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Gujarat launches Data Centre Policy (2026-29) aiming ₹6-lakh-crore investment and 7.5 GW capacity
Gujarat has approved its first Data Centre Policy for 2026-2029 to attract large-scale digital infrastructure investment.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 9 Jul 2026 · 1 min
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Gujarat has launched its first Data Centre Policy for 2026-2029. The policy aims to make the state India’s preferred destination for hyperscale data centres, cloud computing, and AI-driven digital infrastructure.
The policy targets ₹6 lakh crore in investment and about 7.5 gigawatts of data centre capacity during the policy period. It was announced in Gandhinagar by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
The UPSC angle
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Data centres as a new industrial policy frontier
UPSC may ask how states compete to attract data centres through subsidies, land, power, water, and tax concessions, and whether such incentives align with sustainable industrialization and fiscal prudence.
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