ENA State 2018-09-05 08:00:00 <p><strong>Gandhinagar, Sept 5 (KNN) </strong>After IT/ ITeS, Gujarat Government has given industry status to Logistics Sector in the state.</p> <p>The state industry and mines department has issued a government resolution (GR) granting industry status to the sector.</p> <p>The move aims at attracting investment into the state ahead of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to be held in January 2019.</p> <p>Projects such as the dedicated freight corridor (DFC), the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor</p> <p>(DMIC), the bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the Ahmedabad-Mumbai expressway, the Dholera and Mandal-Bechraji SIRs, PCPIR at Dahej etc has created huge potential for the logistics sector.</p> <p>After getting the industry status, warehouses, logistics parks etc, will now be entitled for benefits like acquisition of land, subsidies, incentives like that for manufacturing industries.</p> <p>About 38% of the DFC passes through Gujarat whereas the DMICs area of influence covers 62% of the area of the state. The Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) has identified five areas along the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor (DMIC) and the dedicated freight corridor, for setting up of logistics parks. These are Palanpur-Mehsana, Ahmedabad-Surendranagar, Gandhidham-Samakhyali, Dahej-Bharuch and Hazira-Surat.</p> <p>The government of Gujarat is also developing a multi-modal logistics park in Sanand on approximately 200 hectares of land.</p> 20764 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/after-it-ites-gujarat-gives-industry-status-to-logistics-sector-now 2018-09-05 08:00:00 knnindia.co.in