RAS question
Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (BMIC) is a part of:
Correct answer: (D) National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP).
Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is part of the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, not a standalone Make in India, National Manufacturing Policy, or Sagarmala project.
Explanation
BMIC belongs to the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme because NICDC's official overview places Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor in its list of 11 industrial corridors under the programme. India's major infrastructure initiative develops new industrial cities as smart cities, with different transport backbones supporting different corridors. In this framework, NH-4 serves as the backbone for corridors such as Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor and Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. BMIC should not be confused with DMIC because Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a separate corridor under the same programme.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Make in India is a broader manufacturing push, while NICDC places BMIC under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.
- (B) National Manufacturing Policy is a separate policy framework, whereas BMIC is one of the industrial corridors under NICDP.
- (C) Sagarmala concerns port-led development, but BMIC is an industrial corridor supported by an inland transport backbone in the NICDC corridor framework.
Concept
Industrial corridor geography forms part of India's infrastructure planning. RAS repeatedly asks such items because corridors, freight backbones, and regional industrial nodes connect economic geography with current policy schemes.