Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Thursday said that after effective implementation of industrial policy from year 2009 to 2014, the format of new industrial policy for next five years has been designed.
“Chhattisgarh has all the basic facilities such as power, water and mineral resources available for setting up industries. The new industrial policy year 2014-19 focuses on better utilisation of these resources for integrated development of industries in State. This policy is proposed to be implemented in November 2014,” he said while delivering the inaugural address at a workshop organised by State Government's Investment Promotion Board to deliberate over the format of new industrial policy for year 2014-19.
Dhand invited the representatives of industrial establishments to set up industrial projects in Chhattisgarh.
He said that the State Government is promoting investments in downstream industries like Information Technology, Automobile, Food Processing, Solar Energy besides forest-based industries among others.
The investors will be provided all sorts of facilities as per the availability of resources to help them operate their industrial unit in a better way, the Chief Secretary stated.
He also advised the representatives of industrial establishments to adopt pollution control measures in order to achieve the goal of Clean Chhattisgarh.
Giving detailed information about the State's industrial policy for year 2009-14, Additional Chief Secretary, Industry and Commerce Department N Baijendra Kumar said that in aforementioned duration, MoUs for 121 industries were signed. Out of these, works of 61 MoUs have been completed with investment of nearly `80,000 crore.
He said that State's industrial policy for year 2014-19 has been formulated to facilitate establishment of industries in the State.
The workshop was addressed by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Additional Chief Secretary Commerce and Industry Department N Baijendra Kumar and other senior officials of State Government.
In the workshop, Additional Chief Secretary of Industry and Commerce Department N Baijendra Kumar, Secretary Mineral Department Subodh Singh, Director Industry SK Behar, Managing Director Rural Industry Shruti Singh and representatives of various industrial organisations were present.
In the workshop, a presentation based on new industrial policy was also screened.
Secretary Mineral Department Subodh Kumar Singh, and representatives of Central Government's undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Chhattisgarh Small Industries Association, Chhattisgarh Rice Millers Association, Chhattisgarh Plastic ltd, Century Cement, Ultra Tech Cement, BAlCO, Essar, Tata Steel, Hira Group, Vandana Power Plant, Chhattisgarh Steel Re-rolling Association, Pulses Mill Association and various other industrial establishments participated in the discussions.