Investor Facilitation Meet chaired by
Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce organised by JKTPO
Jammu, 15th March 2023: Jammu
and Kashmir Trade promotion Organisation (JKTPO) organised a J&K
Investor Facilitation Meetfor Investors in Jammu Division, Industrial
Associations and trade bodies of J&K at Convention Centre Jammu under the
chairmanship of Shri Prashant Goyal, Principal Secretary to Government,
Industries & Commerce Department.
Setting
the context of the meet Sh. Prashant Goyal, Principal Secretary Industries
& Commerce, J&K in his address appreciated JKTPO for hosting such
sessions where all Investors, trade bodies, industrial associations and other
officials are on the same platform to have a threadbare discussion on the
issues faced by industrialists.He also said “Government wants to work in sync
with the investors in their journey and guide them in every possible way to
resolve their grievances.He also emphasised the various steps taken by
the Industry and Commerce Department to improve the business ecosystem of Jammu
and Kashmir, such as the fully operational Single Window System, upgradation
and amendments of J&K Industrial ecosystem policies.He
also assured such meetings will be regularly featured in both the divisions to
facilitate investors as per the directions of the Hon'ble Lt. Governor, UT of
J&K.
Sh.Piyush
Singla, Administrative Secretary to Government,Revenue Department briefed the
gathering about the e-services and the ICT interventions adopted by revenue
department. He also assured special attention to the matters related to
industrialists such as change of land use, registration of private industrial
estates and timely monitoring of disposing the cases in a time bound manner.
The
Investors were then briefed about the BRAP reforms and serviced completed which
are active on Single window system. The system has been incorporated with all
the incentive calculators, SOP’s and guide flow for applying for any service.
The
session had one to one discussion with investors, industrial associations and
trade bodies regarding the issues faced by them in different verticals such as
land, power, change of land use, industrial estates, environmental clearances
etc.
Earlier
on the occasion Smt. Anoo Malhotra, Director General, Industries & Commerce,
in herwelcome remarks said “We are fully committed to walk side by side with
all the investors of J&K who are helping us to develop industrial ecosystem
in J&K. We intend to work collectively with all the investors in this
journey and the government will be go extra miles to facilitate and resolve
your issues or queries of Investors today. The type of incentive that we are
offering are matchless and nowhere in India these incentives can be ever
thought off. The Unit holder can establish the units almost free with the
incentives that J&K will be giving in next 10 years.
The
purpose of the meet was to hear the grievances and issues of investors,
including of those who have been allotted land under J&K land allotment
policy and effort to solve their issues under one platform to actualize the
investment on the ground through a one stop facilitation process.
The
meet was attended by Sh. Shiv Anant Tayal, MD JPDCL, Sh. K. Ramesh Kumar,
Member Secretary Pollution Control Board,Smt. Smita Sethi, Secretary I&C,
Sh. Rakesh Minhas, MD SIDCO/SICOP, Chief Engineer JPDCL and other senior
officials.