Lok Sabha Question No. 3669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Cities under NICDP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024.

## CITIES UNDER NICDP

## 3669.  SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the cities selected for National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP);
- (b) the  details  of  the  criteria  adopted  for  selecting  cities  to  be  developed  as industrial smart cities under the NICDP;
- (c) whether the Government has considered the inclusion of Thoothukudi as an industrial smart city under the NICDP; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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): Govt  of  India  till  date  has  approved  the  development  of  20  projects  under National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). The details of 20 projects are enclosed in Annexure .
- (b): Major  steps  in  the  identification  of  optimal  locations  for  establishment  of industrial smart cities are as follows:
-  For  each  industrial  corridor,  a  perspective  plan  is  prepared  to  map  the existing  economic,  social,  demographic,  industrial,  and  infrastructurerelated characteristics and features of the influence zone of the corridor.
-  Alternate land parcels are identified within the influence region (150 kms from the spine of the corridor) of the industrial corridor.
-  These alternate land parcels are ranked for optimality based on criteria like assessment of the existing industrial ecosystem; proximity to urban centers; availability  of  social  infrastructure;  ease  of  land  acquisition;  multimodal infrastructure like water, power, telecom, and transport connectivity up to the last mile; synchronization with other existing/proposed infrastructure; minimum clearances and reduced ecological impact. These criteria have also been synergized with the principles of PM-GatiShakti.
-  The highest ranking and best-suited site is selected for carrying out further project development activities.
- (c) & (d): The proposal on inclusion of Thoothukudi node under NICDP has not been received from the State Govt.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2024.

The details of Industrial Corridor Projects as part of the National Industrial Corridor Programme is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Corridor                                      | Name                                                                                             |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 1. Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), 22.5 sq. km, Gujarat                                |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 2. Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA), 18.55 sq. km, Maharashtra                              |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 3. Integrated Industrial Township - Greater Noida (IIT-GN), 747.5 acres, Uttar Pradesh           |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 4. Integrated Industrial Township - Vikram Udyogpuri (IIT- VUL), 1100 acres, Madhya Pradesh      |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 5. Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub - Nangal Chaudhary, 886 acres, Haryana                   |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 6. Multi Modal Logistics Hub & Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMLH & MMTH), 479 acres, Uttar Pradesh |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 7. Dighi Port Industrial Area, 6056 acres, Maharashtra                                           |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor        | 8. Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area, 1578 acres, Rajasthan                                    |
|         2 | CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor   | 9. Krishnapatnam Industrial Area, 2500 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                     |
|         2 | CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor   | 10. Tumakuru Industrial Area, 1736 acres, Karnataka                                              |
|         3 | Extension of CBIC to Kochi via Coimbatore     | 11. Palakkad Industrial Area, 1710 acres, Kerala                                                 |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 12. Khurpia Farm Integrated Manufacturing Cluster, 1002 acres Uttarakhand                        |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 13. Rajpura Patiala IMC, 1100 acres, Punjab                                                      |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 14. Hisar Integrated Manufacturing Cluster, 2988 acres, Haryana                                  |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 15. Agra, 1058 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                              |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 16. Prayagraj, 352 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                          |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 17. IMC at Gaya, 1670 acres, Bihar                                                               |
|         5 | HNIC: Hyderabad Nagpur Industrial Corridor    | 18. Zaheerabad Phase-1, 3245 acres, Telangana                                                    |
|         6 | HBIC: Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor | 19. Orvakal Industrial Area, 2621 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                          |
|         7 | VCIC: Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor       | 20. Koparthy Industrial Area, 2596 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                         |

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