The Uttar Pradesh Government is planning to set up an IT SEZ in Lucknow to stop the migration of state talent pool to other states.

The SEZ is likely to be set up in PPP mode wherein the developers and investors are likely to be provided land on concessional rates. The state government is likely to request the IT industry to open shops in the proposed SEZ, so that the state graduates can get jobs.

The Uttar Pradesh industry had long been demanding from the state government to facilitate the development of such an enclave around Lucknow to give a boost to the economic development in the region.

There are over 75 engineering colleges in and around Lucknow alone comprising the Lucknow-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi belt. Tata Consultancy Services already has a large global delivery centre in Lucknow, while the Essar Group has an Aegis BPO unit in the city.