Udyog Bandhu organised the first Samadhaan Divas

In a step towards regular monitoring and prompt resolution of industry related issues, Udyog Bandhu organised the first Samadhaan Divas (Resolution Day) at PICUP building here on Thursday.

Principal Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development and Executive Director, Udyog Bandhu, Sanjiv Saran said that for resolution of issues pertaining to industries, the Samadhaan Divas would be organised on every Thursday.Saran said that all communications, including proposals, references and queries from industrialists and entrepreneurs received in the offices of  Chief Minister, Chief Secretary or through email and at Udyog Bandhu would be taken up for resolution on the Samadhaan Divas.

Along with related departmental Principal Secretaries, Heads of departments and nodal officers, concerned entrepreneurs or industrialist would also be invited by Udyog Bandhu for facilitating the redressal of issues on Samadhaan Divas, he said.In all around 80 issues were resolved, which mainly included U.P. Power Corporation declaring two dedicated power feeders as ‘industrial’ for 24-hour power supply to 38 industrial units of Muzaffar Nagar and issuance of No-objection Certificates in 37 cases by U.P. Pollution Control Board. Four issues of fire-safety department were also solved. The Principal Secretary called up District Magistrates of Deoria and Hardoi for execution of lease-deed of industrial plots there.

“As required, State government is continuously rationalising and simplifying the procedures to impart the much desired boost to industries,” Saran said and added: ‘Samadhaan Divas is a mechanism to regularly monitor and address the industry issues”.  

He said that departments not complying with decisions taken in these meetings would be held accountable and action would be initiated against erring officials.Joint Executive Director, Udyog Bandhu, Kanchan Verma informed that a few issues that require important policy intervention would be taken up at the level of Chief Secretary.