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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will chair a meeting with state industry ministers on September 5 to discuss strategies for promoting industrial growth across the country, an official has said.

Given that industry is a state subject, state governments are crucial stakeholders in fostering sectoral growth, the official noted.

The meeting is expected to address various issues, including the promotion of manufacturing, industrial development, and specific concerns from different states.

The Central government is already undertaking several initiatives to support industrial growth, such as reducing compliance burdens, enhancing ease of doing business, and establishing industrial townships.

In a recent move, the Government of India approved the creation of 12 new industrial cities in 10 states, modeled after Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat, to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated investment of Rs 28,602 crore.

These new industrial areas will be located in Khurpia (Uttarakhand), Rajpura-Patiala (Punjab), Dighi (Maharashtra), Palakkad (Kerala), Agra and Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Gaya (Bihar), Zaheerabad (Telangana), Orvakal and Kopparthy (Andhra Pradesh), Jodhpur-Pali (Rajasthan), and one in Haryana.

Eight industrial cities are already at various stages of implementation, with trunk infrastructure completed in four—Dholera (Gujarat), Auric (Maharashtra), Vikram Udyogpuri (Madhya Pradesh), and Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)—where land allotments are underway.

In the remaining four—Tumakuru (Karnataka), Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Nangal Chaudhary (Haryana), and Dadri, Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh)—the government’s special purpose vehicle (SPV) is constructing basic infrastructure, including road connectivity, water, and power supply.

With the addition of 12 new cities, the total number of such industrial hubs in India will reach 20.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is also prioritising the establishment of incubation centres for manufacturing sector startups.