(a) whether the work on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project has been started;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the target fixed for the completion of the project;
(c) the estimated expenditure likely to be incurred thereon;
(d) the total amount spent on this project as on date;
(e) the total financial assistance received from the Government of Japan as on date; and
(f) the details of routes and names of States likely to be covered under the said industrial
corridor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) & (b): The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project was approved ‘in principle’ by
Government of India in August, 2007. The ‘Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development
Corporation Ltd.’ (DMICDC) was incorporated on January 7, 2008. A Project Management Consultant
has been appointed to drive implementation process expeditiously. The Detailed Master Plans of
identified industrial nodes/regions are envisaged to be made by March 2009, which would inter
alia include specific implementable projects and time frames thereof.
(c) & (d) : The expenses incurred for preparation of the Concept Paper/Report is Rs. 34.00
lakhs. It was estimated at the time of preparation of the Draft Concept Paper/Report that the
development of the envisaged industrial nodes with all infrastructure would involve a public
and private investment of about US $ 90 billion.
(e): So far no financial assistance has been received from Government of Japan.
(f): DMIC Project leverages the connectivities offered by existing and planned infrastructure
projects of Rail and Road between Delhi and Mumbai, which broadly defines the route. Six
States are covered under the project - Uttar Pradaesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Gujarat and Maharashtra.