Bihar clears first tech park at Patna's Gardanibagh; 5,000 direct jobs targeted

Bihar's cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, on Monday, October 12, 2026, approved a plan to build the state's first technology park at Gardanibagh in Patna, with central public-sector builder NBCC (India) Ltd chosen to develop it. The cabinet cleared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the state's IT department and NBCC, selected on a nomination basis under the Bihar Financial (Amendment) Rules. Officials expect the park to attract more than 100 companies and create over 5,000 direct jobs, mainly in information technology, IT-enabled services and electronics. A note from IT department secretary Abhay Kumar Singh said the project should help slow the movement of Bihar's skilled young people to other states.

The state's IT department has said that skilled young people from Bihar often leave for technology jobs in other states. A dedicated tech park in Patna, with ready office space, power and connectivity, is the kind of facility companies look for before they set up teams in a new city. The state government says the aim is to keep more of that talent at home.

The link to Bihar's new Global Capability Centres policy is significant. GCCs are offices that large companies, often multinationals, set up in India to run technology, finance or research work for their global operations. Most of them are in a handful of big cities. Smaller state capitals are now competing to attract them with incentives and purpose-built spaces, and Bihar wants Patna to be in that race.

For young people in the state, the practical impact depends on what happens next: how fast the park is built, which companies sign up and what kind of roles they create. The 5,000-jobs figure is an official projection, not a commitment from employers. Students in IT, electronics and commerce courses would benefit from watching which firms show interest and what skills they ask for.

Short-term: The IT department will sign the MoU with NBCC and start planning the project; no construction timeline has been announced.

Long-term: If built and filled, the park could give Bihar its first cluster of technology employers, create local jobs for graduates and reduce migration of skilled workers to other states.

Who is affected: Students and young professionals in Bihar, IT and electronics companies looking for new locations, NBCC, and Patna's local economy, including housing and services near Gardanibagh.

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