Lok Sabha Question No. 2661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Setting up of NIMZ
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2661.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2019.

## SETTING UP OF NIMZ

## 2661.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the time when  the proposal to set up the National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) was initiated by the Ministry;
- (b) the present status of NIMZ in Telangana;
- (c) whether the Chief Minister (CM) of Telangana has submitted a Memorandum to the Prime Minister (PM) in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details of actions the Ministry has taken upon the issue mentioned in the Memorandum concerning his Ministry; and
- (e) the details of funds sought to be released by the CM of Telangana and the steps taken by the Ministry to release the same?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ( ) (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & ( b): Government  notified  the    National  Manufacturing  Policy(NMP)  in  2011. The Policy is based on the principle of industrial growth in partnership with the States. National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) are one of  the  important  instruments  of  the  policy.  Government  has  already granted  final  approval  to  the  NIMZ  in  Sangareddy  district,  Telangana. Further,  the  proposal  for  granting  final  approval  of  establishment  of Hyderabad  Pharma  City  NIMZ  in  Rangareddy  district,  Telangana  has been considered and recommended by the High Level Committee (HLC).
- (c) to (e):

A    letter  of  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of  Telangana  was  received  in  which Hon'ble  CM  has  requested  to  release  an  amount  of  Rs.  500  Crores  for development  of  external  and  internal  infrastructure  under  Phase-1  of Zaheerabad NIMZ in Sangareddy district of  Telangana.   In this regard, Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade(DPIIT)  had already  conveyed  to  the  State  Government  of  Telangana  that  DPIIT's financial commitment is limited to extending assistance of Rs. 3 crores for funding the cost of master planning. For development of infrastructure in the NIMZ, the role of DPIIT is limited to coordination and no finances from DPIIT are committed for this purpose. The project proposals need to be prepared  by  the  State  Government  and  processed  for  approval  as  per Centrally such requisitions  to  the  concerned  Ministries  and  coordinate  between  State

norms and procedures applicable to Central Sector/ Sponsored/State Sector schemes/projects. DPIIT will forward Government and line Ministries.

DPIIT has already released Rs. 3 Crores to the SPV of NIMZ for funding the cost of master planning of NIMZ in Sangareddy district of Telangana. The Department had also forwarded the proposals, submitted by TSIIC, of External infrastructure linkages, i.e. Road linkages and Rail linkages, for phase-1 of the said NIMZ to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and  Ministry  of  Railways  respectively.  The  comments  of  Ministry  of Railways  have  already  been  conveyed  to  Government  of  Telangana. Further,  no  proposal  for  internal  infrastructure  in  the  NIMZ  has  been received from the State Government.

The  progress  of  NIMZ  in  Sangareddy  district  of  Telangana  was  further reviewed  on  14 th November,  2019,  in  the  6 th meeting  of  High  Level Committee.

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