Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation

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Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra. It provides businesses with infrastructure like land (open plot or built-up spaces), roads, water supply, drainage facility, street lights.

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[edit] Economic sectors

MIDC has developed specalised parks based on sectors such as:

  • Engineering
  • Electronics Hardware
  • Automobiles and Auto Components
  • Consumer Durables
  • Chemicals
  • Petrochemicals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Information Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Wine
  • Textile

[edit] Locations

MIDC areas are spread all over the state of Maharashtra. The MIDC started in 1962 with Wagle estate, Thane as its first Industrial Area.

MIDC's major Industrial Areas are at:

[edit] Objectives

  • To achieve balanced industrial development of Maharashtra with an emphasis on developing parts and underdeveloped parts of the State
  • Infrastructural development of each and every district of Maharashtra
  • Facilitate entrepreneurs in setting up industries at various locations

[edit] History

After the formation of Maharashtra State on May 1, 1960, the Government of Maharashtra constituted a "Board of Industrial Development" (BID) on October 1, 1960, under the Chairmanship of Shri. S. G. Barve, I.C.S. The various committees recommendations received in the industries department were taken up for implementation and as per the Borkar Committee's recommendations, development of Ulhas Valley Water Supply was entrusted to the Board of Industrial Development (BID). The BID framed the legislation and it was introduced before the state legislation and passed in the form of "Maharashtra Industrial Act" which gave birth to MIDC, as a separate corporation on August 1, 1962. The BID were the first personnel strength of MIDC.

The key historical policy decisions taken by MIDC certainly changed the social economic scenario of the state as its activities spread in the interior. The important policy decision of setting up "independent filtered /potable water supply system of adequate capacity" as essential infrastructure for industrial development was the most intelligent step taken by MIDC right in the beginning. It stabilised the population base near the industrial areas. The strategically wise decision taken simultaneously to provide water supply to nearby domestic population from the capabilities created by MIDC of their own water supply system resulted in a phenomenal urban growth in the nearby small towns and villages. The growth of Kalyan complex and Pimpri-Chinchwad are results of this key policy decision taken by MIDC.

The properties like plot, built-up sheds and built-up warehouses are leased out by MIDC for Industrial, Commercial or Residential purposes. The allottment can be done at Regional Offices located at 12 locations across the state:

[edit] Mumbai Zone

  • Thane
  • Mahape
  • Mahad
  • Ratnagiri

[edit] Pune Zone

  • Pune
  • Nashik
  • Jalgaon
  • Kolhapur
  • Sangli
  • Aurangabad
  • Latur
  • Talegaon
  • Ranjangaon
  • Chakan

[edit] Nagpur Zone

  • Nagpur
  • Amravati

[edit] Activities

The MIDC has been declared as an agent of the State Government for carrying out activities within the framework of the MID Act and the MID Rules. These activities are in three broad categories:

  • Acquisition and disposal of land.
  • Provision of infrastructure facilities.
  • Providing of services.

[edit] Proposed Pune International Airport

A brand new Pune International Airport for Pune metropolitan region has been on the horizon for a long time, and the Government of Maharashtra has entrusted the responsibility to MIDC for executing the Pune International Airport project. The airport would replace the existing Pune Airport. The current area under consderation is the area between Chakan and Rajgurunagar , namely around the villages of Chandus and Shiroli both situated at a distance of 40 km from Pune along the Pune - Nashik National highway (NH-50). MIDC is conducting surveys and completing other formalities to get the required permissions to start executing the project.

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