QUESTION 16
GS1
15 marks
What is the significance of Industrial Corridors in India? Identifying industrial corridors, explain their main characteristics.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why industrial corridors matter, identify the main corridors and describe their features.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Significance: integrated infrastructure, manufacturing hubs, jobs, logistics, investment≈50 words
- 2Corridors: DMIC, CBIC, AKIC, ECEC (Vizag–Chennai), BMEC; 11 corridors under NICDP≈50 words
- 3Features: dedicated freight corridors, smart cities (Dholera), ports, power, plug-and-play plots≈50 words
- 4Challenges: land, delays≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
SignificanceCorridors (map)FeaturesChallengesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only listing corridors
- No features
Draw this
- India map marking DMIC, CBIC, AKIC, ECEC, BMEC with nodes like Dholera and linked ports
Value addition
- FactIn 2024 the Cabinet approved 12 new industrial smart cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.Union Cabinet, August 2024
- ExampleDholera (Gujarat) on the DMIC is planned as a greenfield smart industrial city.NICDC
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