Baroda Knowledge City

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Baroda Knowledge City(IT / ITES SEZ)

Dr Rajesh Khajuria, MBA, PhD, CMC,

FIMC, MIoD (London)

Building Knowledge Bridge

(NASA Satellite Image - Ram Bridge between India and Sri Lanka)

BRG Group


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Dr R Khajuria TEAM 2

Baroda Knowledge City?

150 SEZ proposed / applied to Central Govt.

Including 50 IT/ITES SEZNone in Gujarat!

120 SEZ Approved by 17.03.2006*

11 Operational SEZ, converted from FTZ

50 SEZ Coming up all over India, 12 in Gujarat

Biotech Park at Savli, Baroda coming up

Yes, Baroda Knowledge City IT = Information Technology ITES = IT Enabled Services (including BPO / KPO etc)

* Source: BOA, Government of India meeting

Image courtesy: TATA Broadband


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Baroda is a Knowledge City

Baroda is traditionally a Knowledge City, grown

substantially by Legendry Maharaja Sayajirao

(MS) Gaekwad of Baroda That is why he set up MS University of Baroda

with unique educational programs, unparallel to

any Tier II city of India

Fusion Indian Enterprise with World Class

Knowledge, and we have

..Baroda Knowledge City


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Baroda: An Edutainment City

Baroda has everything that a Knowledge Citywants.

Knowledge Capital of Gujarat

Cosmopolitan well developed city

Educated talented cultured young Graduates

Gardens, Health Clubs, Sports: Golf, Cricket, etc

Multiplex Cinema Theatres: Ionx, Chandan, Deep

Throbbing NRIs and

High Speed Internet backbone

Thats why Baroda Knowledge City.


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Baroda: A Knowledge Source

Large pool of100,000 Graduates p.a. from11 Universities in 200 miles periphery:

Baroda (MSU), Vallabh Vidyanagar (SPU),Nadiad (DDIT), Surat (SGU, NIT), Ahmedabad(GU, Nirma University, DAIIT), North Gujarat(NGU), Rajkot (SU) and Bhavnagar (BU)

World Class IT Professionals from BarodaSam Pitroda, Dr Madhu Mehta, DewangMehta (NASCOM), Many more


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Baroda: Emerging Finance City

Vibrant Stock Exchange

International Banks: Citibank, HSBC, Standard

Chartered, ABN Amro Indian Banks: Bank of Baroda, State Bank of

India, Central Bank, Dena Bank, Union Bank,HDFC, ICICI, UTI, Yes, Kotak30 Banks

Large Corporations: IPCL, IOC Refinery, GSFC Security & Safety

Cheapest Spacein India!


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Destination: Baroda K-City

Recently, 193 MSU Graduates offered job byProgen, BPO arm of Infosys at Pune, throughTechnology Promotion Trust (TPT)

The Indian and Multinational IT / ITES firms areeager to come to a location, which has high speedinternet backbone, highly EducatedGraduates inabundance, IT environment, Vibrant StockExchange, International and Indian Banks,Security & Safety, and Cheapest Space in India!

Thats why Baroda Knowledge City.


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Baroda K-City to house

Companies / Firms / SMEs in -

BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)

Information Technology Software

Hardware, Software Embedded Hardware

Multimedia, Graphics, Animation

Banking & Finance

Advertising, Marketing and Publishing

Training and Consulting


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Baroda K-City Project

50 - 100 Acres Land proposed (Viability based)

Acre Plot x 100 - 200 Plots

5 - 10 Towers

Phase I: 100,000 Sq ft Construction

1,000 to 20,000 Sq ft Modular Office Space

Phase II: 100,000 Sq ft Construction Phase III: 100,000 Sq ft Construction

Open Developed and Fibre Optic wired Plots


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Technology Infrastructure

SEZ (Special Economic Zone) Status

Internet backbone Tower with Satellite connectivity

for direct Software Export & Communication Wi-Fi Technology orWireless Fidelity connectivity

Voice & Data transfer rate @ 11 Mbps (802.11b) and 54Mbps (802.11a). More to come

PC Ready Air-conditioned Floors or Buildings forLarge Software Exporters and BPO / KPOs

SME Tower: PC Ready A.C. Offices forSoftware/BPO SMEs


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Knowledge Infrastructure

Wired Developed Plots for Multinationals toconstruct buildings as per their design and needs

IT Forum Vadodara

Institute of Software Management & Training Institute of BPO Management & Training

Institute of Knowledge Management & Training

Institute of Consulting Management & Training

3 / 4 / 5 Star Hotels with Health Spa

Service Apartments, Bachelors Hostel

Indoor and Outdoor Sports & Entertainment


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Basic Infrastructure

Green Projects (No Pollution)

Recreation and Health Clubs, Swimming Pools

Landscaped Gardens with Fountains 24/365 Power from GEB / Wind Farm / Gas

Clean Water / RO System

Several Hardware Suppliers, Transport

Banks with Finance and ATMs

Full Security and Safety

Access to Airport, Rail, Roads in 20 minute


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SEZ Benefits: Imagine!

A designated duty free enclave, treated as foreignterritory for trade operations and duties and tariffs.

100% Tax-free Import, Export, Excise Duty andSales Tax (Norms)

100% Income Tax Free to all Units in SEZ for 5years, 50% free for next 5 years on Reinvestment

of Profits 100% Foreign Investment permitted

No Licence Required for manufacturing


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Knowledge City Project Cost

(Rs Crore) Phase I. Total 3 Phases

Land & Roads 100 Acres 04.00 14.00

Buildings 100,000 Sq ft 20.00 60.00 Equipment & Electrification 04.00 12.00

Internet Backbone & Wi-Fi 01.00 04.00

Misc Assets & Fees 01.00 10.00 TOTAL Project Cost Phase-I 30.00

Phase II and III 70.00 100.00


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Sources of Finance(Rs Crore) Phase I

Equity Capital: BRG @ 75% 07.50

Associates / NRIs @ 25% 02.50

Total Equity Capital @ 33.33% 10.00 Capital Subsidy: Govt of Gujarat 05.00

Term Loan from Bank @ 50%/66.67% 15.00

TOTAL Project Cost Phase I (100%) 30.00

Funds for Phase II and III shall be raised fromsuitable Debt/Equity leverage


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Funds & Permissions

Bank Loan for Rs 20 Crore (Including Subsidy)

Application to Chief Secretary and

Secretary Science & Technology of State State Govt commitment and Subsidy

Clearance by State Government

State Govt forwards to Department of Commerce,

Govt of India

Notification issued as SEZ by Central Government

Single Point Clearance to all Units coming to SEZ


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Promoters

Sargam Infrastructure Pvt Ltd - SPV to implementproject

BRG Group of Baroda

Promoters of Educational Institutions and Real Estate Bakulesh Gupta & Associates @ 75% Equity

Associates / NRIs @ 25% Equityproposed

International Investors will be invited in Phase II

High level Professional Team to advise,implement, market and manage Knowledge City

Baroda Knowledge City Pvt Ltd to maintain


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Invitee Companies

Telecom Sector TATA Indicom

Reliance Infocom

BSNL

British Telecom (BT) UK Airtel, Hutch (Essar), SingTel Singapore,

Software Sector

L & T Design Services

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) Wipro, Infosys

Technosoft (Baroda/Mumbai/UK/USA)

Gujarat-based 500 Software companies


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Invitee Companies BPO Sector

Doshi Accounting Services, Baroda (subsidiary ofLondon UK firm of Chartered Accountants)

ProGen / Infosys

Mphasis

IBM Consulting

Gujarati / NRI firms from India and UK, Europe, USA,Singapore, Australia, Middle East and Africa

Foreign Software / BPO / KPO firms

Film Software

Animation, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Graphics


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Invitee Companies

Banking Sector BPOs HSBC / Citibank / Standard Charted Bank

ICICI / HDFC / Private Banks

State Bank of India / BoB / Public Sector Banks

NBFCs (Non Banking Finance Companies) and smallerBanks

Consulting Firms

Payroll, Accounting, Medical Transcription, Finance

Advertising, Marketing and Publishing Houses

Technical Software and CAD

Hardware manufacturers and maintenance


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Target Countries India: Gujarat, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore,

Chennai, Hyderabad

USA: Silicon Valley, New York, other cities

Europe: UK, Germany, France25 Countries Singapore

Australia

Malaysia

Japan

Africa?


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Development Strategies Make Baroda a Happening Place like Inox

E.g. RC Dutt Road for only walking @ 7-11 PM like aEuropean city

Set up large scale Training Centres in Baroda tocreate BPO trained Manpower

TPT, MSU, IT Forum and Private Sector have started

Other University cities of Gujarat should replicate

Educational Programs to start in BPO Operations &Management

Announce a big project with a big bang!

This will attract large players from India, abroad


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Development Strategies

Pre-feasibility Study & Report

Location selection

Prima-facie opinion of State Government

Detailed Techno-economic Feasibility Study Fund / Loan Raising on competitive terms

Office, Team formation, Design

Marketing, Tie-ups, Brochure, Website

Development & Construction of Phase I

Time is critical: 1+5+12=18 Months for Phase I

3 Years permitted


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Knowledge Partners

TEAMPro Limited, London

Dr Rajesh Khajuria, Director

Email: [email protected]: www.TeamPro.org

Vadodara T: 94260 75402

London T: +44-20-8866 4345 (Sunil Vaghani)

Building Knowledge Bridge

Documents

Baroda Knowledge City