Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday, 28 August, the approval of the magnum opus project to build 12 new industrial smart cities across 10 states under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) with an estimated investment of Rs. 28,602 crore.
Gratitude to PM @NarendraModi ji for approving the development of 12 Industrial Smart Cities across 10 states.
This is a landmark initiative to build robust & sustainable infrastructure to drive industrial growth and strengthen our efforts towards achieving the vision of a… pic.twitter.com/8ogvi8miD8
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 28, 2024
These industrial areas will be located in Khurpia in Uttrakhand, Rajpura-Patiala in Punjab, Dighi in Maharashtra, Palakkad in Kerela, Agra and Prayagraj in UP, Gaya in Bihar, Zaheerabad in Telangana, Orvakal and Kopparthy in AP and Jodhpur-Pali in Rajasthan.
The move is expected to employ nearly 10 lakh people and indirectly create 30 lakh new jobs. The government said that the world-class greenfield industrial smart cities will be built with ‘plug-n-play’ and ‘walk-to-work’ concepts.
The approval of these projects is a step forward in realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ – a developed India.
The aim is to transform the country’s industrial landscape, creating a robust network of industrial nodes and cities that will significantly boost economic growth and global competitiveness.
