Which of the following park/zone has not been developed by RIICO in Rajasthan ?

Correct — option (4), Agro Food Park – Udaipur.

The stem asks which park or zone was not developed by RIICO, the Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation. The Economic Review 2023-24 lists RIICO's special parks and zones, and three of the options match entries in it.

Option (1): RIICO developed the MED Tech Medical Devices Park at Boranada, Jodhpur, on 274 acres.

Option (2): RIICO developed the Integrated Resource Recovery Park at Jamwaramgarh (Thaulai industrial area), Jaipur, on 48.21 hectares.

Option (3): RIICO developed the Sports Goods and Toys Zone at Khushkheda Industrial Area, Bhiwadi-II, and all 39 planned plots have been allotted.

For agro food parks, the Review names four RIICO locations. Udaipur is not one of them, so the answer is option (4), Agro Food Park – Udaipur.

The idea to remember: RIICO's four Agro Food Parks are at Boranada (Jodhpur), Kota, Alwar and Sriganganagar.

Why the others are wrong

• (1)
  Medtech Medical Devices Park – Boranada, Jodhpur — RIICO did develop this park. The Economic Review 2023-24 records a MED Tech Medical Devices Park at Boranada, Jodhpur, on 274 acres of land, with the process of land allotment started.

  Boranada also has one of RIICO's four Agro Food Parks, so the same place appears twice in RIICO's list.

• (2)
  Integrated Resource Recovery Park – Jamwa Ramgarh, Jaipur — RIICO did develop this park. It is at Jamwaramgarh, in the Thaulai industrial area of Jaipur district, on 48.21 hectares.

  Its stated purpose is to promote pollution control and environmental protection, and allotment of plots through e-auction has begun.

• (3)
  Sports Goods and Toys Zone – Khushkheda, Bhiwadi — RIICO did develop this zone. It is at Khushkheda Industrial Area, Bhiwadi-II, spread over 56,576 square metres.

  Thirty-nine plots were planned in the zone, and all of them have been allotted, according to the Economic Review 2023-24.

RIICO develops industrial areas and infrastructure across Rajasthan and gives financial assistance for industrial projects. In 2023-24 it acquired 1,266.72 acres of land, developed 1,068.99 acres and allotted 1,784 plots.

Besides general industrial areas, RIICO builds parks and zones for particular sectors, so that similar units can share infrastructure.

The Economic Review 2023-24 lists these special facilities: a medical devices park, an integrated resource recovery park, four agro food parks and an agro & food processing zone, a sports goods and toys zone, Japanese Zones, and special economic zones.

Key facts

• RIICO developed a MED Tech Medical Devices Park at Boranada, Jodhpur, on 274 acres.
• RIICO's Integrated Resource Recovery Park is at Jamwaramgarh (Thaulai industrial area), Jaipur district, on 48.21 hectares.
• RIICO has developed four Agro Food Parks — at Boranada (Jodhpur), Kota, Alwar and Sriganganagar — and an Agro & Food Processing Zone at Tinwari, Jodhpur.
• The Sports Goods and Toys Zone at Khushkheda Industrial Area, Bhiwadi-II covers 56,576 sq m; all 39 planned plots have been allotted.
• RIICO has set up a Japanese Zone at Neemrana Industrial Area, and another Japanese Zone at Ghiloth Industrial Area.

Common traps

• Boranada, Jodhpur hosts both the MED Tech Medical Devices Park and an Agro Food Park. A question can pair either facility with Boranada and still be correct.
• The Agro & Food Processing Zone at Tinwari, Jodhpur is listed separately from the four Agro Food Parks. Do not count it as a fifth park.
• A Mega Food Park comes under a scheme of the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, a different programme from RIICO's Agro Food Parks. The Greentech Mega Food Park in Ajmer is one example, and Ajmer is not among RIICO's four agro food park locations.

UnlockIAS will link similar questions from RAS Pre 2018 here once that paper is published on this site.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  RIICO has developed Agro Food Parks at which of the following places? A. Kota B. Alwar C. Sriganganagar D. Ajmer Codes :

  • (a)A, B and C only
  • (b)A, B and D only
  • (c)B, C and D only
  • (d)A, B, C and D
  Answer(1) — The Economic Review 2023-24 lists RIICO's Agro Food Parks at Boranada (Jodhpur), Kota, Alwar and Sriganganagar. Ajmer is not among them, so options (2), (3) and (4), which all include D, are wrong.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  The Sports Goods and Toys Zone developed by RIICO is located at –

  • (a)Khushkheda, Bhiwadi
  • (b)Boranada, Jodhpur
  • (c)Sitapura, Jaipur
  • (d)Neemrana
  Answer(1) — The zone is at Khushkheda Industrial Area, Bhiwadi-II. Option (2) Boranada has RIICO's medical devices park and an agro food park, option (3) Sitapura has RIICO's Gems & Jewellery SEZs I & II (now a multiproduct SEZ), and option (4) Neemrana has the Japanese Zone.