The government owns developed industrial estates in all the districts of the State. In particular, a number of industrial estates have been developed at and around Jammu city in Jammu region and at and around Srinafgar city in Kashmir Valley, for ready allotment of industrial plots to the promoters. A Growth Centre at a cost of Rs 60 crores is under development at Samba, 40 kms from Jammu on the National Highway (NHI) toward Punjab. A textile city is proposed to be developed in Kathua close to the J&K - Punjab border. An Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) is under execution at Kartholi, about 20 kms from Jammu on NH 1.
An Industrial Infrastructure Development (IID) Centre, is under execution at Battal Ballian, near Udhampur town, about 70 kms from Jammur on NH 1, leading to Srinagar.
A Growth Centre is being taken up for implementation at Lassipora, at a short distance of about 11 kms from the NH 1, nearly 40 kms from Srinagar in Kashmir Vally toward south (leading to Jammu). An Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) is being taken up in near future, near Srinagar airport. An IID Centre shall also be taken up for development in near future, quite near to the Srinagar city as well as Srinagar airport. A software Technology Park (STP) stands technically cleared for development in the existing Rangreth electronics complex, just about 6 kms from Srinagar city.
The Government also has plans to develop Industrial estates with specialised facilities for manufacturing/processing of electronics goods, leather and leather goods, sports goods, food processing and gems cutting & polishing.