NIMZ

The Centre has identified four states that will lead the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) project, which is part of the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), announced in 2011. “We are working towards implementation of NMP and Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a significant part of it. States of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat are working hard on the NIMZ project and we hope to make an announcement in this regard soon,” commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said while addressing the 84th annual general meeting of Ficci.
NMP envisages setting up seven world-class urban centres that will be hub of manufacturing activity in the country and will help to increase the share of manufacturing from 16 per cent of the GDP to 25 per cent. “As soon as forthcoming assembly elections are concluded and their results declared, the commerce and industry ministry will declare comprehensive details of the proposed zones in consultation with the state concerned, one by one or even simultaneously,” Sharma added.
Meanwhile, Ficci has launched the nationwide Empowering India project on Wednesday by releasing a report that says Andhra Pradesh, with its timebound single-window mechanism, supported by legislation, has considerably eased the burden of businesses in the state while Tamil Nadu leads in the promotion of industrial clusters as is demonstrated by its large automotive cluster, one of the top 10 in the world.
“In the next phase we hope to expand our coverage to the remaining major states as well, and thereafter bring the entire country under the project fold,“ Harsh Mariwala, president of Ficci added.