The Union Cabinet has approved 12 Industrial Smart City Project. Under the project, 10 lakh people are likely to get direct employment and 30 lakh people are likely to get indirect employment. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the total cost of the project will be Rs 28,602 crore.
The Union Cabinet has approved 12 Industrial Smart City Project. Under the project, 10 lakh people are likely to get direct employment and 30 lakh people are likely to get indirect employment. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the total cost of the project will be Rs 28,602 crore. It will have an investment potential of Rs 1.52 lakh crore. He said that these Industrial Smart Cities are being built under the National Industry Development Corridor Program (NIDCP). 10 states will be covered through this scheme. They have been strategically planned along 6 major corridors.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told in the press conference that the government will spend Rs 28,602 crore on these projects. The Cabinet has approved the development of 12 industrial smart cities under the National Industry Development Corridor Program. These industrial areas will be developed in Khurpiya in Uttarakhand, Rajpura-Patiala in Punjab, Dighi in Maharashtra, Palakkad in Kerala, Agra and Prayagraj in UP, Gaya in Bihar, Zaheerabad in Telangana, Orvakal and Kopparthi in Andhra Pradesh as well as Jodhpur-Pali in Rajasthan. An investment of Rs 1.5 lakh crore is expected in these industrial centers.
Soon after the Cabinet meeting, the DG of PIB posted on X and said that India will soon have a grand garland of industrial smart cities on the spine of the Golden Quadrilateral, as the Cabinet has approved 12 world-class greenfield industrial smart cities under the National Industry Development Corridor Program. The approval of 12 new industrial smart cities under NIDCP is an important milestone in India’s journey to become a global manufacturing power.
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Know list of 12 cities
- Khurpiya – Uttarakhand
- Rajpura-Patiala – Punjab
- Dighi – Maharashtra
- Palakkad – Kerala
- Agra and Prayagraj – Uttar Pradesh
- Gaya – Bihar
- Zaheerabad – Telangana
- Orvakal and Kopparthi – Andhra Pradesh
- Jodhpur and Pali – Rajasthan
The Cabinet has also approved three infra projects of Railways.
- Jamshedpur Purulia Asansol (Third Line – 121 km)
- Approval of 37 km long new double line from Sardega in Sundargarh district to Bhalumuda in Raigarh district
- Approval of 138 km long new line from Bargarh Road to Navapara (Odisha)
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