Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: A delegation of industrialists led by Rahul Sahai Chairman PHDCCI, Jammu Chapter, met with Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce , Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, at his office chamber here today.
The delegation thanked the government for the recently announced New Industrial Development Scheme-2021 and hoped that the policy would help industries in the UT and give a boost to its economy.
Submissions made by the delegation include opting Chairpersons of both Jammu as well as Kashmir PHDCCI Chapters as members of Export Promotion Board , submitted documents on provision of mentoring & facilitation and guidance to entrepreneurs and also submitted a proposal for diagnostics study of industrial estates of J&K .
Sahai highlighted issue of levy of bottling fee of Rs 10 per litre to beer / liquor manufacturing units in J&K also highlighted that because of this duty Local units having investment of 100 crores are getting sick , Commissioner secretary assured delegation that he will look into the matter at the earliest
Other points discussed in the meeting include policy for medical tourism, Creation of invest J&K as a single window clearance department in J&K , infrastructure upgradation of industrial estates in terms of Roads - power cuts - drainage systems- industrial waste dumping grounds , Rural connectivity with industrial estates for movement of labour in odd hours , skill development upgradation in ITI’S of J&K as per industry requirement , if skilled labour is not available Govt should not stop incentives of units , Collateral free MSME funding issues and industrial benefits to hotel industry in terms of power rates and GST refunds . Kuldeep Gupta Co-Chairman PHDCCI Highlighted issue of 20 plus sick units of activated carbon and plywood due to change in forest department policy by increase of royalty rates to more than 70% in single go, submitted a detailed document to Commissioner Secretary
Vikrant Kuthiala former Chairman PHDCCI highlighted issue of demands raised today by excise department for earlier incentive package
Others present in the meeting were Vinod Sachdeva,Prem Dewan,Ajay Gandotra , Sidhant Chowdhary , Chiatanya Chowdhary , Jaspal Singh , Vinay Sharma, Sujiv Jain. |
