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{{Short description|Technology Complex in Kolkata}}

'''Salt Lake Electronics Complex''' (or, ''Salt Lake Electronic City'') (abbr. '''SALTLEC''') is a technology hub in the [[Salt Lake Sector-V|Sector V]] of [[Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. Spread over an area of 150 Acres,<ref name="auto1">https://www.trp.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ARSS-Vol.9-No.2-July-December-2020-pp.8-13.pdf</ref><ref name="auto">http://sisikolkata.gov.in/uploads/2021/03/districtprofiles/2018-19/DIPS-North%2024%20PGS-2018-19.pdf</ref> it consists various electronics and IT parks. It is India's first fully integrated Electronics Complex,<ref name="auto1"/> specialized for [[electronics industry|electronics]], [[Information technology|IT]] and BPO industry. The complex has 20 Acres of [[Special economic zone|SEZ]] land, alloted to [[Wipro]].

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==Formation==
Salt Lake electronics complex was formed by [[West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation|Webel]] in 1989 to promote electronic industry. 87.55 Acres of land in Sector V was earmarked for the complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/59a16b62ce686e4dfbee134d|title=West Bengal Electronic Industry Development Corporation Ltd v. Shanta Projects P Ltd & Ors, Calcutta High Court, Judgment, Law, casemine.com|website=https://www.casemine.com}}</ref> The complex was originally designed as an Electronics Industry Complex, which would house large, medium and small electronics firms. But afterwards due to close proximity to [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata Airport]], the then [[Government of West Bengal]] decided to promote the complex as an IT-BPO hub.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/east/salt-lake-makes-futuristic-wave-boasts-of-mini-silicon-valley-at-sector-v/articleshow/13868821.cms?from=mdr|title=Salt Lake makes futuristic wave, boasts of mini Silicon Valley at Sector V|first=Tasmayee Laha|last=Roy|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> It became India's first fully
integrated Electronics Complex,<ref>https://www.trp.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ARSS-Vol.9-No.2-July-December-2020-pp.8-13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi8ps6KmZGAAxXnSGwGHf_7D6g4FBAWegQIDxAB&usg=AOvVaw27-L8bhf33PngMPYezsWWD</ref> and afterwards first software technology complex in [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Kolkata metropolitan]].

==IT Parks and companies==
In 1999, Salt Lake Electronic Complex housed 160 companies spread over an area of 135 acres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/webel-to-recast-loss-making-units/cid/919974|title=WEBEL TO RECAST LOSS-MAKING UNITS|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> In 2006, SALTLEC housed more than 170 IT/ITeS, biotech and pharma companies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/buddhas-dream-it-hub-in-salt-lake/articleshow/1888913.cms?from=mdr|title=Buddha's dream: IT hub in Salt Lake|first=Kalyan|last=Parbat|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> As of 2019, the complex is spread on a land of 150 Acres which have 63 electronic units and more than 200 IT/ITeS firms along with many MSME companies.<ref name="auto"/><ref>https://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/NORTH%2024-PARGANAS.pdf</ref>
Some of biggest tech parks in the hub are Wipro IT Park,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/infosys-wipro-to-set-up-units-in-kolkata/articleshow/7068704.cms?from=mdr|title=Infosys, Wipro to set up units in Kolkata|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> Infinity Think Tank<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infinityitpark.com/contact|title=Infinity Group|website=www.infinityitpark.com}}</ref> etc.

==See also==
*[[List of tech parks in Kolkata]]
*[[New Town, Kolkata]]
*[[Salt Lake Sector-V]]

==References==
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Anuz at 03:32, 20 July 2023