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The National Industrial Corridor (NICI) that was proposed to be established in the Union Budget of 2014 - 15, have its headquarters at which city?
Options
Pune
Bhubaneswar
Bangalore
Hyderabad
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Solution
Pune
Explanation:
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting his first Budget in Parliament on 10th July 2014, announced that a National Industrial Corridor Authority, with its headquarter in Pune, is being set up with an amount of ₹100 crores, to coordinate the development of industrial corridors with smart cities linked to transport connectivity.
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