<p data-path-to-node="5">Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="68">Nirmala Sitharaman</b> chaired the 3rd meeting of the Apex Monitoring Authority of the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="151">National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT)</b>, conducting a comprehensive review of the ongoing progress, land allocation velocity, and multimodal connectivity across projects developed under the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="376">National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP)</b>.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">The high-level meeting brought together Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, State Industry Ministers, and senior administrative officials to evaluate the implementation pace of greenfield smart industrial cities and align corridor execution with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Strategic Directives</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Accelerating Greenfield Industrial Cities:</b> The Apex Authority reviewed the progress of multiple industrial corridor nodes under various development phases, focusing on high-speed project implementation, plug-and-play trunk infrastructure, and rapid industrial land allotments.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Multimodal Infrastructure Integration:</b> Emphasis was placed on synchronizing industrial nodes directly with the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), major maritime gateways, expressways, and multimodal logistics parks (MMLPs) to drive down national logistics costs.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">State-Level Coordination &amp; Land Monetization:</b> The Finance Minister urged participating state governments to streamline administrative approvals, expedite land transfer clearances, and adopt investor-friendly single-window clearance frameworks to attract domestic and global manufacturing investments.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Fostering Domestic Value Chains:</b> Strengthening the industrial corridor network serves as a cornerstone for scaling India's manufacturing footprint, promoting self-reliance under Make in India, and generating high-density industrial employment.</p></li></ul>