Lok Sabha Question No. 3626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Development of Silicon Valley Township
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3626.

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

## DEVELOPMENT OF SILICON VALLEY TOWNSHIP

## 3626.  SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a) whether Government has any proposal to Develop Silicon Valley type Township in the country dedicated to Startups and entrepreneurs and investors, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  status  and  works  taken  by  National  Industrial  Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), as on date; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  encourage  Start-ups  and  new  business investors?

## 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)  &  (b): The  Government  with  an  intent  to  build  a  strong  ecosystem  for  nurturing innovation, Startups and encouraging investments in the Startup ecosystem of the country launched the Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016.

For effective implementation of Startup India initiative across the country, the Government unveiled Startup India Action Plan comprising of schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant Startup ecosystem in the country. The Action  Plan  comprises  of  19  action  items  spanning  across  areas  such  as 'Simplification  and  hand-holding',  'Funding  support  and  incentives'  and 'Industry-academia partnership and incubation'.

In line with the Startup India Action Plan, the Government undertakes various initiatives from time-to-time based on the needs of the Startup ecosystem to promote Startups and entrepreneurship.

Government of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as part of  National  Industrial  Corridor  Development  Programme  which  is  aimed  at development of greenfield industrial smart areas/region/nodes in India. Till date Govt. of India has approved the development of 20 projects under National Industrial  Corridor  Development  Programme  (NICDP).  The  details  of  20 projects are enclosed in Annexure.

- (c): Under  the  Startup  India  initiative,  the  Government  constantly  undertakes various efforts for the development and growth of startup ecosystem.

The flagship Schemes namely, Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed  Fund  Scheme  (SISFS)  and  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Startups (CGSS)  support  startups  at  various  stages  of  their  business  cycle.  The Government  also  implements  periodic  exercises  and  programs  including States' Startup Ranking, National Startup Awards, and Innovation Week which play an important role in the holistic development of the startup ecosystem. Initiatives  to  improve  market access and enable public procurement support startups in growing and scaling up their businesses. Digital platforms such as the Startup India Hub portal and Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR)  enable  easy  access  to resources and startup  ecosystem collaboration.

As  a  result,  1,52,139  entities  have  been  recognized  as  startups  by  the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as on 31 st October 2024 as per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notification 127 (E) dated 19th February 2019.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3626 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                                                                                                                                                                      | Status                                                      |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 1. Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), 22.5 sq. km,Gujarat                                                                                                          | Allotment/ Sale of land with plug n play facilities         |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 2. Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA), 18.55 sq. km, Maharashtra                                                                                                       | Allotment/ Sale of land with plug n play facilities         |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 3. Integrated Industrial Township - Greater Noida (IIT-GN), 747.5 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | Allotment/ Sale of land with plug n play facilities         |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 4. Integrated Industrial Township - Vikram Udyogpuri (IIT-VUL), 1100 acres, Madhya Pradesh 5. Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub - Nangal Chaudhary, 886 acres, Haryana | Implementation of trunk infrastructure                      |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 6. Multi Modal Logistics Hub & Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMLH & MMTH), 479 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | Implementation of trunk infrastructure                      |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 7. Dighi Port Industrial Area, 6056 acres, Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEA being sought |
|         1 | DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor      | 8. Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area, 1578 acres, Rajasthan                                                                                                             | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEA being sought |
|         2 | CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor | 9. Krishnapatnam Industrial Area, 2500 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                              | Implementation of trunk infrastructure                      |
|         2 | CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor | 10. Tumakuru Industrial Area, 1736 acres, Karnataka                                                                                                                       | Implementation of trunk infrastructure                      |
|         3 | Extension of CBIC to Kochi via Coimbatore   | 11. Palakkad Industrial Area, 1710 acres, Kerala                                                                                                                          | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEA being sought |

|   Sl. No. | Corridor                                      | Name                                                                                                                  | Status                                                      |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 12. Khurpia Farm Integrated Manufacturing Cluster, 1002 acres Uttarakhand 13. Rajpura Patiala IMC, 1100 acres, Punjab | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 14. Hisar Integrated Manufacturing Cluster, 2988 acres, Haryana                                                       | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 15. Agra, 1058 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 16. Prayagraj, 352 acres, Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         4 | AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor    | 17. IMC at Gaya, 1670 acres, Bihar                                                                                    | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         5 | HNIC: Hyderabad Nagpur Industrial Corridor    | 18. Zaheerabad Phase-1, 3245 acres,Telangana                                                                          | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEAbeing sought  |
|         6 | HBIC: Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor | 19. Orvakal Industrial Area, 2621 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                                               | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEA being sought |
|         7 | VCIC: Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor       | 20. Koparthy Industrial Area, 2596 acres, Andhra Pradesh                                                              | Master Planning completed and approval of CCEA being sought |

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