Industrial Development Centres in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified “Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)”  in July, 2013 for taking up new projects to upgrade infrastructure in existing Industrial Parks/Estates/Area. Greenfield projects in backward areas and North Eastern Region (NER) have been sanctioned under the scheme. State Implementing Agencies of the all the State Governments were requested to submit project proposals for sanctioning new project.  However, no project proposal has been received conforming to MIIUS guidelines during the last two years from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra.

However, two ongoing projects in Maharashtra under Recast Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS)-2009 has been provided funds during the last two years. Details of funds provided to the projects during the last two years are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

Under MIIUS, approval has been accorded to 26 new projects in different states of the country.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.