Lok Sabha Question No. 3007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Establishment of Defence Parks
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3007. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 31 ST   DECEMBER, 2018.

## ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENCE PARKS

## 3007.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Governments  for  assistance  to  develop/  establish  defence  parks  in  their States;
- (b) if so, the details and the status thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  policy/scheme  for  assistance  to  promote/establish defence parks in State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  scheme  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b):

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry had received two project proposals to establish Defence Parks under Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS). One proposal was from Government of Kerala to establish Defence Park at Pallakad (Kerala). The project at KINFRA Defence Park, Pallakad (Kerala) was sanctioned on 28.03.2016 with project cost of Rs.131.35 crore involving central grant of  Rs.50  crore.    Detail  of  this  project  and  its  present  status  are  as under:

| Name & Location of the project        | Date Approval   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)         | Remarks                                       |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Name & Location of the project        | Date Approval   | Project Cost     | Central Grant    | Central grant released | Remarks                                       |
| KINFRA Defence Park, Palakkad, Kerala | 28.03.2016      | 130.94           | 50               | 35                     | Under implementation (Physical progress- 58%) |

Another project proposal was received from Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation   for establishment of Defence Park at Sanand

(Gujarat). The proposal was not considered as MIIUS permits sanction of maximum two projects per State and when this proposal was received, two proposals had already been given 'in-principle' approval in the State of Gujarat. MIIUS scheme was valid till 31.03.2017 and  no new projects are being taken up under this scheme.

- (c) & (d): DIPP    does  not  have  any  specific  policy  /  scheme  for  assistance  to promote / establish Defence Parks in States and there is no proposal at present  to  implement    any  specific  scheme  for  providing  assistance  to promote/establish  Defence Parks.

However,  consequent  to  the  announcement  in  the  Budget  Speech (2018-19)  by  Hon'ble  Finance  Minister  for  setting  up  of  two  Defence Industrial  Production  Corridors  in  the  country,  the  Government    has decided to establish two such corridors, one in Tamil Nadu and the other in Uttar Pradesh.

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