The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry launched the BHAVYA portal in New Delhi as the digital interface for the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana and set out a competitive model under which States will submit detailed project proposals showcasing industrial strengths, land availability, investor interest and sectoral potential. The portal is intended to enable investors to access comprehensive information on parks, including land, connectivity and surrounding infrastructure, and to facilitate challenge-based selection of proposals by States, Union Territories and implementing agencies. The initiative was presented as focused on designing parks to meet sector-specific needs so as to attract domestic and global investment.

The Minister underlined that a decade of investments in roads, railways, ports, power, and digital connectivity alongside reforms such as the Goods and Services Tax, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and labour reforms have created an enabling environment for economic development. Attention was drawn to promotion of startups, expansion of 5G connectivity and free trade agreements as complementary measures to support trade, technology transfer and investment. The scheme is framed to accelerate operationalisation by reducing delays in land acquisition and approvals through digital single window systems and transparent information.

BHAVYA aims to develop 100 industrial parks across the country with park sizes varying from 25 acres in hilly and smaller regions to between 100 and 500 acres in mid sized States and up to 1000 acres near cities, with land to be provided by State Governments and infrastructure supported by the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) under a 51:49 model. The parks are planned as plug and play facilities offering assured water and power supply, road and rail connectivity, clear land titles and support for investor specific infrastructure. The design includes earmarked areas for startups, deep tech, technology oriented businesses and research and development activities.

The programme proposes modern testing facilities in partnership with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the Export Inspection Agency (EIA) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) so that advanced testing infrastructure is available within parks. Environmental clearances and industry specific requirements are to be planned in consultation with relevant authorities based on location suitability. The Government signalled openness to dedicated areas for Global Capability Centres, worker housing, social infrastructure and possible international enclaves in partnership with partner countries.

The Minister indicated that Rs 340 billion (Rs 340 bn) has been earmarked by the Central Government to catalyse investments and generate employment through the development of the parks, and noted that the Union Cabinet approved an outlay of Rs 336.6 billion (Rs 336.6 bn) for the scheme. The NICDC was identified as the project management agency responsible for implementation and monitoring and has developed the portal to support DPR submission, appraisal, real time monitoring and coordination among stakeholders. Application windows were set out for phased selection so that initial rounds inform subsequent phases and enable learning based roll out.

Senior officials from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and NICDC stressed that robust digital systems are essential for effective programme management at scale and that the portal will strengthen transparency, accountability and faster operationalisation of industrial parks across the country. The programme was presented as contributing to broad based industrial growth, strengthened Centre State partnership and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 by promoting investment, manufacturing capability and employment generation.