About Dholera S.I.R.
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a Greenfield Industrial City planned and located approximately 100 km South West of Ahmedabad. The Government of Gujarat has created a legislative framework for the formation of a Special Investment Region Act 2009. Under the act, a regional development authority for DSIR has been established.
The Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority (DSIRDA) has the responsibility of planning and development of DSIR and will encompass the function of administering government land within DSIR. An SPV named Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) has been created between the Central Government (DMICDC Trust) and the State Government (DSIRDA) of Gujarat to implement the project. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC), a special purpose company, was incorporated to establish, promote and facilitate development of the DMIC Project.
Spanning approximately 920 sq km, encompassing 22 villages of the Dholera Taluka in the District of Ahmedabad, is envisaged to be bigger than the city of Ahmedabad. It is strategically located between the industrial cities of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
Dholera Industrial City will have its own self-sustaining eco-system consisting of economic drivers through industrialisation, utility & logistic infrastructure, Social Infrastructure including education, healthcare and other public amenities.
DMICDC, with the support of the Government of Gujarat, plans to create an economically and socially balanced new-age city with world-class infrastructure and highest quality-of-life standards with sustainability in the urban form including a sustainable urban transportation system within and mobile/efficient regional connectivity with neighbouring cities and the rest of the country.
It will be connected with Ahmedabad by a 6-lane access controlled expressway & MRTS (Metro Rail) in one common corridor providing seamless connectivity & Rail-Road transition as an effective means of transportation between the 2 cities.
An international airport is being developed to the North-East of DSIR by an SPV called Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL). The airport has already received Environmental & Site clearance.
TARGET SECTORS IN DSIR
Defence, Aviation, Electronics, High-Tech emerging technologies, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Heavy engineering, Auto & Auto ancillary, General Manufacturing, Agro & Food processing, Metals & Metallurgical products, etc. are the sectors identified with a high potential for Dholera Industrial City among other sectors.
DSIR will be home to non-polluting industries, promoting a clean, green and sustainable urban development, which can contribute to the growth of the region and India.
The Government of Gujarat and DSIRDA has adopted the mechanism of Town Planning Schemes (TPS) to ensure the delivery of serviced land that can benefit the local population and the private sector. TP schemes are being implemented under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 (GTPUD). The developable area in DSIR is divided into six (6) Town Planning (TP) Schemes and all 6 draft schemes have been sanctioned. Town Planning Schemes 1 and 2 cover the development in Phase-I. TP 1 are spread over approximately 51 sq km or 12750 acres & TP 2 over 102 sq km or 25000 acres.
TP 1 will have approximately 186 km of road & TP 2, 340 km. Right of Way (ROW) varies from 12 m to 70 m i.e. 2 to 6 lane roads, have been master planned. Services and utilities running parallel to the roads & within the ROW will include Storm water drainage, Water supply, Sewerage/waste Water, Recycled Water, Power, Telecom and PNG.
PROJECT BACKGROUND – DSIR PHASE I
The Development Plan for DSIR has been prepared and sanctioned by DSIRDA. Phase-I constitutes TP1 and TP2 covering 153 sq km.
Apart from urban development, overall trunk and external infrastructure will be developed to support the development at DSIR. These include the following:
- Roads and services/utilities
- Raw water transmission line from source
- Wastewater treatment and recycle
- Solid waste management
- Power T&D network
- Information Communication Technology (ICT) network
- Administrative and Business Centre of Dholera (ABCD)
EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
- River bunding for flood management
- Ahmedabad – Dholera Expressway
- Ahmedabad – Dholera MRTS
- Freight rail from DSIR to Bhimnath for connection to DFC
- Dholera International Airport
Dholera’s immediate City development area of approximately 5,600 acres is expected to be operational by 2019, while the full city is expected to be developed by 2030.
Dholera Industrial City is envisaged to be a world-class destination with excellent infrastructure. The city will provide opportunities for the setting up of manufacturing units, which will in turn help in increasing the industrial output of the country and
create jobs (800,000+). All of this, while aiming to provide an environment to work, live, learn and play. Dholera SIR is a planned smart, sustainable community, which will be the role model for future cities in India. The Sanctioned Development Plan of (https://DdholheraoIndluestrriaal Cisty ciorm.pcrisoesmof a /to)tal land area of 920 sq km.
The 920 sq km of the Dholera Industrial City area has a total developable area of about 580 sq km since one third of the area falls within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) boundary where development is restricted and is as per CRZ norms. Out of the 580 sq km the prime agricultural land has been preserved and a total area of about
422 sq km has been set for urban development, which has been translated into six town-planning schemes and will be developed in three phases over a period of 30 years.
LOCATIONS
DHOLERA ON DMIC
DHOLERA EXETERNAL CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL
- MRTS is planned which will connect DSIR with Ahmedabad
- Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is 1.5 hours from DSIR
- Dholera Railway Station proposed in DSIR
ROAD
- Currently, two lane State Highway being expanded to 4 lanes
- A dedicated 6 lane access controlled expressway connecting Ahmedabad &
- Dholera is proposed and design work has been completed for the same
AIR
- Dholera International Airport will be located in close proximity to the Northern boundary of DSIR
- Environment Clearance from MoEF and site clearance from MoCA have been obtained for developing an International Airport at Dholera
- Bhavnagar Domestic Airport and Ahmedabad International Airport are 2 hours from DSIR
SEA
- Proposed Dholera Sea Port will be the key element in handling large cargo
- Pipavav is the closest port to DSIR, which is approximately 200 km away
- Pipavav has a range of cargo handling capabilities such as Container, Bulk, Capital Goods, Liquid, Gas, etc.
- DSIR is also well connected to the major ports of Mundra and Kandla
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & OPPORTUNITIES
DHOLERA SIR: HIGHLIGHTS
- A self governed economic region enjoying full support of the government and full potential for private sector participation
- Logistic support of the Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight Corridor linked with efficient rail and road network.
- To be linked with Ahmedabad city by Metro Rail System
- Proximity to sea port, closeness to international airport
- Premium civic amenities
- Close to Gujarat International Finance City (GIFT)
- Close to Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR)
- Autonomy in operations
- Flexibility in decisions
- Single window clearance
- Dispute Resolution mechanism
OPPORTUNITIES IN SIR
- To build industrial parks, townships, knowledge cities
- In building its infrastructure: road, rail, healthcare, water, sanitation, tourism, and hospitality
- Set up a metro rail system and an international airport
- Potential for development as a multi-modal transportation hub due to lesser distance to all the northern Indian States.
- Build a world-class transport service foreign markets
CURRENT STATUS
- Work on the central spine road has already started
- Government has allocated 1700 ha. land for the adjoining airport
- Anchor tenants are already in place
- Water logging, seismological & environment studies are underway
- The legal framework enacted: The SIR Act 2009
- Project development corporation (GICC) formed
- Development Plan sanctioned on 10 /09/2012
- Town Planning Scheme (TPS) no. 1 and 2 sanctioned on 3/10/2012
- Town Planning Scheme no. 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been submitted to Apex
- Authority (GIDB) on 13/12/2012 for sanction
- Tenders for selection of consultants for preliminary design of roads including utilities for TPS no. 2 have been floated
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
DHOLERA SIR : A COMBINATION OF ECONOMY & EFFICIENCY
- An efficient network of institutions
- Accountability & autonomy go together
- SIR to be an industrial township
- GID Act 1999 to provide legal Framework for PPP
- GIDB: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board
- GIDB: A statutory organization headed by the honourable Chief Minister
- GIDB provides the hand holding for private sector participation
- GIDB is the “Most Admired State Level PPP agency in India” at KPMG – Infrastructure Today Awards 2008
- GIDB will act as the Apex Authority for the SIR
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (RDA)
POWER AND FUNCTIONS
- To prepare the Land Use Plan, Town Planning Scheme and Development Plan for SIR
- To Supervise, Monitor, Regulate and Ensure the planned development of SIR
- To lay down the infrastructure and civil amenities
- Acquire land and hold properties and sale, lease and transfer the properties including land
- To execute contracts with unit holders, developers
- To levy and collect fees, user charges
- Control the development activities
- To remove unauthorized construction, encroachment
- Basically all ground level work, planning & regulation
SIR ACT 2009
THE SPECIAL INVESTMENT REGION (SIR) ACT – 2009
The state government has enacted a legal framework for the SIR – The Gujarat Special Investment Region Act – 2009. It has come into effect from 6th January, 2009. This shows the commitment of the Government to set up world-class hubs of economic activity on the lines of fastest growing countries of the world. The SIR Act, inter alia, provides for following matters :
- It enables the State Government to establish, develop, operate and regulate the Special Investment Regions (SIR)
- The Government is empowered to declare Investment Regions or Industrial Areas and designate them as Special Investment Regions (SIR)
- An Investment Region will have as area of more than 100 sq km. and an Industrial Area will have an area of more than 50 sq km.
- A four tier administrative mechanism is set up for establishment, operation, regulation and management of the SIRs
- The administrative mechanism comprises of an Apex Authority (GIDB), a Regional Development Authority (RDA) for each SIR, a Project Development Agency and project specific SPVs
- The Apex Authority will be the highest policy making body
- RDA will look after the ground level issue of development & regulation
- RDA will make its own regulations for building, construction and development The Apex Authority will be the single window system and the first contact for the setting up any economic activity or amenity in the SIR
- The SIR Act empowers the state government for setting up of a Project Development Agency
- Government has already formed such a project development company in the name of “Gujarat Industrial Corridor Company” (GICC)
- It provides for effective internal dispute settlement mechanism by a three-tier system
- It provides an effective framework for private sector participation in infrastructure by drawing upon the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Act (GID) Act – 1999
DMIC
ABOUT
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) is a planned industrial development project between India’s capital – Delhi and its financial hub – Mumbai. It is one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of USD 90 billion and is planned as a high-tech industrial zone spread across six states, over a 1,500 km long Western Dedicated Freight Corridor which serves as its backbone.
VISION
Development plan aims at the creation of an economically and socially balanced, new age city with world class infrastructure and high quality of life. Adoption of sustainable approach across key components such as transportation, waste recycling, overall urban form and resource efficiency from the cornerstones of this plan.
PROJECT GOALS
The developmental planning for DMIC aims to achieve certain end results with implementation that would ensure realisation of an envisaged vision for the project, leading to economic development.
ACCORDINGLY, THE PROJECT GOALS FOR DMIC ARE:
- Double employment potential in five years (14.87% CAGR)
- Triple industrial output in five years (24.57% CAGR)
- Quadruple exports from the region in five years (31.95% CAGR)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Government of India has incorporated a special purpose vehicle, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), specially envisaged to coordinate DMIC Project Development, Finance and Implementation, headed by a full time Chairman and Directors and having representation from the Government of India and Financial Institutions.
An apex authority has been constituted under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister with concerned Central Ministers and Chief Ministers of respective DMIC States as members to provide overall guidance for planning and issue necessary approvals.
DMICDC will undertake project development activity for various central government projects and also help in assisting state governments. DMICDC will be responsible for assisting state governments to raise finances on the basis of a sovereign guarantee. The corporate entity will have a shell structure with 49% contribution by GOI and the remaining by Financial Institutions and other infrastructureorganizations.
DMICDC will also act as a pass-through entity for specific projects and raise a Project Development Fund (PDF) from GOI, GOJ and FIIs. The PDF is proposed to be used as a revolving fund, specifically for undertaking project development activities (e.g. DPR preparation etc.) and shall be recovered from the successful bidders. This fund will also ensure availability of uninterrupted funds for various preparatory activities. The designatories of respective State Governments and the DFC implementing agency could be represented as Directors on the Board of DMICDC.
It is envisaged that funding for DMIC project could be either through nodal agencies (budgetary/extra budgetary provisions) or through Viability Gap Funding/Long term soft loans extended to the Project SPVs. DMICDC would facilitate this process by using a sovereign guarantee provided by the Central government. Moreover, the SPVs could also borrow on their own balance sheets or project recourse basis.
GIDB – NODAL AGENCY
Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) headed by the Hon. Chief Minister of Gujarat will be the Apex Authority. GIDB will delegate powers and functions to its Executive Committee headed by Hon. MOS (Ind). Core functions of the Apex authority like approvals & modifications in development plan, town planning schemes and general regulations shall not be delegated to any committees.
GIDB – NODAL AGENCY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE APEX AUTHORITY
- To approve Land Use Plan, Town Planning scheme and Development plan of the SIR proposed by the RDA
- To make regulations for Development, Operation, Regulation and Management of SIR
- To approve contracts to be entered in to by RDA and the nodal company
- To ascertain and fix the rates of user charges, proposed by RDA or the nodal company
- To issue necessary instruction to the agencies involved
For further details on GIDB visit :WWW.GIDB.ORG (HTTP://WWW.GIDB.ORG/)
DICDL – IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY
For the development of Dholera SIR, the Government of India (through DMIC Trust) and the Government of Gujarat (through DSIRDA) formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called ‘Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd.’ (DICDL) on Jan 28, 2016. The SPV is made up of a 51% stake of the Government of Gujarat through DSIRDA and a 49% stake of Government of India through DMIC Trust. DICDL has been formed with an initial capital of INR6,000 crore out of which approximately INR 900 crore has already been released by the DMIC Trust against equity contribution for Activation Area work. The equity on part of the Government of Gujarat through DSIRDA is in form of land, which is allocated to SPV DICDL. The DMIC trust has already approved the activation trunk infrastructure project of INR 4,400 Crores.
OVERVIEW OF GUJARAT
KEY STATISTICS
STRATEGIC LOCATION
Gujarat has a strategic location – it is well connected to the major cities of the world, both by air and sea routes. The state has direct international flight connectivity to cities across Europe, Middle East, East Asia and America. Gujarat has a coastline of 1,600 km with 42 ports that connect to major sea-based trade routes and trade centres like Middle East, West Europe, Asia and upcoming destinations on the African Continent. The state also acts as a gateway to landlocked states of India connecting to them by road, rail and air thereby boosting their trading opportunities.
OPPORTUNITY POTENTIAL
STRONG FUNDAMENTALS
- Gujarat has been ranked 1st as per ‘Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012
- The state has a population of 60 million and has one of the highest urbanization levels – 43%, as per census 2011
- The state has a high and growing literacy rate of 79%, as per census 2011
- It also has the highest share (27%) in investments (in terms of its value) under implemented projects in India (during August-91 to April-2011)
- The state has double digit growth rates with gross state domestic product of USD 74 billion (2011-12) growing at a five year average of 10%
- Gujarat’s contribution to India’s GDP is 7.6%
- The highly industrialized state gross state domestic product contribution from the manufacturing sector is 28%
- Gujarat’s contribution to India’s fixed capital is 18%
- 37% of total Indian port cargo is handled by Gujarat’s ports (2012-13) Gujarat has a strong demographic profile; more than 60% of the population is between the age group of 15-59 years (as per census 2011)
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
- 2nd largest road network in the world – 4.2 million km road network 4th largest rail network in the world – 64,460 km long rail route which carries 22 million passengers everyday & 923 million tones of freight per year
- 13 major and 187 minor/intermediate ports – handling 90% of international trade 9th largest civil aviation market in the world – Total 125 airports (including 11 international airports)
- 133 operational special economic zones
- 18,637 km of new expressways
- 11,220 km of 2 lane expressways
- 24 cities are currently in various stages of planning metro rail Pre-feasibility study of 6 high speed rail corridors is being carried out with 10,000 km of new railway line, a 6,250 km railway network for eastern & western dedicated freight corridor etc.
- Port sector capacity addition to the tune of 1 billion tons is planned in the next 7 years
GROWING INFRASTRUCTURE
- The state is ranked 2nd in terms of value and number of PPP projects by the World Bank
About Dholera S.I.R.
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a Greenfield Industrial City planned and located approximately 100 km South West of Ahmedabad. The Government of Gujarat has created a legislative framework for the formation of a Special Investment Region Act 2009. Under the act, a regional development authority for DSIR has been established.
The Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority (DSIRDA) has the responsibility of planning and development of DSIR and will encompass the function of administering government land within DSIR. An SPV named Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) has been created between the Central Government (DMICDC Trust) and the State Government (DSIRDA) of Gujarat to implement the project. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC), a special purpose company, was incorporated to establish, promote and facilitate development of the DMIC Project.
Spanning approximately 920 sq km, encompassing 22 villages of the Dholera Taluka in the District of Ahmedabad, is envisaged to be bigger than the city of Ahmedabad. It is strategically located between the industrial cities of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
Dholera Industrial City will have its own self-sustaining eco-system consisting of economic drivers through industrialisation, utility & logistic infrastructure, Social Infrastructure including education, healthcare and other public amenities.
DMICDC, with the support of the Government of Gujarat, plans to create an economically and socially balanced new-age city with world-class infrastructure and highest quality-of-life standards with sustainability in the urban form including a sustainable urban transportation system within and mobile/efficient regional connectivity with neighbouring cities and the rest of the country.
It will be connected with Ahmedabad by a 6-lane access controlled expressway & MRTS (Metro Rail) in one common corridor providing seamless connectivity & Rail-Road transition as an effective means of transportation between the 2 cities.
An international airport is being developed to the North-East of DSIR by an SPV called Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL). The airport has already received Environmental & Site clearance.
INDUSTRIES IN DSIR
Defence, Aviation, Electronics, High-Tech emerging technologies, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Heavy engineering, Auto & Auto ancillary, General Manufacturing, Agro & Food processing, Metals & Metallurgical products, etc. are the sectors identified with a high potential for Dholera Industrial City among other sectors.
DSIR will be home to non-polluting industries, promoting a clean, green and sustainable urban development, which can contribute to the growth of the region and India. The Government of Gujarat and DSIRDA has adopted the mechanism of Town Planning Schemes (TPS) to ensure the delivery of serviced land that can benefit the local population and the private sector. TP schemes are being implemented under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 (GTPUD). The developable area in DSIR is divided into six (6) Town Planning (TP) Schemes and all 6 draft schemes have been sanctioned. Town Planning Schemes 1 and 2 cover the development in Phase-I. TP 1 are spread over approximately 51 sq km or 12750 acres & TP 2 over 102 sq km or 25000 acres.
Spanning approximately 920 sq km, encompassing 22 villages of the Dholera Taluka in the District of Ahmedabad, is envisaged to be bigger than the city of Ahmedabad. It is strategically located between the industrial cities of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
Dholera Industrial City will have its own self-sustaining eco-system consisting of economic drivers through industrialisation, utility & logistic infrastructure, Social Infrastructure including education, healthcare and other public amenities.
DMICDC, with the support of the Government of Gujarat, plans to create an economically and socially balanced new-age city with world-class infrastructure and highest quality-of-life standards with sustainability in the urban form including a sustainable urban transportation system within and mobile/efficient regional connectivity with neighbouring cities and the rest of the country.
It will be connected with Ahmedabad by a 6-lane access controlled expressway & MRTS (Metro Rail) in one common corridor providing seamless connectivity & Rail-Road transition as an effective means of transportation between the 2 cities.
An international airport is being developed to the North-East of DSIR by an SPV called Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL). The airport has already received Environmental & Site clearance.
PROJECT BACKGROUND – DSIR PHASE I
The Development Plan for DSIR has been prepared and sanctioned by DSIRDA. Phase-I constitutes TP1 and TP2 covering 153 sq km.
Apart from urban development, overall trunk and external infrastructure will be developed to support the development at DSIR. These include the following:
- Roads and services/utilities
- Raw water transmission line from source
- Wastewater treatment and recycle
- Solid waste management
- Power T&D network
- Information Communication Technology (ICT) network
- Administrative and Business Centre of Dholera (ABCD)
EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
- River bunding for flood management
- Ahmedabad – Dholera Expressway
- Ahmedabad – Dholera MRTS
- Freight rail from DSIR to Bhimnath for connection to DFC
- Dholera International Airport
Dholera’s immediate City development area of approximately 5,600 acres is expected to be operational by 2019, while the full city is expected to be developed by 2030.
Dholera Industrial City is envisaged to be a world-class destination with excellent infrastructure. The city will provide opportunities for the setting up of manufacturing units, which will in turn help in increasing the industrial output of the country and
create jobs (800,000+). All of this, while aiming to provide an environment to work, live, learn and play. Dholera SIR is a planned smart, sustainable community, which will be the role model for future cities in India. The Sanctioned Development Plan of total land area of 920 sq km.
The 920 sq km of the Dholera Industrial City area has a total developable area of about 580 sq km since one third of the area falls within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) boundary where development is restricted and is as per CRZ norms. Out of the 580 sq km the prime agricultural land has been preserved and a total area of about
422 sq km has been set for urban development, which has been translated into six town-planning schemes and will be developed in three phases over a period of 30 years.
LOCATIONS
DHOLERA ON DMIC
DHOLERA EXETERNAL CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL
- MRTS is planned which will connect DSIR with Ahmedabad
- Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is 1.5 hours from DSIR
- Dholera Railway Station proposed in DSIR
ROAD
- Currently, two lane State Highway being expanded to 4 lanes
- A dedicated 6 lane access controlled expressway connecting Ahmedabad &
- Dholera is proposed and design work has been completed for the same
AIR
- Dholera International Airport will be located in close proximity to the Northern boundary of DSIR
- Environment Clearance from MoEF and site clearance from MoCA have been obtained for developing an International Airport at Dholera
- Bhavnagar Domestic Airport and Ahmedabad International Airport are 2 hours from DSIR
SEA
- Proposed Dholera Sea Port will be the key element in handling large cargo
- Pipavav is the closest port to DSIR, which is approximately 200 km away
- Pipavav has a range of cargo handling capabilities such as Container, Bulk, Capital Goods, Liquid, Gas, etc.
- DSIR is also well connected to the major ports of Mundra and Kandla
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & OPPORTUNITIES
DHOLERA SIR: HIGHLIGHTS
- A self governed economic region enjoying full support of the government and full potential for private sector participation
- Logistic support of the Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight Corridor linked with efficient rail and road network.
- To be linked with Ahmedabad city by Metro Rail System
- Proximity to sea port, closeness to international airport
- Premium civic amenities
- Close to Gujarat International Finance City (GIFT)
- Close to Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR)
- Autonomy in operations
- Flexibility in decisions
- Single window clearance
- Dispute Resolution mechanism
OPPORTUNITIES IN SIR
- To build industrial parks, townships, knowledge cities
- In building its infrastructure: road, rail, healthcare, water, sanitation, tourism, and hospitality
- Set up a metro rail system and an international airport
- Potential for development as a multi-modal transportation hub due to lesser distance to all the northern Indian States.
- Build a world-class transport service foreign markets
CURRENT STATUS
- Work on the central spine road has already started
- Government has allocated 1700 ha. land for the adjoining airport
- Anchor tenants are already in place
- Water logging, seismological & environment studies are underway
- The legal framework enacted: The SIR Act 2009
- Project development corporation (GICC) formed
- Development Plan sanctioned on 10 /09/2012
- Town Planning Scheme (TPS) no. 1 and 2 sanctioned on 3/10/2012
- Town Planning Scheme no. 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been submitted to Apex
- Authority (GIDB) on 13/12/2012 for sanction
- Tenders for selection of consultants for preliminary design of roads including utilities for TPS no. 2 have been floated
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
DHOLERA SIR : A COMBINATION OF ECONOMY & EFFICIENCY
- An efficient network of institutions
- Accountability & autonomy go together
- SIR to be an industrial township
- GID Act 1999 to provide legal Framework for PPP
- GIDB: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board
- GIDB: A statutory organization headed by the honourable Chief Minister
- GIDB provides the hand holding for private sector participation
- GIDB is the “Most Admired State Level PPP agency in India” at KPMG – Infrastructure Today Awards 2008
- GIDB will act as the Apex Authority for the SIR
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (RDA)
POWER AND FUNCTIONS
- To prepare the Land Use Plan, Town Planning Scheme and Development Plan for SIR
- To Supervise, Monitor, Regulate and Ensure the planned development of SIR
- To lay down the infrastructure and civil amenities
- Acquire land and hold properties and sale, lease and transfer the properties including land
- To execute contracts with unit holders, developers
- To levy and collect fees, user charges
- Control the development activities
- To remove unauthorized construction, encroachment
- Basically all ground level work, planning & regulation
SIR ACT 2009
THE SPECIAL INVESTMENT REGION (SIR) ACT – 2009
The state government has enacted a legal framework for the SIR – The Gujarat Special Investment Region Act – 2009. It has come into effect from 6th January, 2009. This shows the commitment of the Government to set up world-class hubs of economic activity on the lines of fastest growing countries of the world. The SIR Act, inter alia, provides for following matters :
- It enables the State Government to establish, develop, operate and regulate the Special Investment Regions (SIR)
- The Government is empowered to declare Investment Regions or Industrial Areas and designate them as Special Investment Regions (SIR)
- An Investment Region will have as area of more than 100 sq km. and an Industrial Area will have an area of more than 50 sq km.
- A four tier administrative mechanism is set up for establishment, operation, regulation and management of the SIRs
- The administrative mechanism comprises of an Apex Authority (GIDB), a Regional Development Authority (RDA) for each SIR, a Project Development Agency and project specific SPVs
- The Apex Authority will be the highest policy making body
- RDA will look after the ground level issue of development & regulation
- RDA will make its own regulations for building, construction and development The Apex Authority will be the single window system and the first contact for the setting up any economic activity or amenity in the SIR
- The SIR Act empowers the state government for setting up of a Project Development Agency
- Government has already formed such a project development company in the name of “Gujarat Industrial Corridor Company” (GICC)
- It provides for effective internal dispute settlement mechanism by a three-tier system
- It provides an effective framework for private sector participation in infrastructure by drawing upon the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Act (GID) Act – 1999
DMIC
ABOUT
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) is a planned industrial development project between India’s capital – Delhi and its financial hub – Mumbai. It is one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of USD 90 billion and is planned as a high-tech industrial zone spread across six states, over a 1,500 km long Western Dedicated Freight Corridor which serves as its backbone.
VISION
Development plan aims at the creation of an economically and socially balanced, new age city with world class infrastructure and high quality of life. Adoption of sustainable approach across key components such as transportation, waste recycling, overall urban form and resource efficiency from the cornerstones of this plan.
PROJECT GOALS
The developmental planning for DMIC aims to achieve certain end results with implementation that would ensure realisation of an envisaged vision for the project, leading to economic development.
ACCORDINGLY, THE PROJECT GOALS FOR DMIC ARE:
- Double employment potential in five years (14.87% CAGR)
- Triple industrial output in five years (24.57% CAGR)
- Quadruple exports from the region in five years (31.95% CAGR)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Government of India has incorporated a special purpose vehicle, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), specially envisaged to coordinate DMIC Project Development, Finance and Implementation, headed by a full time Chairman and Directors and having representation from the Government of India and Financial Institutions.
An apex authority has been constituted under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister with concerned Central Ministers and Chief Ministers of respective DMIC States as members to provide overall guidance for planning and issue necessary approvals.
DMICDC will undertake project development activity for various central government projects and also help in assisting state governments. DMICDC will be responsible for assisting state governments to raise finances on the basis of a sovereign guarantee. The corporate entity will have a shell structure with 49% contribution by GOI and the remaining by Financial Institutions and other infrastructureorganizations.
DMICDC will also act as a pass-through entity for specific projects and raise a Project Development Fund (PDF) from GOI, GOJ and FIIs. The PDF is proposed to be used as a revolving fund, specifically for undertaking project development activities (e.g. DPR preparation etc.) and shall be recovered from the successful bidders. This fund will also ensure availability of uninterrupted funds for various preparatory activities. The designatories of respective State Governments and the DFC implementing agency could be represented as Directors on the Board of DMICDC.
It is envisaged that funding for DMIC project could be either through nodal agencies (budgetary/extra budgetary provisions) or through Viability Gap Funding/Long term soft loans extended to the Project SPVs. DMICDC would facilitate this process by using a sovereign guarantee provided by the Central government. Moreover, the SPVs could also borrow on their own balance sheets or project recourse basis.
GIDB – NODAL AGENCY
Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) headed by the Hon. Chief Minister of Gujarat will be the Apex Authority. GIDB will delegate powers and functions to its Executive Committee headed by Hon. MOS (Ind). Core functions of the Apex authority like approvals & modifications in development plan, town planning schemes and general regulations shall not be delegated to any committees.
GIDB – NODAL AGENCY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE APEX AUTHORITY
- To approve Land Use Plan, Town Planning scheme and Development plan of the SIR proposed by the RDA
- To make regulations for Development, Operation, Regulation and Management of SIR
- To approve contracts to be entered in to by RDA and the nodal company
- To ascertain and fix the rates of user charges, proposed by RDA or the nodal company
- To issue necessary instruction to the agencies involved
For further details on GIDB visit :WWW.GIDB.ORG (HTTP://WWW.GIDB.ORG/)
DICDL – IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY
For the development of Dholera SIR, the Government of India (through DMIC Trust) and the Government of Gujarat (through DSIRDA) formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called ‘Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd.’ (DICDL) on Jan 28, 2016. The SPV is made up of a 51% stake of the Government of Gujarat through DSIRDA and a 49% stake of Government of India through DMIC Trust. DICDL has been formed with an initial capital of INR6,000 crore out of which approximately INR 900 crore has already been released by the DMIC Trust against equity contribution for Activation Area work. The equity on part of the Government of Gujarat through DSIRDA is in form of land, which is allocated to SPV DICDL. The DMIC trust has already approved the activation trunk infrastructure project of INR 4,400 Crores.
OVERVIEW OF GUJARAT
KEY STATISTICS
STRATEGIC LOCATION
Gujarat has a strategic location – it is well connected to the major cities of the world, both by air and sea routes. The state has direct international flight connectivity to cities across Europe, Middle East, East Asia and America. Gujarat has a coastline of 1,600 km with 42 ports that connect to major sea-based trade routes and trade centres like Middle East, West Europe, Asia and upcoming destinations on the African Continent. The state also acts as a gateway to landlocked states of India connecting to them by road, rail and air thereby boosting their trading opportunities.
OPPORTUNITY POTENTIAL
STRONG FUNDAMENTALS
- Gujarat has been ranked 1st as per ‘Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012
- The state has a population of 60 million and has one of the highest urbanization levels – 43%, as per census 2011
- The state has a high and growing literacy rate of 79%, as per census 2011
- It also has the highest share (27%) in investments (in terms of its value) under implemented projects in India (during August-91 to April-2011)
- The state has double digit growth rates with gross state domestic product of USD 74 billion (2011-12) growing at a five year average of 10%
- Gujarat’s contribution to India’s GDP is 7.6%
- The highly industrialized state gross state domestic product contribution from the manufacturing sector is 28%
- Gujarat’s contribution to India’s fixed capital is 18%
- 37% of total Indian port cargo is handled by Gujarat’s ports (2012-13) Gujarat has a strong demographic profile; more than 60% of the population is between the age group of 15-59 years (as per census 2011)
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
- 2nd largest road network in the world – 4.2 million km road network 4th largest rail network in the world – 64,460 km long rail route which carries 22 million passengers everyday & 923 million tones of freight per year
- 13 major and 187 minor/intermediate ports – handling 90% of international trade 9th largest civil aviation market in the world – Total 125 airports (including 11 international airports)
- 133 operational special economic zones
- 18,637 km of new expressways
- 11,220 km of 2 lane expressways
- 24 cities are currently in various stages of planning metro rail Pre-feasibility study of 6 high speed rail corridors is being carried out with 10,000 km of new railway line, a 6,250 km railway network for eastern & western dedicated freight corridor etc.
- Port sector capacity addition to the tune of 1 billion tons is planned in the next 7 years
GROWING INFRASTRUCTURE
- The state is ranked 2nd in terms of value and number of PPP projects by the World Bank