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Recently, eight projects under the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) have been sanctioned and approved by the Government of India.
National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT)
- Purpose: The NICDIT is responsible for the implementation of the National Industrial Corridor Programme.
- National Industrial Corridor Programme: The Indian government is working on the development of various industrial corridor projects as part of the National Industrial Corridor Programme.
- Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV): The industrial corridors are being implemented through a special purpose vehicle in the form of a company, set up as a joint venture between the central and state governments under the Companies Act, 2013.
- Expansion of Scope: In 2016, the government approved the expansion of the existing DMIC-Project Implementation Trust Fund (PITF) and renamed it as the NICDIT.
- Nodal Ministry: The NICDIT operates under the administrative control of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which is part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
