AURIC smart industrial city allots land
Next story · 22 AugNITI report on homestays
What happened
- AURIC (Shendra-Bidkin), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India’s first integrated greenfield smart industrial city under NICDC, approved plots worth over ₹200 crore [PIB].
Background
- About 1,000 jobs are expected [PIB].
Why it matters
- Ready plots are the main pull for manufacturers.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-08-22): AURIC (Shendra-Bidkin), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India's first integrated greenfield smart industrial city under NICDC, approved plots worth over ₹200 crore.
- Ready plots are the main pull for manufacturers.
Quotable data pointAURIC (Shendra-Bidkin), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India's first integrated greenfield smart industrial city under NICDC, approved plots worth over ₹200 crore.
PIB: AURIC land allotments, 22 Aug 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: AURIC.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
AURIC is in
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: AURIC land allotments, 22 Aug 2025
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