Industrial Park Ratings: 41 parks identified as ‘Leaders’

As many as 41 industrial parks in different states have been assessed as ‘Leaders’ in the second edition of the Industrial Park Ratings System report released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday. The ratings are assigned on the basis of key existing parameters and infrastructure facilities, and as per the report, about 98% of these parks are from western (Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat) and northern (Uttarakhand) regions.

All the states and 51 special economic zones (SEZ), including 29 private, participated in the IPRS 2.0 Report and 24 Private Sector Industrial Parks were also nominated.

“Ratings have been undertaken for 449 out of 478 nominations received. The feedback survey involved responses from 5,700 tenants,” the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.


According to the report, 90 such parks from states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh, have been rated under the “Challenger” category, while 185 have been rated as “Aspirers”.

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said that the report is an extension of the India Industrial Land Bank, which features more than 4,400 industrial parks in a GIS-enabled database to help investors identify their preferred location for investment.

“We expect to achieve pan India integration by December,” he said.

The portal is currently integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 21 states and UTs, and plot-wise information in these are updated on a real-time basis.