In an attempt to improve upon ease of doing business in Uttar Pradesh, the state government is taking significant steps to streamline and bring transparency to land management and allotment system in all industrial development authorities.
Principal Secretary (Infrastructure and Industrial Development) Alok Kumar directed all key industrial development authorities, which currently have off-line system, to develop on-line system for land allotment for all purposes and integrate it with Nivesh Mitra single window portal of the state.
In a government order issued on Friday, Greater Noida, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) and Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) have been directed to ensure that all land allotments, including industrial, commercial and for other purposes, are made through the state’s single window portal Nivesh Mitra by June 30.
UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) and New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) are already allotting all types of land plots through Nivesh Mitra.
Kumar also issued directive that from June 30 onwards, advertisements and notices for allotment of land as well as receipt of applications be done through Nivesh Mitra portal only.
Under this system, land allotment results will be displayed on Nivesh Mitra portal to ensure transparent and time-bound action.
Moreover, system generated allotment letters will be issued to allottees to minimise the human interface.
Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana said that Uttar Pradesh was focusing on collaborating with global organisations and corporations, especially in focused sectors like defence and aerospace, and therefore, having a robust on-line land bank database linked with GIS and on-line building plan approval mechanism was the need of the hour.
It was also decided that from April 1, building plan approval applications for all purposes (including commercial, institutional etc.) shall be accepted only through on-line mode on Nivesh Mitra portal in industrial development authorities.
In another crucial initiative to eliminate ambiguity in land management system in industrial development authorities, a statewide geo-information system (GIS) has been mandated for effective and transparent on-line land allotment system in all industrial development authorities by May 15.