Andhra Pradesh leads country with highest number of industrial parks, says Union Minister

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasad informed Parliament connected Tuesday that India has 4,597 concern parks, with Andhra Pradesh topping the database with 638. He gave the figures successful reply to a question by Eluru MP Putta Mahesh Kumar successful the Lok Sabha connected the State-wise organisation of concern parks.

The Minister said Maharashtra stands 2nd with 527 parks, followed by Rajasthan with 460. He added that parks crossed assorted sectors are being acceptable up successful accordance with State policies, portion the Centre is extending enactment done the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade and different ministries to boost concern growth.

Mr. Prasad said Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks are nether improvement successful 7 States, including 1 astatine Warangal successful Telangana. Mr. Mahesh Kumar urged the Centre to widen much enactment for nutrient processing units and for the improvement of concern parks successful Andhra Pradesh, particularly successful the Eluru district.