BIHAR-TECH-2024-01-001
Bihar IT Policy 2024
Bihar launched its IT Policy 2024 in January 2024 to attract IT, ITeS and electronics investment. Incentives include 50% of lease rental costs for five years. In December 2024 officials said the state had received proposals worth over Rs 4,000 crore in the policy's first 11 months, with Airtel and CtrlS past stage-1 clearance and a Rs 30 crore Holoware laptop-manufacturing proposal cleared.
- Stage
- Programme or pilot initiated
- Confidence
- Very high
- Latest news
- Sources
- 3 cited
Journey so far
The highlighted step is the current stage. Not every development passes through every step.
- Announced
- Approved
- Finalised
- Initiated
- Operational
- Verified
Good to know: Policy in force and processing proposals. Proposal values are not realised investment.
What's confirmed
5 facts backed by sources
- The policy offers a 50% lease-rental incentive for five years.
- Officials reported investment proposals of over Rs 4,000 crore in the first 11 months (December 2024).
- Airtel and CtrlS had received stage-1 clearance by December 2024.
- One Holoware proposal of Rs 30 crore was cleared; the company plans up to Rs 300 crore.
- The IT department continued to pitch the policy at investor meets in 2026.
Still to be confirmed
4 things to watch for
- Investment actually realised under the policy
- Incentives disbursed
- Jobs created
- Status of the Airtel proposal after stage-1 clearance
How it unfolded (4)
Each step as a dated source records it, oldest first
- Programme initiated
The Bihar IT Policy 2024 carries this date on its own text, as cited by a later Department of IT guidelines resolution.
ETGovernment
- Announcement
The policy was reported publicly.
ETGovernment
- Programme initiated
The state reported IT investment proposals received under the policy.
The Economic Times / IANS
- Programme initiated
State officials presented the policy to technology companies at a Hyderabad roadshow.
The Times of India
Sources (3)
Who reported it, when, and what they cover
| Publisher | Published | Covers | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
ETGovernment Established news |
| Open source (opens in a new tab) | |
The Economic Times / IANS Established news |
| Open source (opens in a new tab) | |
The Times of India Established news |
| Open source (opens in a new tab) |