Federation of Jharkhand Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) on Friday alleged that the high rank given to the State on various parameters including industrial infrastructure was far from reality.
The FJCCI claimed that the State Industry Department along with its consultants is providing wrong information to secure top rankings in the country.
Addressing media person at Chamber Bhawan here on Friday FJCCI president Deepak Kumar Maru said that in the latest ranking issued by Government of India, industrial park of Jharkhand is ahead of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Punjab, which is surprising.
“Be it the issue of cleanliness in the cities or industrial areas, Jharkhand is being rated among leading states of the country. To provide fifth rank to Tatisilwai Industrial Area in internal infrastructure is like adding insult to injury for local entrepreneurs who are facing dilapidated roads, deteriorating law and order and a very bad power supply system,” the FJCCI president said.
“Instead of improving the situation the industry department and the consultant is providing wrong reports to the government,” he said.
Maru said that reports sought by FJCCI on infrastructure from all 60 industrial area of the State revealed that basic facilities are almost nil in 30 of them. It is a matter of concern that Jharkhand is positioned as leading industrial state under the circumstances, he said.
He said FJCCI would also apprise the union industry minister Suresh Prabhu about the situation.
Chairman of th FJCCI sub-committee on industry Ajay Bhandari stated that according to National Council of Applied Economic Research report Jharkhand was ranked 14th in 2016 adding a year after the state fell four places to 18th. The state is ranked second last in the ranking issued in 2018. Chairman of Jharkhand Small Industries Association Sashikant Aggrwal said government should look into the problems faced by the industrial areas seriously.