UPDESCO was set up under section 21 of the Companies Act 1956. At the time of formulation of Sixth Five Year Plan, the State Government felt an urgent need for quick, specialized professional services that are required to support various plan formulations at state and regional level. It was increasingly felt that entire government functions could be performed more effectively if they could get prompt technical, specialized, data base and systems support services at one reliable and accountable source, inside the state.

The need for establishing this Public Sector enterprise was so necessary that the Government sanctioned an initial amount of Rs. 25 Lakh from the contingency funds, as equity. UPDESCO has its own brand value under the Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

The Organization

The Corporation is staffed with highly qualified personnel in various fields with a spectrum of multi-disciplinary expertise. UPDESCO operates through its various divisions such as:

• Computer Division
• Education and Training Division
• Consultancy & Rural Development Division

With an inherent dynamism and flexibility, UPDESCO provides consultancy in a variety of fields like:

• Implementation of e-Governance projects.
• Conceptualisation, design, development and implementation of State Government projects.
• Conceptualisation, design and commissioning of Large, Medium and Small IT projects.
• Procurement, testing and supply of Computer Hardware & allied equipment including- servers, PCs, laptops, Computer peripherals, UPS, electronic products and other accessories.
• Providing Computer Training to Government officers, employees, students and others through its franchisees across the State.
• Providing manpower support.
• Setting up Call Centres and its related services.
• Aadhaar enrolment.
• Procurement and commissioning of solar systems.
• Economic analysis and forecasting.
• Field survey, data collection and processing.
• Policy planning & strategy formulation.
• Area Planning, GIS survey and mapping.
• Project Formulation and Appraisal.
• Organisation Design and Development.
• Project Management.
• Operations Research and System Analysis.
• Management Information Systems.
• Evaluation Studies.
• Base Line Survey.
• Support to Department of I.T. & Electronics, GoUP