The Uttar Pradesh Global Capability Centres Policy, 2024 was notified by the Uttar Pradesh government in May 2025 and became effective from the notification date. According to reports from Invest UP, the policy is administered by the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department with the Nodal agency being Invest UP. The policy has a five-year validity period and provides comprehensive financial and administrative support to companies establishing Global Capability Centres in Uttar Pradesh. The implementation rules were issued in March 2026 under the Rules-2025 framework. Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Export Promotion Policy, 2025-30 was approved in September 2025 with an official notification dated September 4, 2025, administered by the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion through the Uttar Pradesh Export Promotion Bureau. The export policy has a validity period from the date of notification until the end of FY30.
The policy targets Level-I Global Capability Centres and Advanced Global Capability Centres with specific investment and employment requirements. As reported by Invest UP, for Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad districts, Level-I GCCs require at least ₹20 crore capital investment or 200 employees, while Advanced GCCs need at least ₹75 crore capital investment or 500 employees. For other Uttar Pradesh districts, Level-I GCCs require at least ₹15 crore capital investment or 100 employees, and Advanced GCCs need at least ₹50 crore capital investment or 300 employees. The policy also includes employment thresholds of at least 1,500 people, capital investment exceeding ₹250 crore excluding land, and foreign direct investment of at least ₹50 crore. The export policy covers manufacturer exporters, merchant exporters, service exporters, exporting societies, export-promotion bodies and export-infrastructure developers.
The policy offers substantial financial incentives across multiple categories. According to Invest UP, capital subsidies are available up to ₹10 crore for Level-I GCCs and ₹25 crore for Advanced GCCs. Operating-cost subsidies include ₹40 crore for Level-I GCCs and ₹80 crore for Advanced GCCs covering office lease rent, bandwidth expenses, electricity charges, data-centre and cloud-service costs. Payroll subsidies range from 35% to 25% for the first three years, with different employee-level ceilings, and recruitment incentives for fresh graduates domiciled in Uttar Pradesh who complete postgraduate studies at recognised Uttar Pradesh institutions. The export policy provides export-oriented infrastructure support with 30% subsidy after confirmation of land possession, 50% after utilisation of first tranche, and 20% after project completion. Marketing development assistance includes 75% of stall charges for overseas fairs (capped at ₹3.25 lakh), 75% of airfare (capped at ₹1.25 lakh), 75% of domestic event stall charges (up to ₹75,000), and 75% of publicity and promotion expenditure (capped at ₹1 lakh annually).
According to Invest UP, the policy provides a step-by-step application framework requiring project submission to Invest UP, verification of GCC ownership and business activity, classification as Level-I or Advanced GCC, appraisal of incentive packages, and issuance of Letters of Comfort after approval. However, no consolidated official data were identified on applications received, Letters of Comfort issued, approved GCCs, sanctioned incentives, disbursed amounts, or employment generated specifically under the policy. The export policy faces complex incentive administration requirements for payroll, operating-cost and employee-category subsidies, dependence on skilled labour requiring stronger university-industry links, and high employment thresholds that may exclude smaller captive operations. The policy also includes reimbursement burden constraints where many benefits require exporters to incur expenditure first and claim reimbursement later, which may constrain smaller businesses.
As reported by Invest UP, the GCC policy aims to attract new domestic and multinational GCC investments, encourage existing GCC expansions, develop high-value employment in technology, engineering, finance and research, and create an innovation network involving companies, start-ups and educational institutions. The export policy has four principal measurable objectives: increase exports from $21 billion in FY24 to $50 billion in FY30, promote export participation across all districts, support at least ₹100 crore of export-oriented infrastructure project costs during the policy period, and increase the number of registered exporters by 50% by FY30. The policies support Centres of Excellence establishment and industry-academic collaboration, encourage recruitment and training of students from Uttar Pradesh, and support employment outside Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad. The initiatives align with Uttar Pradesh's broader economic strategy to establish the state as a global technology and innovation hub while supporting continuous operations and regulatory approvals for approved centres.
