New Delhi, 27 Dec (KNN) The 62nd Centre of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) in Meerut will be inaugurated tomorrow by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology.

Rajendra Agrawal,  Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha); Vijay Pal Tomar, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); Somendra Tomar,  MLA; Arvind Kumar, Director General, STPI and Bhuvnesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, MeitY will also be present at the event which will take place at ITP-03, Near NH-58 Bypass, Vedvyas Puri Yojna, Meerut.

The STPI-Meerut centre will play a catalytic role in empowering the tech start-ups & MSMEs of the tier - 2 cities and the region to boost software exports and create employment opportunities while attracting FDI and realising the vision of Digital Uttar Pradesh, said the press release.

Under the jurisdictional directorate of STPI-Noida, the Meerut centre is the 54thcentre of STPI in Tier-2/3 cities. STPI-Meerut will play a significant role in expanding the IT footprint of Uttar Pradesh and empowering the budding tech entrepreneurs and innovators of Tier-2/3 cities to translate their unique ideas into innovative products.

With a total built-up area of 25,074 sq. ft., the state-of-the-art Incubation facility at STPI-Meerut provides Plug-n-Play space of 3,704 sq. ft. with 133 seats and raw incubation space of 2,021 sq. ft. while warranting high speed data communication facilities.

In FY 2020-21, STPI-registered units contributed INR 4,96,313 crore to IT/ITeS exports in which Uttar Pradesh contributed INR 22,671 crore.

The facility will offer a vibrant ecosystem for creating a maker culture among the young techno-entrepreneurs and startups while empowering them to develop innovative software products to address the challenges of India and the world at large. It will help in boosting the IT exports from the region and generating direct and indirect employment opportunities for the youth of the region.