Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. 154.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  JULY, 2022.

## VISAKHAPATNAM CHENNAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

## *154.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the total funds allocated and utilized for the development of Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC);
- (b) whether  any  timeframe  has  been  fixed  for  completion  of  the  development project to avoid any delay and if so, the details thereof including the date since when VCIC project has been initiated;
- (c) whether the State Government has initiated the master plan and preliminary engineering for the Visakhapatnam node of VCIC and if so, the details thereof including the date of initiating the master plan;
- (d) the details of projects to be completed as part of VCIC, including sanctioned cost, funds released, progress and current status of the projects; and
- (e) the date on which the State Government of Andhra Pradesh brought the VCIC proposal to the Union Government for inclusion of the same under Industrial Corridor Framework?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 154 FOR ANSWER ON 27 TH  JULY, 2022.

| (a) to (d):   | Under Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC), three nodes namely, (i) Visakhapatnam, (ii) Chitoor (Srikalahasti) & (iii) Kadapa (Kopparthy) have been identified for development. Rs. 3.13 crore has been allocated and utilized for the project development activities including master planning and preliminary engineering in respect of Chitoor (Srikalahasti) & Kadapa (Kopparthy) Nodes. The State Government has undertaken the development of Visakhapatnam Node on its own with the Financial Assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Master Planning of this node has been completed by the State. The details of other two nodes are as under: (i) Chittoor node (Srikalahasti) - For preparation of detailed Master Planning & Preliminary Engineering, Consultants have been appointed. (ii) Kadappa node (Kopparthy) - Master Plan for the node has been completed. An area of approx. 2400 acre of land is under possession with State Government. Time frame for completion of the project depends on availability of land to be provided by the State Government.   |
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| (e):          | The State Government of Andhra Pradesh brought the proposal to Government of India for inclusion of VCIC under Industrial Corridor Framework in October, 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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