Pune a Technology Hub – choice for GCC and Manufacturing centers Setups

Overview of Pune

Pune is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest city of Maharashtra and the best-industrialised district of western India. The metropolitan with 2 municipalities is estimated to have 9 million population. It also has a historical and cultural past being the seat of power of the Maratha empire. Find more on Pune district at the official Pune district site at https://pune.gov.in/. Pune houses a large number of Global Capability centers and Manufacturing Centers.

The modern city is also famous for 2 large Technology Parks and Special Economic Zone clusters and has a second significantly large base of Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled Services industry.  

With all-round year moderate weather, it competes with Bengaluru to attract people to settle in Pune.

Pune is in proximity to Navi Mumbai – 126 Km and Mumbai – 150 Km.

Main Industrial Clusters

Pune houses both the Knowledge-driven Industry in and adjoining the city and the industrial manufacturing zones spread around Pune within Pune District.

GCC Clusters

The GCCs are mainly located in 3 major zones adjoining the city mainly serving IT and IT-enabled services.

Hinjewadi – Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park

The largest cluster in Pune is Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park Hinjewadi spread over 2,800 acres, and Phase I, Phase II and Phase III, developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. The zone is along the Mumbai-Pune expressway and reduces the travel time to the new upcoming  Navi Mumbai airport with a distance of 121 km expected to be 1 hr 30 minutes after road infrastructure upliftment.

The entire zone has 800+ companies with a mix of IT, ITeS, Product Design, Engineering and R&D Centers.  The ZONE has several technology parks and  Special Economic Zones developed by private developers. Some popular names in the cluster are:

Indian IT  Companies – Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy, Tech Mahindra, Persistent, LT MindTree, HCL Technologies, Geometric, Tata TechnologiesGCCs – Dell EMC, Emerson, Eaton, Forvia, Panasonic Harman International, Dassault Systems, Searce, Hella, Wurth IT, Plastic Omnium, Adient, Behr, Knorr-Bremse, Dohler Group

Kharadi – EON Free Zone

Kharadi a suburb of Pune has gradually become a center of activity on the eastern side of Nagar Road. The prime campus in the area having the largest number of GCCs is the EON Free Zone which is a Technology Park set under a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) spread over 57 acres, developed by the Panchsheel group. Some popular names in the zone are:

Indian IT  Companies – Mphasis, Zensar, Cybaze, CompuCom etc.GCCs – Barclays, Credit Suisse, UPS, Symantec, Citigroup, Seagate, Veritas

Other City Clusters

There are multiple clusters developed in the city for GCCs in the IT, and ITeS sectors. The two major ones are

• • Aundh, Baner, Balewadi adjoining Hinjewadi

• • Viman Nagar- Kalyani Nagar area adjoining Kharadi

• • Magarpatta Township Development & Construction Company Limited towards Kharadi

• • SP Infocity a SEZ on Saswad Road, Pune

Industrial and Manufacturing

The pune district houses a variety of Industrial Manufacturing centers. Apart from IT and ITeS, it is a well-known hub of automotive, engineering and manufacturing. Pune also has a good number of Chemical and Pharma Companies.

Pune has various Industrial areas throughout the district, identified and developed by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). Some Major Centers are

1. 1. Pimpri Chinchwad & Talegaon together forms a large zone

1. 1. Chakan MIDC in 3 phases and a SEZ developed by MIDC and houses a number of Industrial Parks

1. 1. Khed City a Joint Venture of MIDC and Kalyani Group covering 4200 acres of Industrial Zone

1. 1. Ranjangaon – Shirur Industrial Zone by MIDC

1. 1. Hadapsar MIDC

Note: Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park also has industrial units.

Other centers around Pune city are

• • Jejuri / Additional Jejuri

• • Baramati

• • Kurkumbh

• • Bhigwan

• • Indapur

Automotive

Pune is a major automotive manufacturing hub of India with several global and domestic Auto brands having a presence in the city. Some popular names having plants in the automotive sector in Pune are given below.

Indian Companies: Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra, Force Motors, Bajaj Auto MNCs: Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Piaggi, Demag Cranes, Kinetic Engineering, MV Agusta, John Deere, Gensol Electric, Piaggio, Kawasaki Motors, LS Automotive, Fibro, Atlas Copco, Bridgestone, Forbes Marshall, Bosch Chassis Systems

Engineering and Manufacturing

Pune has a strong base of engineering and manufacturing in a broad spectrum of verticals such as electronics, machinery, and consumer durables. Some popular names having plants in the Engineering and Manufacturing sector in Pune are given below.

Indian Companies: Bharat Forge, Kirloskar Group, Bajaj Electricals, Finolex Cables, , KSB Limited, Indrayani Foods Industries. ITC, Mayur Engineering, Bombay Dyeing MNCs: Cummins, Bekaert, Alfa Laval, Eaton, Emerson, Corning, LG Electronics  RPK Group, Alfa Laval, Philips Electronics, LG, Whirlpool, Carraro, Fiat, 3M, Maccaferri, and Bekaert.

Chemical, Pharma and Biotech

Pune has a significant industry in a mix of Pharma, Biotech and Chemicals industry. Pharma despite having a base in other cities likes to have a manufacturing and R&D facility in Pune. Some popular Chemical and Pharma sectors in Pune are given below.

Indian Companies: Serum Institute,  Emcure Pharmaceuticals,  Max Life Science, Bharat Serums and Vaccine, Garware Group, Henkel Adhesives, Deepak Fertilizers, Paras Chemical, Aquapharm Chemicals   MNCs – Lupin Limited, DOW, Wockhardt, Abbott, Glenmark. Cipla etc.

Talent in Pune

What makes Pune a high-potential GCC location is the Talent it attracts and retains both from the region and the Country at large.

Diversity & Life of Migrant Workers

Metropolis that attracts talent from all over. Pune is a cosmopolitan city that is a magnet for talent from all over the country. The industry in Pune has been flourishing with diversity. The diversity was originally induced by Pune being a prime Defense Cantonment city and later the national level Institutions and Industry contributed. It is very easy for graduates from the rest of Maharashtra and western India to come and work in Pune due to the language and cultural vicinity. However, that is not the limit and people from Northern states and many from East and South also settled in Pune.

Traditionally due to weather conditions, Pune attracted people to settle after retirement. But today it attracts engineering, technology and research talent being a powerhouse of the Industry in India. People like to work in Pune and settle here. Even non-residents returning to India get attracted to settle here. Expats find it easy to live in Pune.

Education and Research Institutions

Pune is a known education center and is famously called the Oxford of East due to the Senate Hall akin to Oxford University in Pune University renamed as Savitribai Phule Pune University. Apart from regular education institutes, it is also the headquarters of many national-level research, academic and technology Institutions.

Pune district has 12 Universities, 160 engineering colleges and 240 management or MBA colleges.

Amongst the famous universities are

1. 1. Savitribai Phule Pune University: Formerly University of Poona. A public state university was established in 1949.

1. 1. Symbiosis International University: A popular private university.

1. 1. Flame University

1. 1. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University. 

1. 1. Mit Art And Design And Technology University

1. 1. Mit Art And Design And Technology University

1. 1. Mit World Peace University

1. 1. Yashwantrao Chavan Open University

1. 1. Dr. D.Y. Patil University

Pune also has many institutions of National Repute

1. 1. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

1. 1. College of Engineering Pune

1. 1. Government College Of Engineering And Research

1. 1. National Chemical Laboratory

1. 1. Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

1. 1. National Centre for Cell Science

1. 1. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

1. 1. National Institute of Virology

1. 1. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

City how it stands

The district information is given in detail at the Pune District site.

For a quick look, this blog summarises the parameters one would look for in search of a GCC and Manufacturing center location.

Entrepreneurial City

The city has a good Startup culture and fair share on entrepreneurial life.

Civic life

On the Ease of Living Index and Quality of Life, Pune has been ranked as the second-best city to live in India. This is owing to the overall conditions of living.

Some surveys rank Pune as a congested city. However, that is true for the old city or downtown areas. The Industrial clusters of GCC and manufacturing are located in suburban areas and these areas are fairly well spread with more modern infrastructure.

Cost of living

Pune fairs as relatively high in cost of living if compared with other cities. However, the average cost of living is lower than Bangalore and Mumbai higher than Chennai and Hyderabad and somewhat equal to Ahmedabad and Chandigarh.

Connectivity

Pune is well connected by Rail and Road infrastructure. Being 126 Km from Mumbai and Pune-Mumbai Express way the road connectivity is fairly good.

Pune’s International Connectivity has been the weakest point. It was only dependent on the local Airport and Mumbai airport which was about a 3-4 hours drive by Road.

However, Pune connectivity has been given a boost now.

• • 36 domestic flights to different destinations covering all Tire I Tire II and Tire III cities.

• • It is now an International Airport (PNQ) having direct flights to Dubai, Bangkok, and Singapore.

• • The airport also has a new Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) that offers a seamless experience for international travel. This has reduced the congestion and more flights are possible to add.

• • The new Navi Mumbai airport which is now operational and will be fully in commercial operation for domestic flights by May 2025 followed by international connectivity soon reduces the distance from 3-4 hours to 2.30 hours from any point in Pune.

• • Pune will get its new modern airport by 2029.

The Weather an advantage

The city has all round the year average temperature thus being an alternative to Bengaluru.

• • In Summer: 22°C TO 41°C.

• • In Winter:8°C TO 25°C.

It receives good rainfall mostly in Monsoon Rainfall: 650 To 700 mm

Pune is the headquarters of the following major institutions in this area

Some main IT and Technology Parks in Pune

1. 1. Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park

1. 1. EON Free Zone IT Park

1. 1. Cybercity IT Park

1. 1. SP Infocity IT Park

1. 1. Pune IT Park

1. 1. Talawade IT Park

1. 1. ICC Tech Park

1. 1. Cerebrum IT Park

1. 1. World Trade Centre

Important Research Institutions

1. 1. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics

1. 1. National Chemical Laboratory

1. 1. National Film Archive of India

1. 1. National Institute of Translational Virology and AIDS Research

Industry and Social Associations.

1. 1. Mahratta Chamber Of Commerce, Industries And Agriculture

1. 1. Deccan Chamber Of Commerce, Industries And Agriculture

1. 1. Pune International Centre