Ahuja: Indian government to legislate a framework for tier-2 city GCCs
Lalit Ahuja · EP1: The GCC Revolution of India ft. Lalit Ahuja · Nov 13, 2025 · at 43:51
ANSR CEO Lalit Ahuja reveals that industry leaders are finalizing a national policy framework to help non-metro Indian cities attract Global Capability Centers.
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“So there is a national framework for emerging locations that will be published by the government and in a matter of time. A lot of us have been working on that framework. It is currently being given finishing touches before you know, it is reviewed by the government and is legislated in some form, and essentially this framework will provide some sort of an unfair advantage to the emerging locations so they can come up, right?”
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