In an endeavour to develop new integrated townships in Himachal Pradesh, the State Government officials on Sunday met representatives of national and international firms in New Delhi.
Sudhir Sharma, Himachal Minister for Urban Development chaired the meeting. At least 36 firms and developers of national and international reputation participated in the meet and made their valuable suggestions for framing effective policy for investors in the State.Addressing the delegates in the meeting, Sudhir Sharma said that State Government has chalked out an ambitious plan to develop new integrated townships in various locations of the State with the help of private investors in association with HP Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA), HP Infrastructure Board and Department of Urban on PPP mode.
He said that Himachal has become a favorite destination for tourists and emerging as a residential destination also. The Minister said that Government was open to accept the valuable suggestions of investors for drafting pragmatic policy. He added that this interactive meet would go a long way in assisting the Government to finalise the policy in a time bound manner.
He said that Government would come out with an investor’s friendly policy for making investment in the State and the interest of people of Himachal would also be protected. While addressing the queries of delegates, Sudhir Sharma said that the State Government was committed to remove the various hurdles and would also ensured the various clearances in time bound manner so that maximum investment could be attracted in the State.
Capt JM Pathania, Director, Urban Development gave a detailed presentation on various incentives taken for developing new townships with a view to decongest the old favorite cities like Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala and convert these in smart cities.Dinesh Kashyap, CEO cum Secretary HIMUDA said that the main objective of this pre-proposal meet was to invite valuable suggestions and feedback of investors for developing new integrated township in the State for which HIMUDA has already identified land pockets in at least 6 districts in the state.
During the meet, Anil Kapil, CGM of HP Infrastructure Board apprised the investors that the state government would acquire the land in the name of HIMUDA to avoid section 118 of HP land Tenancy and Reform Act and investors have to compete for investment in this sector through open competitive bidding process.
The representatives of various leading Reality Estate Giants like IRCON International ltd made their valuable suggestions and also appreciated the efforts of the State Government for taking such initiatives to attract investors in Himachal Pradesh.