Need incentive scheme for data centres, separate economic zones: TRAI

The telecom regulator has also proposed a new data centre readiness survey for states and a new national body for digitisation, sharing and monetisation of data

India’s telecom regulator has recommended swift roll-out of the proposed Data Centre Incentivisation scheme, creation of data centre-specific economic zones, and a new data centre readiness index for states to boost the digital infrastructure ecosystem in the country.

The recommendations are part of an exercise initiated by the Centre to create a regulatory framework for the setting up of more data centres (DCs), content delivery networks (CDNs), and interconnect exchanges (IXPs) in India.

In its recommendations released over the weekend, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said the scheme aimed at establishing data centres and that DC Parks should be quickly