Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that the government is developing or planning to develop 5 Industrial Corridors in the country. They are:
i. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) covering the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Out of 24 investment nodes identified for development, 8 industrial Cities as indicated below, have been taken up for development in the first phase of DMIC Project:
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Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region |
Uttar Pradesh |
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Manesar-Bawal Investment Region |
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Khushkhera-Bhiwadi – Neemrana Investment Region |
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Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow Investment Region |
Madhya Pradesh |
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Ahmedabad-Dholera Investment Region |
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Shendra Bidkin Investment Region |
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Dighi Port Industrial Area |
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Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area |
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ii. Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) covers the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The nodes namely Ponneri (Tamil Nadu), Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Tumakuru (Karnataka) have been identified during perspective planning.
iii. Bengaluru Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC) covers the States of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Dharwad has been identified by Government of Karnataka for further development. Government of Maharashtra has given in-principle approval for development of Sangli/ Solapur.
iv. Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) covers the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rajpura-Patiala (Punjab), Gohna (Haryana), Prag-Khurpia Farms (Uttakakhand), Bhaupur (Uttar Pradesh), Gamhariya (Bihar), Barhi (Jharkhand) and Raghunathpur (West Bengal) have been tentatively identified as the sites for Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMCs) for further development.
v. East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC) covers the States of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Vizag to Chennai segment of this Corridor has been taken as phase-1 wherein Vishakhapatnam, Machilipatnam, Donakonda and Srikalahasti-Yerpedu (Andhra Pradesh) have been identified for further development.
