Approval was accorded to nine new proposals for setting up of industrial projects with proposed investment of Rs 451.96 crores and employment potential to 582 people in Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
The approval was given in the 78th meeting of the State level Single Window Clearance & Monitoring Authority (SlSWC & MA) held here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Approval was also given for expansion/diversification/revised proposals of the existing 19 industrial units with proposed investment of Rs 420.96 crores generating employment to 2218 persons.
To sum up, 28 proposals, including new ones and the expansions of existing units with proposed investment of an approximately Rs 968.07 crores were approved in the meeting which were expected to provide employment opportunities to 2800 persons.
The new proposals approved in the meeting are Hindustan Salts ltd., which has proposed to invest Rs 230.00 Crores with employment potential to 119 persons for setting up of salt, aolution mining, Shivani Convenience Foods which has proposed to invest Rs 68.77 crores with employment potential to 216 persons, Auro Dyeing, (a unit of Vardhman Textiles limited), proposing to invest Rs 76.15 crores with employment potential to 110 persons, Indian Oil-Adani Gas Pvt. ltd., proposing to invest Rs 26.56 Cores with employment potential to 9 persons for laying Natural Gas Steel pipeline.
The Chief Minster advised to open new CA stores and directed the authorities to work in this direction and identify those areas where there was need of such stores.
Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Chief Secretary P. Mitra, Additional Chief Secretary V.C. Pharka, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Shrikant Baldi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries, R.D. Dhiman, Advisor Industries, Rajinder Chauhan were also present in the meeting amongst other senior officers of the Industries department.