In a bid to showcase robust single-window system and to bring investment in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat launched SIIDCUl Smart City system in Delhi on Thursday while addressing a huge gathering of potential investors, diplomats and delegates who came from across India and abroad to attend the 4th Invest North organised by CII to showcase the untapped investment potential of the northern States.
Rawat reiterated that his State is fully committed to enhancing the ease of doing business and assured his full support to the industry. The SIIDCUl Smart City system is a step further in this direction, he said.
CM further said that the system is specially designed and developed for Industrial Development Agencies of the State Governments and available in various modules like GIS Based Business Process Management, Knowledge Management, SCADA system for City & Street light ,water /Power, Pollution, & traffic Management, industrial waste management, Drainage and Sewerage Management & City Surveillance. Business Process Management System supports complete business life cycle of industrial area for acquiring and allocating lands on lease for 90 years, he said.
It would enable automatic calculation of property (land or building) prices, maintenance/ miscellaneous charges based on various parameters such as area, rate per SQM and interest rates based on industrial estate, online submission of applications for plots in industrial estate, online plot planning by industrial estate authority and online payment entry and generation of payment receipts efficiently.
“This online system is set to revolutionise the approval processes, increase transparency and reduce chances of errors due to minimal human interface. The new industry applicants can easily view the vacant plot and its location on GIS portal, in addition to the currents rates and policies of SIIDCUl industrial Estate. Further, the applicants can also apply online for land allotment and also check the status of application whether it is approved, rejected or allotted. Further, the system will automatically send the alerts/notifications on mail after every development in the status of application,” highlighted the Chief Minister.
He along with state Industrial Development Minister Indira Hridayesh released a publication – Opportunities Unlimited in Uttarakhand. In her address, Hridayesh said that they are fully committed to creating a robust single window system and supporting industry in every possible way. “CII’s Invest North opened gates for a huge investment and a platform which resulted in one to one meetings by showcasing untapped potential of investment in the State,” she said.
CII has been closely working with the Government of Uttarakhand on a host of issues pertaining to development of Industry in the state and also helping Uttarakhand emerge as an ideal State and society in India’s growth history, she added.
Prashant Mahadik, chairman, CII Uttarakhand State Council, said: “ I am hopeful that this edition would also help the State Government to catalyse new investments.”