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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 10TH 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 CoimbatoreTill 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 & Multi-
modal 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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