Uttarakhand Health Minister, who is also an MlA from Kotdwar, Surendra Singh Negi asked the State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand ltd (SIIDCUl) officers to develop industry friendly environment while assuring them that the State Government is doing and would do everything to facilitate massive industrialisation in the State. Negi said while chairing a meeting with State SIIDCUl officers and owners of Kotdwar-based industrial units at Vidhan Sabha auditorium on Saturday that the industrialists based here must feel happy with the facilities they are being provided with.
Negi said that SIIDCUl has already allocated land for 106 industrial units for setting up industry in Kotdwar. Works in 39 industries have been started while things are under construction regarding 21 industries. In addition, 29 industries are operational in grace period. Various companies have invested around Rs481.06 lakh in Kotdwar, he informed.
He said that Kotdwar is fast growing into an industrial city. It is being developed as Sigaddi Growth Centre, he added.
The Minister directed the State Government officers to ensure that industrialists are provided with all types of facilities in the areas demarcated for industry. Industrialists should not face any problems while operating their business from SIIDCUl, he said, adding that industries coming up in Kotdwar would help the local youths here as elsewhere in mountainous parts of the State with employment opportunities.
Recounting things, he said around 768 persons have been employed in 39 various companies based in Kotdwar. Out of them, 641 skilled and unskilled persons are from the mountainous parts of the State.
The officers were directed to ensure adequate and uninterrupted power supply and water for the companies. “SIIDCUl officers are responsible for providing fool-proof security in the industrial area and they may seek help from the police department if situations so warrant,” he said. Road and street lights should be provided in the industrial area, he stressed.
On October 13, a workshop will be organised for the industrialists and all the industrialists should be provided training on online transaction.
SIIDCUl DG R Rakesh Kumar, GM SIIDCUl Sl Semwal and other officials- YS Pundir, Sanjay Rawat and KN Nautiyal aside from a number of industrialists were present on the occasion.