Lok Sabha Question No. 2916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Industrial Corridors
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2916.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2026.

## INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS

## 2916.  SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:

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

- (a) whether the industrial corridors are being developed by the Government in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of industrial corridors approved/under construction so far;
- (c) the impact of the said projects on employment generation; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  to  address  the  issues  related  to  land  acquisition  and environmental clearances?

## 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  industrial  corridors  are  being  developed  by  the  Government  of India under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). The NICDP  is  a  central  sector  scheme  to  create  greenfield  industrial  smart cities/clusters to foster global manufacturing through the creation of investment destination  hubs  with  plug  &  play  facility,  walk-to-work  concept,  and  quality infrastructure ahead of demand. As part of NICDP, the following 11 Industrial corridors have been taken up for development:
1. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
2. Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC)
3. Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC)
4. Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC)
5. Odisha Economic Corridor (OEC)
6. Delhi-Nagpur Industrial Corridor (DNIC)
7. Hyderabad-Nagpur Industrial Corridor (HNIC)
8. Hyderabad-Warangal Industrial Corridor (HWIC)
9. Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC)
10.  Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (BMIC)
11.  Extension of CBIC to Kochi via Coimbatore

Till date, 20 industrial smart cities have been approved by the Government of India which cover 7 industrial corridors (DMIC, AKIC, CBIC, CBIC ext., VCIC, HBIC  and  HNIC)  and  13  States.  Of  these,  4  industrial  smart  cities  namely Dholera (Gujarat), Shendra-Bidkin (Maharashtra), Integrated Industrial Township at Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) and Integrated Industrial Township at  Vikram  Udyogpuri  near  Ujjain  (Madhya  Pradesh)  have  been  completed. Development activities have commenced for 4 industrial smart cities namely, Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub  at Nangal Chaudhary (Haryana), Krishnapatnam (AP), Tumakuru (KA) and Multi-modal Logistic Hub & Multimodal  Transport  Hub  (MMLH  &  MMTH)  at Greater  Noida  (UP).  The  12 industrial  smart  cities  approved  in  August  2024  are  under  initial  stages  of development.

- (c): As  per  the  project  estimates,  the  total  employment  potential  of  these  20 industrial smart cities is approximately 13.5 lakh jobs.
- (d): Land for the development of industrial smart cities is acquired by the respective State Governments. Project proposals are approved after the concerned State confirms that at least 80% of the required land is acquired, thereby minimising implementation risks arising from land acquisition issues.

With regard to environmental clearances, environmental safety considerations are  integrated  at  the  Master  Planning  and  Detailed  Engineering  stages. Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  studies  are  undertaken  during  the design stage to identify potential environmental impacts, if any. Based on the findings, appropriate mitigation measures are incorporated through a comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Prior Environmental Clearance  (EC)  for the project area is obtained from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, or the respective State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 and the applicable project thresholds. Projects are implemented after obtaining Environmental clearances, thereby minimising implementation risks.

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