Parliament Question: Establishment of Industries in Kosi-Seemanchal Region

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1654 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026 ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN KOSI-SEEMANCHAL REGION

1654. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that till date no major industrial cluster, industrial park or export- oriented industrial unit has been established in the Kosi-Seemanchal region of Bihar;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor and the concrete steps taken by the Government for the industrial development of this region;

(c) whether any proposal for setting up a multimodal logistics park, warehouses and an Inland Container Depot (ICD) in the Kosi-Seemanchal region is under consideration of the Government; and

(d) if so, the time frame thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Heavy Industries is implementing the Scheme for “Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase II”. The Scheme is a pan India demand driven Scheme under which projects are to be submitted by Project Implementing Organizations

(PIOs) in association with Industry Partner(s) from any State/ UT of the country. Further, no proposal, under the Scheme has been received from Kosi-Seamanchal region of Bihar.

(c) & (d): As per inputs received from Department of Commerce, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Department of Food and Public Distribution of India, there are no proposals under consideration for setting up a multimodal logistics park, warehouses and an Inland Container Depot

(ICD) in the Kosi-Seemanchal region. *********