World class State-of-the-Art Exhibition-cum Convention Centre in Dwarka, New Delhi
No: --- Dated: Mar, 23 2016
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for transfer of land measuring 89.72 ha in Sector 25, Dwarka, New Delhi, free from all encumbrances, to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion for creation of a World class State-of-the-Art Exhibition-cum Convention Centre in Dwarka, New Delhi at a nominal sum of Re 1/- within six weeks of the decision by the Cabinet. This is a special case so that directions can be granted to DDA under Section 21(1) of the DD Act, 1957 read alongwith Section 41(1) of the Act.
The ownership of the said land will vest in and remain with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion for creation of a world class state-of-the-art Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre comprising a host of independent and mutually beneficial facilities like exhibition halls, convention centres, banquet halls, auditoria, arena, financial centre, hotels, Food & Beverage (F&B) outlets & retail services. Project structuring, initial expenses of non-PPP trunk infrastructure costs will be borne by the Government. This may be Central Government’s contribution by way of equity in the project.
Cabinet has also approved the constitution of a Committee comprising Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs and CEO, NITI Aayog to steer the project including project structuring and development options in a transparent, competitive manner.
The project will be developed in Public-Private Partnership, utilizing if necessary viability gap funding of Gol. Permission is also granted to DIPP to lease/sub-lease the land and grant concession to the private entities for development and operation of various facilities. Permission for mixed land use in the project site will be accorded by DDA/ MoUD expeditiously.
The development of the ECC and supporting components is expected to help increase the share of Asia in terms of number of events to around 15% by 2021. It is estimated that the proposed ECC facility will infuse a demand for more than 100 international and local exhibition events annually. Development of the ECC and support facilities is estimated to contribute more than one million international delegates based (non-leisure) Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE) tourism per annum. The ECC and supporting facilities are expected to generate spending of more than Rs. 2 lakh crore (40 Billion USD) per annum after commissioning of the second phase of the project. The proposed Exhibition Centre, Convention Centre and Multi Performance Arena developments are estimated to generate over five lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities. The job creation shall not be limited to core ECC facilities but would also entail opportunities for regular formal employment in supporting ECC land uses like retail, office and hospitality.
Background
India lacks an integrated world class facility which can meet the requirements of global exhibition-cum-convention operators in terms of space, project facilities, transportation linkages, etc. Only a few centres in terms of organized space are available in the country. The Exhibition ground at PragatiMaidan has been the only organized large space for years which too is facing severe capacity and traffic constraints leading to great inconvenience to citizens and visitors to the centre in particular. Further, the huge constant demand for exhibitions and related activities puts immense pressure on the existing facilities resulting in lesser time available for maintenance to hold large sized events and maintain international standards.
It has been estimated that the global MICE market, which supports 400,000 conferences and exhibitions worldwide, is of the size of US $ 280 billion and is a significant economic driver for a large number of nations. The total size of the Asian MICE market accounts for US$ 60 billion having demonstrated a growth of 38% since 2006. In the absence of world class exhibition and conference facilities, India has not benefited from the potential benefits of this development. In order to capitalize on this vast market and to drive India's industry, commerce, trade and tourism, the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion has taken the initiative to develop a State-of-The-Art Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre at Delhi.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने आज नई दिल्ली के द्वारका में एक विश्व स्तरीय अत्याधुनिक प्रदर्शनी-सह-सभा केंद्र के निर्माण के लिए एक रुपये की मामूली राशि पर सभी बाधाओं से मुक्त द्वारका के सेक्टर-25 में 89.72 हेक्टेयर जमीन के औद्योगिक नीति एवं संवर्द्धन विभाग (डीआईपीपी) को मंत्रिमंडल के फैसले के 6 सप्ताह के भीतर हस्तांतरण किए जाने को मंजूरी दे दी। यह एक विशेष मामला है इसलिए दिशानिर्देश डीडी अधिनियम, 1957 के खंड 21 (1) एवं अधिनियम के खंड 41(1) के तहत डीडीए को दिए जा सकते हैं।
उपरोक्त जमीन का स्वामित्व एक विश्व स्तरीय अत्याधुनिक प्रदर्शनी-सह-सभा केंद्र के निर्माण के लिए औद्योगिक नीति एवं संवर्द्धन विभाग के पास रहेगा। इस अत्याधुनिक प्रदर्शनी-सह-सभा केंद्र में प्रदर्शनी सभागार, सभा केंद्र, दावत कक्ष, सभा गृह, वित्तीय केंद्र, होटल, भोजन एवं पेय पदार्थ (एफएंडबी) विक्रय केंद्र एवं खुदरा सेवाओं जैसी स्वतंत्र एवं आपसी रूप से लाभदायक कई सुविधाएं होंगी। गैर-पीपीपी ट्रंक ढांचागत लागतों के प्रारंभिक व्यय का वहन सरकार द्वारा किया जाएगा। यह परियोजना में हिस्सेदारी के जरिये केंद्र सरकार का योगदान हो सकता है।
केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने एक पारदर्शी एवं प्रतिस्पर्धी तरीके से परियोजना संरचना निर्माण एवं विकास विकल्पों समेत परियोजना को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए औद्योगिक नीति एवं संवर्द्धन विभाग के सचिव, शहरी विकास मंत्रालय के सचिव, व्यय विभाग के सचिव, आर्थिक मामले विभाग के सचिव एवं नीति आयोग के सीईओ से निर्मित एक समिति के गठन को भी मंजूरी दे दी है।
इस परियोजना का विकास सार्वजनिक-नीति साझेदारी तरीके से किया जाएगा और अगर आवश्यकता हुई तो भारत सरकार के व्यवहार्यता अंतराल वित्त पोषण का उपयोग किया जाएगा। डीआईपीपी को जमीन को लीज/सब-लीज करने तथा विभिन्न सुविधाओं के विकास एवं परिचालन के लिए निजी कंपनियों को रियायत देने की भी मंजूरी दी गई है। परियोजना स्थल में जमीन के मिश्रित उपयोग की अनुमति डीडीए/शहरी विकास मंत्रालय द्वारा त्वरित गति से दी जाएगी।
ईसीसी एवं समर्थक घटकों के विकास से 2021 तक कार्यक्रमों की संख्या के लिहाज से एशिया के हिस्से में 15 प्रतिशत तक की वृद्धि हो जाने की उम्मीद है। ऐसा अनुमान है कि प्रस्तावित ईसीसी सुविधा वार्षिक रूप से 100 से अधिक अंतरराष्ट्रीय एवं स्थानीय प्रदर्शनी कार्यक्रमों के लिए मांग पैदा करेगी।