J&K software exports worth Rs 19.55 Cr

Jammu Tawi, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir had four registered Software Technology Park (STP) units in each of the last three financial years, with exports through these units rising from Rs 15.14 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 19.55 crore in 2025-26, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha.

The information was provided by Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw in reply to Starred Question No. 344, raised by Shri B K Parthasarathi, regarding the Software Technology Parks Scheme.

According to the State/UT-wise data, Jammu and Kashmir had four STP units in 2023-24, four in 2024-25 and four in 2025-26.

The exports from J&K-based STP units stood at Rs 15.14 crore in 2023-24, increased to Rs 16.07 crore in 2024-25, and further rose to Rs 19.55 crore in 2025-26. The three-year cumulative exports stood at Rs 50.76 crore.

The government data shows no imports were reported by STP units in Jammu and Kashmir during any of the three years—2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.

The Centre said the Software Technology Park Scheme is a 100 per cent export-oriented scheme aimed at promoting software and IT-enabled services (IT/ITeS) exports from India. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) provides statutory services through a single-window clearance system under the scheme.

At the national level, the total number of STP units stood at 2,059 in 2023-24, 2,042 in 2024-25 and 2,125 in 2025-26. Total exports through STP units increased from Rs 6,36,619.87 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 6,88,194.11 crore in 2024-25 and Rs 7,73,898.97 crore in 2025-26.

For Jammu and Kashmir, the reply does not provide a separate state-wise investment figure in the table supplied with the answer. The state-wise table specifically provides the number of registered STP units and their exports and imports.

The Ministry said STPI adheres to prescribed timelines for approvals and delivery of services under the STP Scheme as outlined in its Citizen’s Charter.

Among measures taken to improve ease of doing business, the government said statutory services such as SOFTEX filing, approval and final intimation have been automated. STPI’s online system has also been integrated with the Reserve Bank of India’s Export Data Processing and Monitoring System for near real-time sharing of export data.

The government further said import procedures have been simplified by replacing case-to-case permissions with blanket import permissions for the concerned financial year, while prior permission for Domestic Tariff Area sales has largely been replaced with self-declaration.