In a bid for improving the ease of doing business in Odisha, the State Government has decided to institutionalise the State-level facilitation centre in IPICOl to guide the investors, assess the project proposals, follow up for timely approvals, establishment and operation of the units.
This was discussed in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati here, wherein Principal Secretary Industry Sanjeeb Chopra presented the updates and outlined the issues for discussion.
It was decided that a two- tier system of the ‘one stop arrangement’ will be put in place, one at State level and the other at district level. The Chief Secretary directed concerned departments and agencies to depute senior officers to this cell on full time basis with delegation of adequate powers. It was decided that various industry associations will also be involved in district level facilitation centers.
The State level cell will function at IPICOl under the chairmanship of CMD IPICOl and district level cell will function at respective DICs under the chairmanship of General Manager DIC. The facilitation center will mainly carry on the functions like appraisal of the project from the view point of line departments, assess the land and other utility requirements of various projects and give its recommendation to SlWCA or HlCA with initial approval and clearances from respective departments. The cell with CII/UCCI/industry associations will also mentor and guide the entrepreneurs by meeting them regularly on a fixed day of every week/month as per necessity.
In another significant development, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board has enlisted 56 kinds of industries and business units under green category. Chairman State Pollution Control Board Rajiv Kumar said that the list has been approved by the Board and sent to Government for approval. After approval, clearance or NOC will not be necessary from OSPCB for setting up the enlisted industries.