Lok Sabha Question No. 1582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Industrial Corridor Projects
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1582.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021.

## IMDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PROJECTS 1582. SHRI GOPAL JEE  THAKUR:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  developing  a  number  of  industrial  corridor projects  in  the  country  under  National  Industrial  Corridor  Development Programme  with  the  objective  of  developing  future  industrial  towns  in  the country;
- (b) whether it will create employment opportunities and boost economic growth resulting in socio-economic development;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any plans/policy to develop industrial towns in Bihar and Mithila region under this programme; and
- (e) if so, by when and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज  ् यमंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c): Government of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as  part  of  National  Industrial  Corridor  Programme  which  is  aimed  at development of greenfield industrial cities in India in order to compete with the best manufacturing and investment destinations in the world.   National  Industrial  Corridor  Development  &  Implementation Trust (NICDIT)  has  been  constituted for unified  development  of Industrial  Corridors  in  the  country.  Delhi  Mumbai  Industrial  Corridor (DMIC) is the first Industrial Corridor which is being implemented in the country  wherein  substantial  progress  has  been  made.  Four  industrial nodes  under  implementation  in Delhi Mumbai  Industrial Corridor (DMIC) are as under,
- i. Dholera Industrial City, Gujarat (22.5 sq. km)
- ii. Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area, Maharashtra (40 sq. km)
- iii. Integrated Industrial Township, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (745 acres)
- iv. Integrated Industrial Township, Vikram Udyogpuri, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (1100 acres)

Further, Government of India has accorded approval for development of 11 Corridors (32 projects) in four Phases as part of National Master Plan for  providing  multimodal  connectivity  to  economic  zones.  The  corridor wise details of nodes/projects are at Annexure . These projects are under different  stages  of  conceptualization/  development/implementation.   The Industrial Corridors program is aimed at providing multi modal connectivity with  complete  'plug  and  play'  infrastructure  till  the  plot  level  along  with building resilient and sustainable future ready cities. The development of these  corridors  is  aimed  to  expand  the  industrial  output,  increasing employment opportunities, provide better living and social facilities for the new and growing workforce. It is expected to enhance India's competitiveness in manufacturing through creation of quality infrastructure ahead  of  demand  and  keep  the  developed  land  parcels  ready  for immediate  allotment  for  attracting  investments  into  manufacturing  and positioning  India  as  a  strong  player  in  the  Global  Value  Chain.  During 2018-19 and 2019-20,  the total number of employment generated (direct & indirect) is  9,000 and 8,000 respectively.

- (d) & (e): As part of Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC), State Government of  Bihar  has  identified  site  at  Gamhariya,  Dobhi  block,  Gaya  district  for establishment of Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) and details are awaited  from  State  Government  for  initiation  of  project  development activities.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1582 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2021.

|   Sl. no. | Corridor                                     |   No. of Projects | Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor       |                10 | 1. Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), Gujarat 2. Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA), Maharashtra 3. Integrated Industrial Township - Greater Noida (IIT-GN), Uttar Pradesh 4. Integrated Industrial Township - Vikram Udyogpuri (IIT-VUL), Madhya Pradesh 5. Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub - Nangal Chaudhary, Haryana 6. Multi Modal Logistics Hub & Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMLH & MMTH), Uttar Pradesh 7. Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra 8. Multi Modal Logistics Park, Sanand, Gujarat 9. Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area, Rajasthan 10.Khushkhera Bhiwadi Neemrana Industrial Area, Rajasthan |
|         2 | CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor  |                 3 | 1. Krishnapatnam Industrial Area 2. Tumakuru Industrial Area 3. Ponneri Industrial Area                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         3 | Extension of CBIC to Kochi via Coimbatore    |                 2 | 1. Palakkad Industrial Area, Kerala 2. Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor   |                 7 | 1. Raghunathpur Industrial Park, West Bengal 2. Hisar Integrated Manufacturing Cluster IMC, Haryana 3. Prag Khurpia Integrated Manufacturing Cluster IMC, Uttarakhand 4. Rajpura Patiala IMC, Punjab 5. Agra, Uttar Pradesh 6. New Bahri Node, Jharkhand 7. Ghamariya IMC, Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         5 | HNIC: Hyderabad Nagpur Industrial Corridor   |                 1 | Zaheerabad Phase 1, Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         6 | HWIC: Hyderabad Warangal Industrial Corridor |                 1 | Hyderabad, Phase 1, Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

| 7     | HBIC: Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor   |   1 | Orvakal Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                  |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8     | BMIC: Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor      |   2 | 1. Dharwad Node, Karnataka 2. Satara Node, Maharashtra                                                                                   |
| 9     | VCIC: Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor         |   3 | 1. Koparthy Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh 2. Vishakhapatnam Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh 3. Chitoor Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh |
| 10    | OEC: Odisha Economic Corridor                   |   1 | a. Paradip-Kendrapada-Dhamra- Subarnarekha, Odisha b. Gopalpur-Bhubaneshwar-Kalinganagar, Odisha                                         |
| 11    | DNIC: Delhi Nagpur Industrial Corridor          |   1 | Detailed proposal is awaited from State Government.                                                                                      |
| Total | Total                                           |  32 |                                                                                                                                          |

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