Overview

• The state cabinet approved the Global Capability Centres 2025 policy, setting a five-year window from formal notification through FY 2029–30.
• Targets include establishing 400 additional GCCs and creating 400,000 high-skilled jobs through workforce development and industry-linked curricula.
• Fiscal incentives feature one-time capital subsidies of Rs 10 crore for Rs 50 crore investments, Rs 20 crore for Rs 100–250 crore, and Rs 50 crore for Rs 250–300 crore, plus reimbursements for rent, green certification, patents and R&D.
• Non-fiscal measures include industry status, extra floor space index with premium concessions, a critical infrastructure fund, zoning relaxations, single-window clearances and approvals for right of way and open access.
• The policy promotes GCC expansion in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities such as Nashik, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar with dedicated parks offering plug-and-play offices, and creates a Maharashtra GCC Growth Council to steer implementation while aligning with CII’s model framework.