Lok Sabha Question No. 2033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Industrial Corridor
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2033.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

## 2033.  SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  an  industrial  corridor  in Gorakhpur to promote local manufacturing and trade, if so the details thereof;
- (b) the names of the industrial sectors identified for promotion in Gorakhpur under
- the Make in India initiative or other similar Schemes;
- (c) whether any incentives have been  provided to attract investments in Gorakhpur; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (d): Under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP), as part  of  the  Amritsar  -  Kolkata  Industrial  Corridor  (AKIC),  two  Integrated Manufacturing  Clusters  (IMCs)  at  Agra  and  Prayagraj  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh  have  been  approved  by  the  Govt.  of  India  in  August  2024.  The Government of  Uttar Pradesh has proposed to develop an Industrial Corridor on both sides of the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. Under this proposed corridor, the State Government has purchased approximately 380 acres of land and is developing industrial plots in two sectors.

Make in india Initiative was launched on 25 th  September 2014 to promote India's manufacturing sector. Make in India 2.0 focuses on twenty-seven Manufacturing  and  Service  Sectors  and  is  implemented  across various Ministries, Departments, and State Governments.  The sectors include Aerospace and Defence, Automotive and Auto Components, Pharmaceuticals and  Medical  Devices,  Bio-Technology, Capital  Goods,  Textile  and  Apparel, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM),  Leather  &  Footwear,  Food  Processing,  Gems and Jewellery, Shipping,  Railways,  Construction,  New  and  Renewable  Energy, Information Technology & Information Technology enabled Services (IT & ITeS),Tourism and  Hospitality  Services,  Medical  Value  Travel,  Transport  and  Logistics Services,  Accounting  and  Finance  Services,  Audio  Visual  Services,  Legal Services and Communication Services. In Gorakhpur, the focus is placed on the  plastic park and the general industry.

Further,  since  Industry  is  a  state  subject,  State  Governments  take  steps  to attract investments in their states. Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA)  was  created  under  Section  3  of  the  Uttar  Pradesh  Industrial  Area Development  Act  1976  for  Gorakhpur's  comprehensive  and  well-planned industrial development. The purpose of the authority is to acquire land and allot land  after  systematic  development.  About  1128  industrial  plots  have  been created in various Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) sectors, out of which 1045 plots have been allotted. The area of the allotted land is about 1071 acres. The major projects the Authority runs are Garment Park, Plastic Park, Flatted Factory Complex, etc.. Many units have been allotted land in the past years.

The  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  promulgated  the  Micro,  Small,  and Medium Enterprises Incentive Policy - 2022 to attract investment for setting up micro, small, and medium industries. Under the said policy, entrepreneurs get many types of facilities like exemption in stamp duty, capital subsidy, refund of EPF contribution given by the company to its employees by the Government, etc. There is a special concession/incentive for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women entrepreneurs in the said policy. Special emphasis has also been given to Skill Development in the policy.

Under Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP) Scheme of Govt. of India, one project i.e. Flatted Factory Complex (FFC) at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh has been approved during FY 2022-23 at total project cost of Rs. 33.9211 crores with Gol grant of Rs. 12 crores.

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