Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor

Location of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata within India

The Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial corridor (ADKIC) is a proposed economic corridor in India between the cities of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata, developed by the Government of India.

The project is aimed at developing an Industrial Zone spanning across seven states in India and 20 cities under these states. The project is intended to bring about major expansion of infrastructure and industry in the states along the route of the corridor.

The corridor encompasses one of the most densely populated regions in the world and houses about 40% of India's population. This is a region which needs a major push for industrialization and job creation.

History

As of 20 January 2014, the Government of India had approved the project.[1] In 2013-14, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal proposed the establishment of a ₹5,749 crore (US$680 million) fund for the first phase for boosting the manufacturing sector in the and to create millions of jobs.[2][3]

Details

States included

The ADKIC will be spread across 20 cities in seven states: Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, extending from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni near Kolkata . The cities which will covered by the ADKIC Project are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Saharanpur, Delhi, Roorkee, Haridwar, Dehradun, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Hazaribagh, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur, Burdwan and Kolkata.[4] The corridor is built along the 1,839 km long Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) between Ludhiana and Kolkatta, and will leverage the Inland Waterway System being developed along National Waterway 1 which extends from Allahabad to Haldia. The IMG has also proposed to integrate the existing highway network.[5]

IMC

Following IMC (Integrated Manufacturing Clusters) have been approved by the NICDC (National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation) for this corridor each of which will be developed under separate SPV (special purpose vehicle) with 49% NICDC stake and 51% stake for the respective state:

  1. Punjab: Rajpura Patiala IMC, 1099 acres.
  2. Haryana: Hisar IMC, 2988 acres, the largest IMC on AKIC.
  3. Uttarakhand: Khurpia Udham Singh Nagar IMC, 1002 acres.
  4. Uttar Pradesh: Agra IMC, 1098 acres.
  5. Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj IMC, 352 acres, approved in 2024.
  6. Bihar: Gaya IMC, 1670 acres.
  7. Jharkhand: Barhi Hazaribagh IMC, 2500 acres, land not available as of July 2025 hence new location being sought.
  8. West Bengal: Raghunathpur Purulia IMC, 2483 acres.

Connectivity

Main article: Expressways of India

See also

References

  1. ^ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". Archived from the original on 25 January 2014.
  2. ^ PTI (21 December 2013), "Commerce Ministry to soon seek Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor - Economic Times", The Economic Times, Economictimes.indiatimes.com
  3. ^ "Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely in Jan: Anand Sharma - India - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Soni, Anusha (18 September 2013). "Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata industrial corridor to benefit 20 cities: Panel". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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