UP Cabinet Clears SOP-2025 for GCC Policy, Boosts Global Service Hub Push

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Yogi Adityanath, has approved the Rules-2025 to operationalise the Uttar Pradesh Global Capability Centres (GCC) Policy-2024, marking a significant step toward positioning the state as a global hub for high-end services and innovation.

With the notification of the rules, the policy is expected to accelerate global investment, expand high-value services, and generate large-scale employment. Invest UP has been designated as the nodal agency to facilitate implementation, approvals, and investor support. The rules will remain in force from the date of notification until amended or withdrawn by the state government.

Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi said the state’s improving investment climate has attracted strong interest from major industrial groups and multinational companies. He noted that the newly approved SOP ensures effective execution of the GCC Policy, under which 21 companies have already begun investments in the current financial year.

As per the rules, a GCC is defined as a captive unit set up by an Indian or foreign company to deliver strategic functions such as IT, R&D, finance, HR, design, engineering, analytics, and knowledge services. To attract such centres, the policy offers a comprehensive incentive package, including land subsidies, stamp duty exemptions or reimbursements, capital and interest subsidies, OPEX support, payroll and recruitment incentives, EPF reimbursement, talent development and skill incentives, and research and innovation support—along with special case-specific incentives.

Beyond financial benefits, GCCs will receive regulatory facilitation, industry linkages, technical assistance, time-bound approvals, and streamlined incentive disbursement. All state incentives will be additional to benefits available under Government of India schemes. Legal jurisdiction for disputes will rest with courts in Lucknow.

The decision is widely seen as a major boost to Uttar Pradesh’s ambition to become a Global Service Hub, driving high-skill investment and creating new opportunities for the state’s youth.