Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor

The Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial corridor (ADKIC) is a proposed economic corridor in India between the cities of Amritsar, Delhi and Kolkata, developed by the Government of India.

It is an ambitious project aimed at developing an Industrial Zone spanning across seven states in India and will be beneficial for 20 cities under these states.The project will see major expansion of Infrastructure and Industry – including industrial clusters and rail, road, port, air connectivity – in the states along the route of the Corridor.

The Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor encompasses one of the most densely populated regions in the world and houses about 40% of India's population. This is a region which needs a major push for industrialization and job-creation and the ADKIC will act as a catalyst for this growth.

As of 20 January 2014^[update],the Government of India has approved the project which seek to boost manufacturing sector in the country.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma has proposed the establishment of a ₹5,749 crore (US$900 million) for the first phase. The Minister said these projects are important in terms of boosting the manufacturing sector in the country as it would help in creating millions of jobs.

Sharma said that these infrastructure development projects will also give the much needed boost to the manufacturing sector and raise its gross domestic product (GDP) contribution from the current level of 16 percent to 25 percent by 2025. He also said that the focus on manufacturing should be the first priority for the country if the 150 million people that are expected to join the workforce by 2025 were to be gainfully employed, the government has taken major policy decisions post-2010 and that the issues of governance should be left to the people to judge.

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