NICDC Holds Workshop on BHAVYA Scheme

New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC), under the aegis of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), organised a workshop on the BHAVYA Scheme Framework and NTH & BIS Testing Facilities at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi.

The workshop was chaired by Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, and Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Government of India, Smt. Nidhi Khare.

More than 100 representatives from 31 States and Union Territories participated in the session. The workshop was also attended by senior officials from DPIIT and DoCA, Industrial Development Corporations, State Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), National Test House (NTH), NICDC and other stakeholder agencies.

What is BHAVYA Scheme:

BHAVYA, notified by the Government of India on 10 April 2026, with operational guidelines issued on 23 May 2026, is a transformative national initiative with an outlay of ₹33,660 crore aimed at developing 100 investment-ready, plug-and-play industrial parks across the country. The scheme seeks to create complete industrial ecosystems with ready infrastructure, multimodal connectivity, reliable utilities, smart services, logistics access, investor facilitation mechanisms and sustainable industrial planning.

key feature of BHAVYA :

A key feature of BHAVYA is its inclusive and partnership-based approach, enabling participation from State Governments, Union Territories, Central Public Sector Undertakings and the private sector. The scheme marks an important step towards broadening industrial infrastructure development in the country while leveraging private sector efficiency, investment capacity and project execution expertise.

The initiative will be implemented in partnership with states and private players, with parks ranging in size from 100 to 1,000 acres. Financial assistance of up to ₹1 crore per acre will be provided for core infrastructure such as roads, utilities, drainage and ICT systems; value-added facilities including factory sheds, testing labs and warehousing; and social infrastructure like worker housing and support amenities.

Role of NICDC : The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, will play a key role in implementing the initiative.Currently, NICDC is overseeing 20 industrial projects across 13 states, focused on developing world-class smart industrial cities.