Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary launches Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited; 12 MoUs worth ₹4,200 crore signed for IMC Gaya
On 24 October 2026, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary formally launched Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL), the SPV for the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster at Gaya under the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor, at Bodh Gaya, where 12 MoUs for about 300 acres and ₹4,200 crore of proposed investment were signed.
Summary
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary formally launched Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL) at Bodh Gaya on 24 October 2026, along with the curtain raiser of Bihar Business Connect 2027. Twelve MoUs were signed with investors for about 300 acres at the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) Gaya, with proposed investment of around ₹4,200 crore and about 16,095 jobs. IMC Gaya is being developed by the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) under the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor over 1,670 acres in Dobhi block; it was approved on 28 August 2024 at ₹1,339 crore. BIMCGL, incorporated on 6 January 2025, is a 50:50 joint venture of BIADA and NICDIT.
Key facts
- Launched
- Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL), 24 October 2026, Bodh Gaya
- Launched by
- Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary
- MoUs
- 12 MoUs, ~300 acres, ~₹4,200 crore, ~16,095 jobs
- Corridor
- Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC), under NICDP
- IMC Gaya
- 1,670 acres, Dobhi block; approved 28 Aug 2024 at ₹1,339 crore
- Expected
- ~₹16,500 crore investment; ~1.10 lakh jobs
- BIMCGL
- SPV; equal JV of BIADA and NICDIT, incorporated 6 Jan 2025
- Also
- Curtain raiser of Bihar Business Connect 2027
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) at Gaya, Bihar, is being developed under which industrial corridor?
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Correct answer: C — Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor
How many MoUs were signed with investors for IMC Gaya at the launch of BIMCGL on 24 October 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 12
Consider the following statements about Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL): 1. It is a joint venture of BIADA and NICDIT with equal equity. 2. The IMC Gaya project was approved by the Government of India in August 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2