Dholera Special Investment Region

Dholera Special Investment Region
DSIR
Dholera Special Investment Region is located in Gujarat
Dholera Special Investment Region
Dholera Special Investment Region
Location in Gujarat, India
Dholera Special Investment Region is located in India
Dholera Special Investment Region
Dholera Special Investment Region
Dholera Special Investment Region (India)
Coordinates: 22°12′47″N 72°13′06″E / 22.213099°N 72.218230°E / 22.213099; 72.218230
CountryIndia India
StateGujarat
CityDholera
Founded byGovernment of Gujarat
Government
 • Key PeopleChief Minister of Gujarat
Shri S. S. Rathore (Chairman)
Shri Vijay Nehra, IAS (Managing Director)[1]
Area
 • Total920 km2 (360 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitedicdl.gujarat.gov.in

Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a greenfield industrial planned city near Dholera in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, around 100 kilometers to the south-west.[2][3] spread over more than 920 km2 it is a new industrial city being jointly developed by the Government of India and Gujarat. Dholera is strategically located, well connected with trade gateways and falls in the influence zone of proposed Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor project (DMIC), a joint initiative by the Government of India and Japan.

A legal framework known as the Special Investment Region Act 2009 was made by the Government of Gujarat. A regional development authority for DSIR has been constituted in accordance with the act.[4] The Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority (DSIRDA) would be in charge of managing government land within DSIR in addition to planning and developing DSIR. The Central Government (NICDC Trust) and the State Government (DSIRDA) of Gujarat have formed an SPV called Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) to carry out the project.[5] A special purpose business called the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) was founded in order to create, support, and facilitate the development of the DMIC Project.[6]

  1. ^ "Dholera". Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd.
  2. ^ "Gujarat ACS Rajiv Gupta leads push to promote Dholera special investment region". The Times of India. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Deputy Deputy CM Nitin Patel says the Dholera Special Investment Region will be bigger than Singapore". The Indian Express. 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Explained: What is the Dholera Special Investment Region, why is it significant?". The Indian Express. 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "NICDC - THE VISION AND PLAN" (PDF). dpiit.gov.in.
  6. ^ "Industrial Corridor Projects". pib.gov.in.