Kerala has launched a dedicated GCC Boilerplate designed to help global companies establish and operationalise Global Capability Centres (GCCs) with minimal procedural hurdles.
The framework was unveiled by Electronics & IT Department Special Secretary Sriram Sambasiva Rao at the second edition of the Economic Times GCC World Surge. Industry, IT and AI Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty attended the event online.
The Kerala GCC Boilerplate serves as a comprehensive roadmap covering the process from an MNC’s decision to invest in Kerala to the point when its GCC becomes fully operational. It brings together three key components — physical infrastructure, the Kerala GCC Partner Network and a dedicated GCC Facilitation Team — into a unified support system.
Under the initiative, companies will have access to ready-to-use office spaces, operational support from day one and six months of rent-free operations at government IT parks.
As part of the infrastructure push, world-class facilities spanning 20,000 sq ft will be developed at every IT park in Kerala. A curated pool of empanelled service providers will support investors through the establishment and growth stages of their GCCs.
Dedicated GCC Facilitation Teams will also be established across Kerala’s IT parks to assist investors throughout the initial setup process.
Kerala currently has more than 50 GCCs and two lakh technology professionals, while the state records annual software exports worth more than ₹30,000 crore.
The state government aims to establish 150 GCCs in Kerala by 2031. To support this goal, it has already announced a dedicated GCC policy and formed a GCC Consortium to bring existing GCCs into policy discussions. The government has also engaged GCC consultants and enablers and maintained ongoing communication with GCC leadership in India and globally.
