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For foreign companies opening a GCC in Karnataka

GCC setup in Bengaluru and Karnataka

We set up the Indian company behind your global capability centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, register it with KITS for the Karnataka GCC Policy, claim what a Bengaluru centre can get, and keep the state and company filings on a dated calendar.

Talent and innovation incentives in Bengaluru, more beyond it.

  • A written reply within 12 hours
  • KITS registration filed
  • Site checked against the district line
  • An office in Bengaluru
  • KITS registration filed, the gateway to every claim
  • Your site checked against the Bengaluru Urban district line
  • Legal set-up in about 3 months

We reply by email within 12 hours.

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2004the year we began practice
3offices: Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru
Air Charter International

“LegalJini is our compliance partner for our Indian subsidiary since the time we thought to enter India market. Jatin and his team have provided efficient professional services for smooth landing of our company in Mumbai with all the required compliances.”

Stuart Wheeler CEO, Air Charter International, Dubai

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    Trusted by global groups and Indian leaders

    • Otis
    • Motul
    • Petronas India
    • Air Charter International
    • Gulf Oil
    • Hinduja
    • JSW Steel
    • HDFC Securities
    • Canara Bank
    • Rustomjee

    What we handle for your Karnataka GCC

    StageWhat we do
    Qualifying
    • We confirm the centre qualifies: fully owned by your parent outside India, with outside clients at most 10% of its revenue
    • We date its start of operations, since several incentives are for centres that began after 3 December 2024
    The application
    • Registration with KITS (the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society) on the state’s GCC portal, once for each unit
    • Each claim filed through KATALYST, the department’s single point of contact for GCCs
    The Indian company
    • Incorporation with the Registrar of Companies, Bengaluru
    • The FDI and FEMA (foreign investment) filings on your parent’s capital
    Opening the office
    • Shops and Establishments registration on the e-Karmika portal within 30 days of starting work, valid until the office closes
    • Professional tax (a state tax on salaries) registered and deducted: Rs 2,500 a year for each employee earning Rs 25,000 a month or more
    Every year after
    • Company, FEMA, payroll and incentive filings on one calendar

    Your claims, inside and beyond Bengaluru

    Inside Bengaluru Urban district

    We claim the talent and innovation incentives: 20% of new hires’ training costs, half of state-college intern stipends, half of certification and patent fees, and 40% of an innovation lab’s cost where a place is open.

    Beyond Bengaluru

    We add rent, provident fund and recruitment support, in clusters such as Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi.

    Anywhere in Karnataka

    We apply for the industrial power tariff and, once the state switches it on, the five-year electricity duty refund.

    Several incentives go to a set number of centres each year, first come, first served, so we file as soon as you qualify.

    Every enquiry gets a written reply within 12 hours.

    Then your plan in writing: what you can claim at your site, the legal steps and the fee. These are the steps.

    Fees and timeline

    By team size and locationOur fee for the legal set-up, the incentive claims and yearly compliance, in writing after your enquiry
    About 3 monthsThe usual legal set-up time for a GCC

    Our work for foreign-owned companies

    FEMA and FDI compliance

    For India subsidiaries of global businesses

    Scope
    Foreign exchange transactions, FDI approvals, Reserve Bank of India filings and ongoing FEMA compliance.
    Notable
    Trusted by multiple US-listed and APAC corporations for their India obligations.

    Company law compliance

    For companies across sectors and geographies

    Scope
    Company secretarial work, statutory registers, board documentation, regulatory filings and annual compliance.
    Scale
    100+ companies under active company law compliance management.

    “LegalJini is our compliance partner for our Indian subsidiary since the time we thought to enter India market. Jatin and his team have provided efficient professional services for smooth landing of our company in Mumbai with all the required compliances.”

    Stuart WheelerCEO, Air Charter International, Dubai

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    The senior team behind your company

    Jatin PopatFounder and Managing DirectorCompany secretary and lawyer; formerly compliance head at a listed multinational.
    P. ShivakumarHead of OperationsCompany secretary, over a decade in company law.
    Aditya AgrawalFounder’s OfficeChartered accountant, formerly in Deutsche Bank’s private and corporate banking.
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    Questions about a GCC in Karnataka

    Does a centre in Bengaluru get anything?

    Yes: the talent and innovation incentives apply inside Bengaluru Urban district too. Rent, provident fund and recruitment support need a site beyond it.

    Do Yelahanka and Anekal count as Bengaluru?

    Yes, both sit inside Bengaluru Urban district. We confirm your site with KITS before you count on the beyond-Bengaluru support.

    Our R&D team is small. Does the 100-person minimum apply?

    Beyond Bengaluru it does not: research units of 5 to 50 people, which the policy calls nano GCCs, are exempt there.

    Is your team in Bengaluru?

    Yes. We have an office in Bengaluru, as well as in Mumbai and Delhi.

    Do our directors have to come to India?

    No. They sign at home, and our resident director handles the work on the ground.

    Start your Bengaluru GCC with one firm behind it

    Send the form and we reply by email within 12 hours with what you can claim, the legal steps and the fee.

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