RIDCO Issues ₹370 Crore Work Order for JPMIA Basic Infrastructure; Construction Begins

What was decided

In December 2025, RIDCO issued a work order valued at ₹370 crore for developing basic infrastructure at the Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA) —

RIDCOR द्वारा राशि रूपये 370 करोड़ का कार्यादेश दिसंबर 2025 में जारी किया गया है जिसके अंतर्गत कार्य प्रारंभ किया जा चुका है, meaning construction work under this order has already begun. Press coverage of the decision refers to the issuing body variously as "RIDCO" and "RIDCOR"; official tender and RFP documents consistently use RIDCO — Rajasthan Industrial Corridors Development Corporation Limited, so that is the authoritative name used on this page.

JPMIA is described in the coverage as राजस्थान में विकसित किये जा रहे प्रथम नोड — the first node being developed in Rajasthan under the corridor programme. Separately, RIICO द्वारा इस क्षेत्र में विद्युत एवं जल उपलब्धता हेतु विद्युत वितरण निगम लिमिटेड एवं जन स्वास्थ्य अभियांत्रिकी विभाग के माध्यम से डिपोजिट वर्क करवाये जा रहे हैं, दोनों ही विभागों द्वारा संबंधित कार्य प्रारंभ किये जा चुके हैं — i.e., RIICO is having deposit works carried out through the Discom and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) for power and water availability, and both departments have already started their related works.

Who decided, and under what authority

RIDCO is not a general municipal or planning authority; it is a special purpose vehicle set up specifically to build JPMIA's trunk infrastructure. As official tender documents state, RIDCO, a Special Purpose Vehicle has been incorporated with equity contribution from the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd (RIICO) for the development of the Proposed Industrial Township. Another project document confirms the same structure: a Special Purpose Vehicle "Rajasthan Industrial Corridors Development Corporation Limited (RIDCO)" is formed with the equity participation of Central and State Governments for procurement and construction of trunk Infrastructure in Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA) in Pali District, Rajasthan. RIICO's Managing Director, Suresh Ola, also serves as RIDCO's CEO and Managing Director, linking the state industrial-land agency directly to the corridor SPV's decisions.

Operative details: location, area, and scope

JPMIA sits in Rohat tehsil of Pali district. Reports describe it as one of the five primary nodes under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), located in the Rohat tehsil—strategically situated 22 km from Jodhpur and 40 km from Pali. NICDC's own project page instead places the site 1,578 acres, strategically located between Jodhpur and Pali, Rajasthan, with easy access to NH-62 and SH-64, roughly 30 km from Jodhpur.

The infrastructure works covered by the December 2025 order fall within Phase A of the master plan. EPC tender documents describe this as the overall extent of Phase A is about 641.88 ha (1586.13 acre) and is spread over 2 pockets – Phase A (South of NH-62) with area of 358.77 ha (886.54 acre) and Phase A (North of NH-62) with area of 283.11 ha (699.59 acre). The same EPC scope of work covers construction of Roads for approx. 22.13 km length with different ROW... along with culverts and/or cross drainage structures over natural drainage channels, plus water supply networks, an overhead tank, and a raw-water conveyance system.

Separately, RIDCO's own Programme Manager tender describes the wider notified project envelope as planned over an area of about 3286.63 Ha, out of which 641.88 ha of land is proposed for implementation as in Phase A. Industry summaries put the eventual scale of JPMIA higher still, describing it as a smart industrial township being developed under RIICO, covering 3,600 hectares, aiming to attract ₹19,000 crore in investments across sectors such as solar components, textiles, and engineering.

Land pricing and allotment: the related policy decision

Alongside the infrastructure work order, the Rajasthan government separately approved a new Land Allotment and Pricing Policy for RIDCO, clearing the way for allotting plots within JPMIA. Coverage of that decision states: the Rajasthan government has officially approved the new Land Allotment and Pricing Policy of the Rajasthan Industrial Corridors Development Corporation Limited (RIDCO). This highly anticipated decision clears the path for allotting industrial township plots within the Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA). The framework is strategically designed to attract massive global investments and generate large-scale local employment opportunities across the region, aligning with the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) model, customized to suit the specific economic landscape of Rajasthan: Transparent Digital Processing: Plot allocation will be managed entirely online through direct allotment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, and competitive e-auctions.

On acreage, RIDCO/RIICO leadership stated that approximately 1,186 acres of land are available for acquisition in Phase-1, and that plot demarcation is reaching its final stages, after which formal applications will be accepted. Hindi-language coverage of the same policy adds that it includes a 99-year lease term, discounted rates for early-paying investors, phased rate increases in subsequent years, and deferred payment via interest-bearing quarterly instalments.

Practical effect

For investors and local stakeholders, the December 2025 work order marks the shift of JPMIA from planning/tendering into physical construction of roads, water supply and drainage in Phase A. It signals that trunk infrastructure — the roads, water network and related civil works needed before plots can be handed over — is now being built rather than only designed. The parallel start of Discom and PHED deposit works indicates that power and water utility tie-ins for the area are also progressing alongside the RIDCO-funded civil works, rather than waiting until infrastructure completion.

The approval of the land allotment and pricing policy is the second, related decision: it is the mechanism that will let RIDCO actually hand out the roughly 1,186 acres of Phase-1 sellable land to industrial applicants once boundary demarcation is finished. Until demarcation is complete and formal applications open, no plot allotments under this policy have yet occurred, based on the reporting reviewed as of the policy's announcement.

Investors should note that this is a decision/notification record of a work order and an accompanying land policy — it is not itself evidence of completed infrastructure, RERA registration, or a finished plot-allotment process. Those subsequent milestones should be tracked separately as and when they are notified.