The Government of India has approved financial assistance of Rs 17,500 crore at an average of Rs 2500 crore
per city (subject to a ceiling of Rs 3000 crore per
city) for the development of the following seven DMIC industrial cities in the
first phase:
1. Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment
Region, Uttar Pradesh;
2. Manesar-Bawal Investment Region, Haryana;
3. Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana Investment Region, Rajasthan;
4. Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow Investment Region, Madhya Pradesh;
5. Ahmedabad-Dholera Investment Region, Gujarat;
6. Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Park city near Aurangabad, Maharashtra; and
7. Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra.
The
contribution of the State Government will be in the form of land. The process
of land acquisition/ land procurement is in progress in the States of Haryana,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and master planning has
started in Uttar Pradesh. The cities would be launched with the development of
townships of 25-50 sq km which are envisaged to be completed by the end of
2019.
In addition to the financial support of Government
of India, the Japanese Government
has also announced financial support for DMIC project to an extent of US $ 4.5
billion in the first phase for the projects with Japanese participation. It is expected
that the development of industrial cities with world class infrastructure would
involved/ attract an estimated investment of around US $ 90 – 100 billion over
the next thirty years. The employment
needed to create the estimated value of output as per Perspective Plan of DMIC
is estimated to be 9.1 Million in 2020, 17.5 Million in 2030 and 28.7 Million
in 2040.
The following three airports are proposed to be developed under DMIC
project:
1.
International Airport in Ahmedabad-Dholera
Investment Region in Gujarat.
2.
Airport near Jodhpur in Rajasthan
3.
Aerotropolis in Alwar District,
Rajasthan
Under Dholera Special
Investment Region in Gujarat, a Six-lane access controlled Highway is proposed
to be developed between Ahmedabad and Dholera for which the State Government is undertaking the
preparation of a Detailed Project Report.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari
in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
