 L

1. Financial support [Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and/or Operational Expenditure (OPEX)] of up to 50% of expenditure per seat, with an upper limit of ₹ 1 Lakh/seat.

1. Special incentives for:

7.5% incentive for employing 75% Women (only in NEBPS)

2% incentive for employing 4% differently abled persons

Up to 10% incentive for generating employment beyond the approved target.

5% incentive for local entrepreneurs.

> This scheme has the potential to create employment opportunities of around 15000 direct jobs, considering three shift operations. It may also create a good number of indirect jobs.

Required Documents

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Company Registration Certificate (under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013 or other applicable registration).
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Permanent Account Number (PAN) Of The Company.
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Goods And Services Tax Registration Certificate (GST) or other applicable tax registration certificates.
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Labour Department Registration Certificate (if applicable).
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Service Tax Or Value Added Tax Registration Certificate (if applicable).
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Tender Acceptance Letter (as specified in the scheme bid document).
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Proof Of Tender Fee And Bid Security / Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) with bank transaction details.
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Details Of Seats Applied For In Each State Or Union Territory along with location-wise seat distribution.
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Bidder Bank Account Details for financial transactions and fund disbursement.
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Contact Details Of The Applicant Company.
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Details Of Investment Initiated For BPO/ITeS Operations (if the investment process has already started).

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Level: Central Government
Max benefit: ₹1.0 L