NICDC an autonomous body under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, DPIIT runs the flagship National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP), aimed at developing Greenfield Industrial Smart Cities across India to make it a competitive manufacturing destination at par with the global standards. NICDC's mission is to transform India into a global manufacturing and export hub, drive economic growth, and support the Government of India's "Make in India" and "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" initiatives. Through its industrial smart cities, NICDC seeks to build a future-ready, globally competitive industrial ecosystem. NICDC is mandated to undertake project development activities for investment regions / industrial areas / economic regions / industrial nodes and townships / integrated manufacturing clusters / stand-alone projects / early bird projects for various industrial corridor projects and assist various State Governments.
NICDC aims to develop world-class industrial ecosystems that accelerate economic growth and improve ease of doing business.
NICDC was incorporated to act as a project development and implementation platform for industrial corridor initiatives.
NICDC supports planning, financing and execution of nodes and infrastructure, enabling industrial investments and employment generation.
Industrial nodes are connected with multimodal transport networks that reduce transit time and improve supply-chain efficiency.