Question

Consider the following statements about the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP).

• A. Only 1 & 2
• B. Only 2 & 3
• C. Only 1 & 3
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Extra Informtion:
NIMZs have been conceived as large integrated industrial townships with state of-the-art infrastructure; land use on the basis of zoning; clean and energy efficient technology; necessary social infrastructure; skill development facilities, etc., to provide a conducive environment for manufacturing industries. To enable the NIMZ to function as a self government and autonomous body, it will be declared by the State Government as a Industrial Township under Article 243 Q (I) (c) of the Constitution. These NIMZs would be managed by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which would ensure master planning of the zone; pre-clearances for setting up the industrial units to be located within the zone and undertake such other functions as specified in the various sections of the policy. The policy mandates that the SPV in a zone will be headed by a senior government official and will include inter-alia an official expert conversant with the work relating to pollution control/environment protection.
The NIMZs are perceived to be different from Special Economic zones (SEZ) in terms of size; level of infrastructure planning; governance structure related to regulatory procedures; exit policies; fiscal incentives, etc. The proposals in the policy are generally sector neutral, location neutral and technology neutral except incentivization of green technology. Moreover, while the NIMZ are an important instrumentality, the proposals contained in the Policy apply to manufacturing industry throughout the country including wherever industry is able to organize itself into clusters and adopt a model of self-regulation as enunciated in the policy.
Nine NIMZs outside the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region given in-principle approval are (i) Nagpur in Maharashtra; (ii) Tumkur in Karnataka (iii) Bidar in Karnataka; (iv) Kolar in Karnataka; (v) Gulabarga in Karnataka; (vi) Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh (vii) Medak in Telangana; (viii) Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh; and recently at (ix) Kalinganagar, Jajpur district in Odisha.