GS1 · 10 marks · 150 words

Discuss the role of economic corridors in fostering regional economic integration and development. How do projects like the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) align with India's broader economic growth strategies?

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024

Syllabus: Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

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Ashi SharmaAIR 12 · CSE 2024 · 176 wordsTheir whole copy

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There are varying degrees of economic progress across states in India, economic corridor not only help decrease this disparity but also boost development.

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Role

Regional Economic Integration

  1. Improved access to new markets
  2. decrease logistics cost eg In India It is around 15% of GDP
  3. facilitate ease of doing business
  4. enable cluster based economic integration
  5. boost inter-state trade

Development

  1. add critical physical infrastructure → roads, waterways, airports, rail etc.
  2. have a multiplier effect on economy
  3. provide local employment
  4. boost local economy

Chennai Bangalore industrial corridor

  1. Made under the National Manufacturing policy

  2. Connects 2 major industrial hubs @ Chennai Bangalore

  3. economic opportunities in terms of employment, investment etc

  4. contributes towards achieving $ 5tr economy goal

  5. boosts export potential of goods & services achieve goal of $ 2tr exports (New Foreign Policy 2023)

  6. provides employment to tap demographic dividend

  7. enables catalysing knowledge based economy

  8. provides world class infrastructure

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Economic corridors can help us achieve our ambitious goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047

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