Bihar IT Policy 2024: The cabinet on Monday discussed about creating a favorable environment for the development of IT, ITES and ESDM industries in Bihar and creating employment. Bihar IT (Information Technology) Policy 2024 Has been approved. Under this policy, lump sum support of 30 percent will be given to IT, ITES and ESDM units with minimum fixed capital investment of Rs 5 crore. The maximum limit of which can be up to Rs 30 crore. In this, the government will also reimburse interest subsidy to eligible units on term loans taken by the units from RBI registered banks or financial institutions. The actual interest rate on term loan or the interest rate up to 10 percent, whichever is lower, will be valid for the grant.
Government will also give lease rental subsidy
Under this policy the government will also provide lease rental subsidy. In this, 50 percent rental incentive of the annual lease rent amount will be given as reimbursement for five years to the IT units operating from the leased office or commercial space. In this, the work place of the unit should be located in the state.
Subsidy on payment of electricity tariff also
Under this policy, the government will also provide subsidy on payment of annual electricity tariff to IT units. 25 percent reimbursement on annual electricity bill will be given to IT units continuously for five years. The government will also provide subsidy for employment generation. 100 percent of the amount deposited by the employer in EPF and ESI will be reimbursed.
Its maximum limit will be Rs 5,000 per employee per month. This incentive amount will be payable for a maximum of five years. Under the IT policy, tailor made package will be given to mega units in which investment is more than Rs 100 crore or creation of at least thousand direct IT employment in the state.
You will get benefits in these sectors
Under this policy, IT products, software and services, knowledge process outsourcing, call centres, software development centres, chip manufacturing and design, computers or peripherals and other office equipment, semiconductors, server and storage devices, communication and networking equipment,
Investing in sectors like automotive electronics, medical electronics, industrial electronics, telecom electronics, solar photo voltaic cells and solar panels, animation, LEDs, web designing, embedded software, defense electronic equipment, IT platforms, drone manufacturing, e-waste recycling. You will get benefit from this.
636 acres of land approved for industrial corridor
Apart from this, the cabinet approved more than 636 acres of land for industrial corridor in Gaya district. scythe Approved to make available. Industrial manufacturing cluster will be established on this land. Besides, it will be able to utilize the land extensively with the condition of conserving pine and natural water resources. Similarly, Rs 47.15 crore was sanctioned for the construction of educational campuses and internet facilities in 38 government engineering colleges and 46 polytechnic colleges of the state.
108 posts approved for dispensary
108 posts have been sanctioned for the dispensaries of Homeopathy Medical College of 12 districts of the state, Buxar, Kaimur, Jehanabad, Jamui, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Supaul, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Araria, Banka, Sheohar and Arwal.