meity.gov.in BPO Promotion Scheme : Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology

Organisation : Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY)
Facility : BPO Promotion Scheme
Applicable For : All
Scheme Details : http://meity.gov.in/bpo-promotion-schemes
Website : http://meity.gov.in/home

MEITY BPO Promotion Scheme

There are 2 types of schemes
** North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS)
** India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS)

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NEBPS

The North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS), envisaged under Digital India Programme , seeks to incentivize establishment of 5,000 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations in North East Region (NER), at an outlay of ₹ 50 Crore up to 31.03.2019, thus creating employment opportunities for about 15,000 persons considering three shifts BPO/ITES operations.

Objectives

The objectives of NEBPS are as under
(i) Creation of employment opportunities for the local youth in NER, by promoting the IT/ITES Industry particularly by setting up the BPO/ITES operations.

(ii) Promotion of investment in IT/ITES Sector in NER in order to expand the base of IT Industry and secure balanced regional growth.

Duration

The duration of NEBPS is up to 31.03.2019. The prospective units can apply under NEBPS up to 31.03.2019, subject to availability of seats. However, considering disbursement schedule of the scheme, disbursement may go beyond 31.03.2019.

Location

The NEBPS is to be implemented in all the eight (8) States of NER viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.

Eligibility Criteria(s)

The bidder would be required to meet the following conditions
(i) The bidder should be registered in India under The Companies Act, 1956 or The Companies Act 2013 (as amended till date), as applicable.

(ii) The bidder must be willing to set up BPO/ITES operations, with a minimum of 50 seats capacity at one location (city/town). However the bidder would be at liberty to quote for a maximum of 1500 seats either (a) at one location (city/town) or (b) at multiple locations (city/town) in the NER.

(iii) The bidder must commit to operate for a minimum period of 3 years.

(iv) The bidder must furnish an undertaking to take either appropriate premises on lease for at least 3 years or produce the proof of ownership of the premises for setting up BPO/ITES operations at the location referred at (ii) above. [Minimum 4000 Sq. Ft. super area including utilities etc. for 100 seats i.e. @ 40 Sq Ft per seat].

Evaluation Process

(i) The bids received by the Bid Submission End Date shall be opened by a duly Constituted Committee in the presence of the bidder(s) or their authorized representative(s), who may opt to be present.

At this stage, the main Big envelope containing three sealed envelopes of Technical Bid, Financial Bid and Bid Security would be opened. Consequently, the envelope containing the technical bid will be opened.

Further, the envelopes containing the Financial bid and Bid Security will be kept securely without opening, after being duly signed by the Committee on the body of the envelopes.

(ii) Consequently, a duly constituted Technical Evaluation Committee will proceed to evaluate the technical bids. Based on this evaluation, technically qualified bidders would be invited to the opening of Financial Bids on a subsequent date.

The Financial Bids will be opened by a duly constituted Financial Evaluation Committee in the presence of the bidder(s) or their authorized representative(s), who may opt to be present.

IBPS

The India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) has been approved under Digital India Programme, to incentivize BPO/ITES Operations across the country [excluding certain Cities and the States in North East Region (NER)], for creation of employment opportunities for the youths and growth of IT-ITES Industry.

Objectives

The objectives of IBPS are as under:
** Creation of employment opportunities for the youth, by promoting the IT/ITES Industry particularly by setting up the BPO/ITES operations.
** Promotion of investment in IT/ITES Sector in order to expand the base of IT Industry and secure balanced regional growth.

Duration

The duration of IBPS is up to 31.03.2019. The prospective units can apply under IBPS upto 31.03.2019, subject to availability of seats. However, considering disbursement schedule of the scheme, disbursement may go beyond 31.03.2019.

Location

The scheme would be implemented to incentivize setting up of BPO/ITES operations across the country [excluding certain Cities and the States in North East Region (NER)].

Eligibility Criteria(s)

The bidder would be required to meet the following conditions:
1. The bidder must be registered in India under The Companies Act, 1956 or The Companies Act 2013 (as amended till date), as applicable.
2. The bidder would be at liberty to bid for minimum of 100 seats and maximum 5000 seats either (a) at one location (city/State) or (b) at multiple locations (city/States) across the country. However, minimum number of seats to setup operation at a location is 50 seats.
3. The bidder must commit to operate for a minimum period of 3 years.