The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has suggested demarcation of specific zones with necessary infrastructure such as roads, running water and electricity to set up data centre parks.
In its new policy document, the IT ministry has suggested that the central government should accord ‘infrastructure status’ to such data centre parks, bringing them on par with other crucial sectors such as railways, roadways and power. This, the ministry said in its suggestions, will help in “bringing in the benefits of availing long-term credit from domestic and international lenders at easier terms”.
The new policy document also suggests that there should be a single-window, time-bound clearance system for all the approvals required to set up a data-centre park.
