To give impetus to industrialisation in the State, the Punjab Government has announced to exempt factories from site clearance located in approved areas.
The State Government has exempted factories located or to be set up in the designated or approved areas from clearance of site from the State Competent Authority-cum-State Appraisal Committee.
Under the new policy, this exemption would be extend to those units to be set up in industrial area or industrial estate, industrial focal points, approved industries park, industrial zone of the master plan or draft master plan.
“However, for the industries to be set up in area other than such areas as designated or approved areas such as industrial area, industrial estate, industrial focal point, approved industrial park, industrial zone of the master plan or draft master plan, would be necessary to get site clearance under section 41-A of the Factories Act, 1948,” said an official spokesperson of the Punjab Government.
A spokesperson said that all industries, which have to be exempted from site clearance, would have to meet all statuary requirements under various acts and obtain required approvals from directorate of factories, Punjab and the Punjab pollution control board.