Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Industrial Corridor Projects
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 681. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 6 th  FEBRUARY, 2017.

## INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PROJECTS

## 681. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) the details of Industrial corridor projects already sanctioned and under consideration of the Government in the country.
- (b) the progress made on execution of these projects so far. project-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a National Industrial Corridor Authority on the lines  of  NHAI  for speedy  implementation of the said projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यमं ्री स् वतं ््रभााा(स्री मंतंरी िरमंमलााीरी तंाामंि(

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Government of India has planned development of following Industrial Corridors:
- i. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC);
- ii. Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC);
- iii. Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor (BMIC);
- iv. Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC); and
- v. Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC)
- (b): Progress made under these Industrial Corridor projects is annexed .
- (c): Government  has  accorded  approval  for  expanding  the  mandate  and  scope  of  Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Implementation Trust Fund (DMIC-PITF) and redesignated it as National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) for integrated development of industrial corridors in the country. NICDIT will function under the administrative control of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TOIN  REPLY  TO    PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 681 FOR ANSWER ON 6.02.2017.

## i. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC):

The work of construction of Trunk Infrastructure at four identified locations in DMIC project  namely,  (i)  Ahmedabad-Dholera  Special  Investment  Region  in  Gujarat  (ii) Shendra-Bidkin  Industrial  Area    in  Maharashtra  (iii)  Integrated  Industrial  Township Project in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (iv) Integrated Industrial Township Project in Vikram Udyogpuri in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh is under progress.

## ii. Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC):

CBIC covers the States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Preparation of a Comprehensive  Integrated  Master  Plan  for  development  of  CBIC  was  undertaken  by Japan  International  Cooperation  Agency  (JICA).  Three  nodes  namely  Tumakuru (Karnataka),  Ponneri  (Tamil  Nadu)  and  Krishnapatnam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  have  been prioritized  for  development.  The  process  of  initiating  the  detailed  master  planning  of these nodes is underway.

## iii. Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor (BMIC):

BMIC (Earlier known as Bengaluru- Mumbai Economic Corridor-BMEC) covers the States of Maharashtra and Karnataka.  Government  of  Karnataka has identified 'Dharwad' as the first  industrial  node  in  Karnataka  under  the  BMIC.  Government  of Maharashtra has given in principle approval for development of  Sangli or Solapur as a node under BMIC.

## iv. Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC):

Asian Development Bank (ADB), the nodal agency for the project submitted the final report on Conceptual Development Plan (CDP) of VCIC as a first phase of East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC). Four nodes namely Vishakhapatnam, Kakinada, Gannavaram-Kankipadu  and  Srikalahasti-Yerpdu  of  Andhra  Pradesh  were  initially identified  by  ADB  in  their  CDP-VCIC  region  for  development.  Two  nodes  namely Kakinada  and  Gannavaram-Kankipadu  have  been  replaced  with  Machilipatnam  and Donakonda by  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  master  planning  of  the  four nodes has since been initiated.

In  the  first  leg  of  second  Phase  of  ECEC,  the  ADB  has  initiated  study  for  covering Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor in Tamil Nadu. ADB has also initiated the work for study of Odisha and West Bengal under ECEC.

## v. Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC):

AKIC  is  structured  around  the  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (EDFC)  as  the railway  backbone  and  also  the  highway  systems  that  exist  on  this  route.    AKIC  will cover  the  seven  states  namely  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarkhand,  Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Perspective Plan for the overall AKIC region is being finalized.

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