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Haryana’s draft Global Capability Centre (GCC) policy has been hailed as a positive step towards making the state a hub for tech services, according to industry body Nasscom.

The policy, which offers a range of incentives and support measures, aims to attract global companies to set up GCCs in the state. According to Nasscom, the policy’s focus on providing capital and operating support, simplifying approvals, and backing people and research through internships and job-readiness support is a step in the right direction.

“Haryana’s draft GCC policy arrives at the right time and, with a few precise choices, can be an execution benchmark that complements India’s wider story,” Nasscom said in a statement.

The policy’s key features include:

• Capital and operating support: Capital and operating support, paired with clear eligibility criteria and ceilings, covers practical areas such as rent, electricity duty, property tax and recognised green certification.
• Simplified approvals: Through single-window routes and time-bound clearances, with an enabling stance on women’s safety during night shifts.
• Talent development: Through internship and job-readiness support, public and private training centres with industry bodies and recognition and support for research and development centres and incubators.

The strongest differentiator is role-ready talent. Haryana should build on platforms already in place. The MeitY–Nasscom Centre of Excellence for IoT and AI in Gurugram and the Nasscom 10000 Startups facility at the HARTRON campus connect real problem statements with founders, mentors and enterprise users. SSC Nasscom and FutureSkills Prime provide standards and learning pathways that employers recognise. 

“The state should take a policy view that standing orders in their present form are not to be applied to the GCC and the broader IT-ITES sector and clarify that permissions under the Contract Labour regime are not linked to standing orders. When the labour codes are notified, Haryana can align with the model standing orders that are designed for service-sector operations so employers and employees have a clear, modern footing,” Nasscom said.

Time-bound approvals and transparent disbursements form the cornerstone of credibility. Alongside those, a brief, state-hosted readiness note on park capacity and service levels, drawn from existing estate updates, will help programmes plan fit-outs and expansions with confidence.