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STPI Bhagalpur centre inaugurated

Software Technology Parks of India opened a centre in Bhagalpur on 13 March 2024, on 2 acres near the government ITI provided by the Bihar government. PIB put the project cost at about Rs 11 crore for about 10,016 sq ft of incubation space, with 110 plug-and-play seats and a network operations centre. It was STPI's 65th centre and its second operational centre in Bihar after Patna. The Centre had approved it, together with Darbhanga, by February 2021.

StartupsTechnologyBhagalpur, Bihar, India
Stage
Operational
Confidence
Very high
Latest news
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Journey so far

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  1. Announcement only
  2. Agreement approved
  3. Agreement finalised
  4. Programme or pilot initiated
  5. Operational (current stage)
  6. Outcome verified

Good to know: Opened in March 2024; a December 2025 Parliament answer confirms it is operating. No usage figures for Bhagalpur alone were found.

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Details confirmed so far6 of 10 tracked details

What's confirmed

6 facts backed by sources

  • PIB (13 March 2024): the centre was inaugurated on Wednesday 13 March 2024 by Ashwini Kumar Choubey; Bihar IT minister Santosh Kumar Suman and Bhagalpur MP Ajay Kumar Mandal attended.
  • The Bihar government provided 2 acres near the Government ITI for the centre (PIB).
  • Project cost about Rs 11 crore; about 10,016.48 sq ft of IT-grade incubation space on the ground and first floors; 110 plug-and-play seats on the ground floor and a network operations centre (PIB).
  • PIB called it STPI's 65th centre and its second operational centre in Bihar after Patna.
  • The Government had approved STPI centres at Darbhanga and Bhagalpur by 10 February 2021 (Lok Sabha Starred Q.121).
  • A Rajya Sabha answer of 12 December 2025 says STPI has operationalised three centres in Bihar, at Patna, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga, offering plug-and-play seats, incubation, co-working, data connectivity and export support.

Still to be confirmed

4 things to watch for

  • The seat count. PIB gave 110 plug-and-play seats at opening; the Rajya Sabha answer of December 2025 gives 94. The difference is not explained.
  • Occupancy, and the number of startups or companies incubated at Bhagalpur. The March 2026 figure of 12 incubated companies and about 366 jobs covers all three Bihar centres.
  • Dainik Jagran's headline describes a 'Rs 165 crore' software park, a figure a local politician attributed to an earlier announcement. PIB gives a project cost of about Rs 11 crore, so the Rs 165 crore figure is not used.
  • When the centre was first approved. The February 2021 answer says only that it had been approved by then.

How it unfolded (4)

Each step as a dated source records it, oldest first

  1. Announcement

    A Lok Sabha answer said the Government had approved two new STPI centres for Bihar, at Darbhanga and Bhagalpur.

    Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Starred Q. 121

  2. Programme initiated

    Union minister of state Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurated the STPI Bhagalpur centre, with Bihar IT minister Santosh Kumar Suman present.

    Press Information Bureau, Patna (Ministry of Electronics and IT) · Dainik Jagran

  3. Operational

    A Rajya Sabha answer said STPI had operationalised three centres in Bihar, with the Bhagalpur centre offering 94 plug-and-play seats.

    Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 1494

  4. Operational

    A Lok Sabha answer said Bihar's three STPI centres had 273 plug-and-play seats in total and that 12 IT/ITeS companies incubated at them had generated about 366 jobs.

    Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 5431

Sources (5)

Who reported it, when, and what they cover

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Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Starred Q. 121

Parliament

  • • Two new STPI centres approved for Bihar, at Darbhanga and Bhagalpur
  • • STPI Patna being augmented with an additional 1 lakh sq ft
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Press Information Bureau, Patna (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

Official government

  • • Inauguration on Wednesday 13 March 2024
  • • 2 acres provided by the Bihar government near the Government ITI
  • • About Rs 11 crore; 10,016.48 sq ft; 110 plug-and-play seats
  • • 65th STPI centre; second operational centre in Bihar after Patna
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Dainik Jagran

Established news

  • • Inauguration by Ashwini Kumar Choubey
  • • Rs 165 crore figure attributed to an earlier announcement (not used)
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Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 1494

Parliament

  • • STPI has operationalised three centres in Bihar: Patna, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga
  • • Bhagalpur centre offers 94 plug-and-play seats
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Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 5431

Parliament

  • • Three STPI centres in Bihar with 273 plug-and-play seats in total
  • • 12 IT/ITeS companies incubated at STPI centres in Bihar generated about 366 jobs
  • • No proposal under consideration for new STPI centres in Bihar
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