Lok Sabha Question No. 5121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: New Greenfield Estate in Bihar
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5121. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026.

## NEW GREENFIELD ESTATE IN BIHAR

## 5121.  SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has approved new Greenfield Industrial Estates in Bihar; and
- (b) whether it is a fact that industrialization is necessary to bring the state of Bihar out of backwardness and 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) & (b): The primary responsibility  for  developing  the  industrial  sector  rests  with  the State Governments,  which  adopt  different policy  measures  to promote industrial development. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the State/UT  Governments  through  various  schemes,  programmes,  and  policy initiatives  for  the  overall  development  and  promotion  of  industry  across  the country, including in Bihar. These initiatives include the Scheme for Investment Promotion, Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and initiatives aimed at reducing compliance  burden,  the  Industrial  Infrastructure  Upgradation  Scheme,  the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMCs) under the National Industrial Corridors, Startup India, Make in India, PM Gati  Shakti,  National  Infrastructure  Pipeline  (NIP),  National  Single  Window System (NSWS), India Industrial Land Bank (IILB),reforms in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Project Monitoring Group (PMG)etc. which facilitates setting up of major infrastructure projects across the country.

Under the PM Gati Shakti initiative of the Union Government, as on date 35 infrastructure projects, including greenfield projects in the State of Bihar, have been appraised/evaluated by the Network Planning Group (NPG). The details of these projects is annexed at Annexure-A.

Government of India, as part of Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) has approved development of Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) in Gaya in August  2024  admeasuring  1,670  acres  in  state  of  Bihar  under  National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) with a total project cost of Rs. 1,339 crores. This project will give a boost to industrialization in Bihar and attract big investors in the state.

Government of Bihar has informed that under the Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy  (BIIPP),  2016,  a  total  of  994  industrial  units  are  presently operational in the State, out of which 890 are in the manufacturing sector and be pleased to state:

104 in the service sector. Further, 403 units belong to the Micro category, 390 units to the Small category, 151 units to the Medium category and 50 units to the Large category.

The Government of Bihar has undertaken several comprehensive measures to strengthen the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB), promote industrial development, and facilitate MSME growth in the State. These reforms focus on digitization, regulatory simplification, infrastructure enhancement, and investor facilitation as under:

- i. Enabling  real-time  investor  support  through  single-window  portals, helplines, 24×7 chatbots, and Udyog Mitra handholding.
- ii. Providing plug-and-play infrastructure in industrial parks to reduce setup time for investors.
- iii. Facilitating  energy  access  with  online  electricity  connections,  DG  set registrations, and real-time power information.
- iv. Unlocking industrial potential through amendments in building regulations to minimize land loss in industrial plots.
- v. Streamlining  land  allotment  and  online  bidding  for  industrial  plots through BIADA for transparency and efficiency.
- vi. Accelerating  clearances  by  re-classifying  non-polluting  industries  into the White Category under environmental laws.
- vii. Simplifying pollution compliance with auto-renewal of consents, online modules, and risk-based inspection regimes.
- viii. Expanding workforce participation by removing restrictive provisions that prohibited women from working in certain hazardous industries.
- ix. Modernizing Labour laws to allow flexible working hours, spread-over, and enhanced overtime limits for factories and commercial establishments.
- x. Promoting transparent decision-making with online incentive modules, dashboards, and feedback mechanisms.
- xi. Backed by strong inter-departmental coordination, time-bound legislative action, and digital enablement of services, Bihar is embedding deregulation and EoDB as core pillars of economic governance.
- xii. A fully functional State Single Window System (SSWS) (https://swc2.bihar.gov.in) has been implemented, providing end-to-end services  including  CAF  submission,  incentive  calculator,  grievance redressal,  real-time  dashboards,  and  Chatbot  assistance.  The  SSWS has  been  successfully  integrated  with  the  National  Single  Window System  (NSWS)  for  seamless  downward  data  synchronization  and upward  integration  via  Open  APIs  for  major  regulatory  departments including Urban Development, Pollution Control, Labour, Fire, Revenue, and Factories, ensuring unified investor access without redirection.
- xiii. In  line  with  Deregulation  reforms,  the  State  has  adopted  PAN  as the common business identifier,  fully  enabled  by  system-level  integration with NSDL, ensuring consistency across applications, approvals, filings, and investor workflows.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5121 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2026.

Details  of  Projects  of  BIHAR  STATE  evaluated  through  the  NPG  Mechanism  under  the  PM GatiShakti Framework.

|   Sl. No. | State (Unique)   | State (All)                       | Ministry                                | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Cost of the Project (in Cr.)   | Project Classification   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar            | Bihar                             | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | New 6-Lane H.L./Extra Dosed Cable Bridge on River Ganga Parallel to Western Side of Existing Digha-Sonepur Rail-Cum Road Bridge at Patna in Bihar on EPC mode                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ₹ 2,860.05                     | Greenfield               |
|         2 | Bihar            | Bihar, West Bengal                | Ministry of Railways                    | Doubling of Katihar - Kumedpur section and Katihar - Mukuria section on North East Frontier Railway (64.14 km)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ₹ 942.64                       | Brownfield               |
|         3 | Bihar            | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar              | Ministry of Railways                    | Doubling between Gorakhpur Cantt.- Valmikinagar on North Eastern Railway (95.95Km)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | ₹ 1,120.00                     | Brownfield               |
|         4 | Bihar            | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar              | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Construction of Four Lane Highway from Gazipur- Ballia-UP/Bihar State Border (Greenfield) section of NH-31 1. Package I [from Hridaipur (km 0.000) to Shahapur (km 42.500)] 2. Package II [from Shahapur (km 42.500) to Pindari (km 78.150)] 3. Package III [from Pindari (km 78.150) to Rawalganj Bypass (km 117.120)] 4. Package IV [Buxar Spur of length 17.270 km] | ₹ 3,554.28                     | Greenfield               |
|         5 | Bihar            | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Gorakhpur-Siliguri Corridor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ₹ 27,545.00                    | Greenfield               |
|         6 | Bihar            | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal     | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Indo Nepal Border - Haldia Corridor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ₹ 30,233.00                    | Greenfield               |
|         7 | Bihar            | Bihar, West Bengal and Assam      | Ministry of Railways                    | Provision of Automatic Signaling with CTC in New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati (via Rangiya) & Katihar - Mukuria sections under HDN route of NF Railway                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ₹ 542.43                       | Greenfield               |
|         8 | Bihar            | Bihar, West Bengal                | Ministry of Railways                    | Sonnagar - Andal 3rd & 4th Railway line                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ₹ 12,333.57                    | Brownfield               |
|         9 | Bihar            | Bihar                             | Ministry of Railways                    | New Line Between Bikramshila - Katareah (Pirpainthi - Naugachia) (26.22 km) of East Central Railway                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ₹ 2,171.33                     | Greenfield               |

|   10 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | Sasaram Arrah Patna                                                                                                              | ₹ 3,364.00   | Greenfield              |
|------|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|   11 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | 4-Lane Greenfield Highway for Parsarma to Araria NH- 327E                                                                        | ₹ 4,890.47   | Greenfield              |
|   12 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Railways                                         | Construction of bulb line at Nabinagar( Ankorha) (17.49 km)                                                                      | ₹ 611.73     | Brownfield              |
|   13 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | Anishabad - Aurangabad - Hariharganj Road                                                                                        | ₹ 1,210.00   | Brownfield              |
|   14 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Railways                                         | Doubling of Narkatiaganj- Raxaul-Sitamarhi- Darbhanga&Sitamarhi- Muzaffarpur Section (255.5 Km)                                  | ₹ 4,080.00   | Brownfield              |
|   15 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | NICDC, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade | Development of Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) at Gaya in Bihar under Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) Project | ₹ 1,862.00   | Greenfield              |
|   16 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                   | Bihta Airport                                                                                                                    | ₹ 1,413.00   | Brownfield              |
|   17 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | Bakarpur-Manikpur- Sahebgunj-Areraj-Bettiah                                                                                      | ₹ 5,644.22   | Brownfield & Greenfield |
|   18 | Bihar   | West Bengal & Bihar           | Ministry of Railways                                         | Aluabari - New Jalpaiguri Quadrupling                                                                                            | ₹ 1,633.22   | Brownfield              |
|   19 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | 4 lanes + PS of Kishanganj - Bahadurganj from Km 0+000 to Km 23.649                                                              | ₹ 1,117.01   | Greenfield              |
|   20 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Railways                                         | New BG Line (52.810 Km) from Bhagalpur to Jamalpur                                                                               | ₹ 1,094.60   | Brownfield              |
|   21 | Bihar   | West bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar | Ministry of Railways                                         | Rampurhat - Bhagalpur Doubling                                                                                                   | ₹ 2,999.57   | Brownfield              |
|   22 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | MMLP Patna                                                                                                                       | ₹ 1,008.18   | Greenfield              |
|   23 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Railways                                         | BhaktiyarpurTilaiya doubling                                                                                                     | ₹ 2,017.39   | Brownfield              |
|   24 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                      | Mukama -Munger                                                                                                                   | ₹ 2,010.34   | Greenfield              |
|   25 | Bihar   | Bihar                         | Ministry of Railways                                         | 3rd and 4th Line Between Bhaktiyarpur to Fatuha Station                                                                          | ₹ 875.72     | Brownfield              |

|   26 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways   | Construction of 4-Lane Divided Carriageway from Khagaria to Purnia                                                  | ₹ 3,975.02   | Brownfield & Greenfield   |
|------|---------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
|   27 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways   | Construction of a six-lane elevated road along with Six lanes at Grade with a service road in Anisabad- Deedargunj. | ₹ 4,063.38   | Brownfield                |
|   28 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways   | 4-Laning of Muzaffarpur- Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa                                                                         | ₹ 3,590.73   | Brownfield                |
|   29 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Railways                      | 3rd and 4th line from kiul to Punrakh                                                                               | ₹ 2,513.92   | Brownfield                |
|   30 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Railways                      | Jamalpur Munger Sabdalpur Double line including bridge over Ganga including Jamalpur avoiding line                  | ₹ 1,797.09   | Brownfield                |
|   31 | Bihar   | Bihar & Jharkhand     | Ministry of Railways                      | 3rd and 4th line Barhawa to Bhagalpur                                                                               | ₹ 3,885.42   | Brownfield                |
|   32 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Railways                      | 3rd line between Kiul to Jhajha                                                                                     | ₹ 902.56     | Brownfield                |
|   33 | Bihar   | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh | Ministry of Railways                      | 3rd and 4th line between Danapur (DNR) to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) station                                    | ₹ 7,406.28   | Brownfield                |
|   34 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways   | Greenfield highway from Kanhuali to Sherpur                                                                         | ₹ 777.79     | Greenfield                |
|   35 | Bihar   | Bihar                 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways   | Development of Patna- Punia 6 Lane expressway                                                                       | 28415.63     | Greenfield                |

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