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Union Budget 2024-25 proposes creation of twelve industrial parks

Posted 24 Jul 2024

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These twelve industrial parks will be sanctioned under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.

  • Government will also facilitate development of investment-ready plug and play industrial parks with complete infrastructure in or near 100 cities, in partnership with states and private sector, by better using town planning schemes.

About Industrial Parks

  • Industrial parks are economic zones that are expressly developed to accommodate a cluster of industrial activity. E.g. Andhra Pradesh’s Sri City Special Economic Zone.
  • Significance:
    • Creation of employment opportunities.
    • Fosters sharing of common infrastructure, collaborate and enhance productivity and competitiveness
    • Attracts Foreign Direct Investment and expands manufacturing activity.

National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP)

  • Aim: Development of industrial corridor projects aimed at developing futuristic industrial cities which can compete with best manufacturing and investment destinations in the world.
  • Projects: 11 industrial corridors are envisaged consisting of 32 projects to be developed in 4 phases.
    • Development of first Industrial Corridor – Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor was approved in 2007. 
  • Implementation Framework: Implemented by National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC).
    • Apex Monitoring Authority with Finance Minister as Chairperson reviews the implementation.
A map of India showing Industrial Corridors through different coloured lines
  • Tags :
  • Industrial Park
  • Industrial Corridors
  • DMIC
  • NICDP
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