The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) has been awarded the Udyog Vikas Award for its exceptional contribution to building Greenfield Industrial Smart Cities. This recognition underscores NICDC’s role in advancing India’s industrial infrastructure, global manufacturing competitiveness, and logistics transformation.
Why NICDC Won Award?
- Outstanding contributions to planning and developing Greenfield Industrial Smart Cities.
- Helped strengthen India’s position in the global manufacturing and logistics ecosystem.
- Empowered India’s digital logistics transformation via NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. (NLDSL).
NICDC’s Digital Logistics Push
NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. (NLDSL) manages digital logistics via:
- Logistics Data Bank (LDB)
- Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP); ULIP promotes real-time data exchange, operational transparency, and logistics efficiency—key to India’s logistics reform
About NICDC (National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation)
| Feature | Details |
| Established | 2007 (Initially as DMICDC) |
| Ministry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Core Role | Nodal agency for industrial corridors and smart cities |
| Key Corridors | Delhi–Mumbai, Chennai–Bengaluru, Amritsar–Kolkata, Bengaluru–Mumbai |
| Functions | Multimodal infrastructure planning, Smart manufacturing hubs, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) facilitation, Industrial investments, Regional development |
About National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP):
It is India’s flagship infrastructure mission to build smart, tech-enabled industrial cities.
Nodal Agency to Manage: NICDC (National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation).
Supports India’s goal of $2 trillion exports by 2030.
Designed to attract:
- Large-scale anchor industries
- MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
Newly Sanctioned Industrial Areas under NICDP
| State | City/Area |
| Uttarakhand | Khurpia |
| Punjab | Rajpura-Patiala |
| Maharashtra | Dighi |
| Kerala | Palakkad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Prayagraj |
| Bihar | Gaya |
| Telangana | Zaheerabad |
| Andhra Pradesh | Orvakal, Kopparthy |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur–Pali |
All these projects align with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan ensuring seamless multimodal connectivity.