Lok Sabha Question No. 3077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Setting up of IMTs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3077. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2016.

## SETTING UP OF IMTS

## 3077.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) the  number  of  Industrial  Model  Townships  (IMTs)  developed  in  the  country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  pace  of  work  for  developing  on  IMT  at  Kharkhoda  Sonepat (Haryana) is very slow;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective steps being taken in this regard; and
- (d) the time by which the IMT at Kharkhoda is likely to be developed along with the  expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a):

Status in this respect is annexed.

(b) & (c): Land  measuring  3364  acres  5  kanal  2  marla  was  notified  u/s  4  for development  of  an  Industrial, residential, commercial,  institutional areas  etc.  in  the  revenue  estate  of  villages  Gopalpur,  Pipli,  Saidpur, Kundal, Rampur, Ferozepur bangar, Nizampur khurd, Sohit, Pahaladpur  Barona,  tehsil  Kharkhauda  Distt.  Sonipat.  Subsequently, 3302 acres 3 kanal 12 marla was notified u/s 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 04.04.2011. Award was announced in March-April 2013.

In a parallel development many landowners filed, court cases against the acquisition of land. The development works could not be executed on account of litigation as the said land measuring around 230 acres was spread in small chunks in the land under acquisition. Most of the litigation has now been disposed in favour of HSIIDC vide orders dated 07.11.2016 of Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court.

HSIIDC acquires the land and thereafter the plots are sold off to private parties. In the changing economic scenario, to leverage the expertise and  efficiency  of  private  sector,  HSIIDC  is  contemplating  private participation  in  the  proposed  project.    It  is  exploring  the  possibility  of partnering  with  world's  best  in  the  field  of  infrastructure  development for  industrial  area  so  that  huge  employment  opportunities  may  be created through industrial development with world class infrastructure. All possible efforts are being made to expedite the work of development of IMT.

- (d): Infrastructure proposed in the IMT would cost around Rs.15,000 crore and the project could be developed within a period of 7-8 years from the date of award.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3077 FOR ANSWER ON 05.12.2016.

- (1) Industrial  Townships/cities/Nodes  under  the  Delhi  Mumbai  Industrial Corridor Project being developed by Government of India:-
2. (i) Ahmedabad-Dholera Special Investment Region, Gujarat (ii) Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Park city near Aurangabad, Maharashtra (iii) Integrated Industrial Township 'Vikram Udyogpuri' near Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. (iv) Integrated Industrial Township, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
3. (2). State Government of Haryana developed the following IMTs during the last t hree years:-

(i) IMT, Faridabad at Distt. Faridabad. (ii) IMT, Rohtak at Distt. Rohtak.

- (iii) Extension of IMT Bawal at Distt. Rewari.

(3) Karnataka In  Karnataka one industrial Township has been notified till  date. Electronic  City  Industrial  Area  has  been  notified  as  Industrial  Township  on 18.03.2013 vide Notification No.UDD/69/MLR/2010.

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