Parliament Question: Allocation for Kochi-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor / Palakkad Industrial Smart City

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 853. TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 06TH FEBRUARY, 2026. ALLOCATION FOR KOCHI-BENGALURU INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR / PALAKKAD INDUSTRIAL SMART CITY 853. SMT. JEBI MATHER HISHAM: Will the Minister of Commerce and Industry be pleased to state: (a) the total allocation for the Kochi-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (KBIC), particularly the Palakkad Industrial Smart City and how much central funding has been released to Kerala so far; (b) the current status of the Industrial Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) at Palakkad and its implementation progress; (c) the land acquisition details for the IMC project, including extent acquired, cost, pending cases and rehabilitation measures; (d) whether the proposed Global City at Ayyampuzha (Kochi) has been included in KBIC, if so, the approval status, and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) list industrial corridors under the National Infrastructure Pipeline with total allocations and present project-wise status? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MIN ISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a): As part of the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP), the Government of India has approved the development of Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) at Palakkad in Kerala under the Kochi-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (extension of the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor) for an area of 1,710 acres with a total project cost of Rs. 3,806 crores on 28th Aug 2024. As of 20th Jan 2026, State Government has transferred 646 acres of land to project Special Purpose Vehicle- Kerala Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (KICDC)- and matching equity amounting to Rs. 616.20 crore has been released by National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT); (b): The Project Manager for New Cities (PMNC) has been appointed and the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contract has been awarded. (c): The Palakkad node is being implemented in two (2) phases. As informed by the Government of Kerala, approximately 92% of the land for Phase-I (Pudussery Central and Kannambra), admeasuring 1,343 acres out of a total of 1,461 acres, is in possession.For the land acquisition for Phase-II, the Section 11(1) notification under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has been issued by the Government of Kerala. (d): Development of Global City at Ayyampuzha (Kochi) is not envisaged under National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). (e): As part of NICDP, Government of India has approved 20 industrial corridor projects across 13 states along 7 industrial corridors. The status of these projects is placed at Annexure-A. ******ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 853 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2026. Corridor Name Status Project cost Sl. (Rs. Cr.) No. 1. Dholera Special Investment 2,784.83* 1. Region (DSIR), 22.5 sq. km, Gujarat 2. Shendra Bidkin Industrial 7,947.66* Trunk infrastructure works Area (SBIA), 40.18 sq. complete and Allotment/ km, Maharashtra Sale of land with plug-n- 3. Integrated Industrial 1,714.70 play facilities underway, a DMIC: Delhi Township- Greater total of 434 Plots Mumbai Noida (IIT-GN), 747.5 admeasuring 4,641 acres Industrial Corridor acres, Uttar Pradesh have been allotted till mid- 4. Integrated Industrial January, 2026. 808.60 Township – Vikram Udyogpuri (IIT-VUL), 1100 acres, Madhya Pradesh 5. Integrated Multi- 1,029.49 Modal Logistics Hub – Nangal Chaudhary, 886 acres, Haryana RFP was floated for 6. Multi Modal Logistics the onboarding of a 3,883.80 Hub & Multi Modal concessionaire on PPP mode. Transport Hub (MMLH & MMTH), 1183 acres, Uttar Pradesh 7. Dighi Port Industrial Programme manager for 5,468.99 Area, 6056 acres, new cities (PMNC) and Maharashtra Engineering, Procurement, 8. Jodhpur Pali Marwar Construction Contractor 921.66 Industrial Area, 1578 (EPCC) appointed. acres, Rajasthan CBIC: 9. Krishnapatnam Industrial 2,139.44 2. Chennai Area, 2500 acres, Andhra Bengaluru Pradesh Trunk infrastructure Industrial works in progress 10. Tumakuru Industrial 1,701.81 Corridor Area, 1736 acres, Karnataka Extension of PMNC and EPC 3,805.98 3. 11. Palakkad Industrial CBIC to Area, 1710 acres, Kerala contractor appointed Kochi via Coimbatore AKIC: 12. Prayagraj IMC, 352 acres, EPC contractor appointed 658.31 4. Amritsar Uttar Pradesh Kolkata Industrial Corridor 13. Rajpura Patiala IMC, 1100 PMNC appointed; 1,367.72 acres, Punjab Appointment of EPC 14. Gaya IMC, 1670 acres, contractor underway 1,339.02 Bihar15. Khurpia Farm Integrated PMNC and EPC 1,265.37 Manufacturing Cluster contractor appointed (IMC), 1002 acres Uttarakhand 16. Hisar IMC, 2988 4,679.56 acres, Haryana Appointment of PMNC underway. 17. Agra IMC, 1058 acres, Uttar Pradesh 1,811.82 HNIC: PMNC and EPC 2,360.54 5. 18. Zaheerabad Industrial Hyderabad contractor appointed Area, Phase 1, 3245 Nagpur acres, Telangana Industrial Corridor HBIC: 2,786.10 Hyderabad 19. Orvakal Industrial Area, 6 Bengaluru 2621 acres, Andhra Industrial Pradesh PMNC and EPC contractor Corridor appointed VCIC: Vizag 20. Koparthy Industrial Area, 2,136.51 7 Chennai 2596 acres, Andhra Industrial Pradesh Corridor *excl. land cost ******