BBIA demands PDD to adopt ease of doing concept for timely sanction of power connections

JAMMU, 23-01-2021: A meeting of the Bari Brahmana Industries Association (Regd.) was held under the presidentship of Lalit Mahajan, chairman Federation of Industries, Jammu in presence of Tarun Singla sr. vice president, Ajay Langer vice president, Viraaj Malhotra general secretary, Rajesh Jain secretary, Vivek Singhal treasurer & other members of the association to discuss the Land Allotment Policy, 2021-30.

Members present in the meeting conveyed their thanks to Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan, Commissioner/Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department M. K. Dwivedi, Managing Director, J&K SIDCO Mohammad Harun, in respect of Land Allotment Policy, 2021-30 which was approved by the Administrative Council under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, which will provide an opportunity for the investment & industrial growth in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Lalit Mahajan, chairman FOIJ, while welcoming the Land Allotment Policy- 2021-30 to provide the industrial land in the existing as well as new industrial estates to the prospective investors in the existing as well as new industrial estates keeping in mind Rs.28,400 crores Industrial Package announced by Govt. of India under the leadership of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, and it is the need of the hour to establish the New Industrial Estates with requisite infrastructures like Power, Roads, Water Supply, etc. in a time-bound manner to provide the land to the investors with freehold rights to existing unitholders managed by sons of the soil.

He said that the power supply for industrial units not yet available in the developed Gathi industrial area in the Kathua district in spite of the fact that land is available for the allotment to the new industrial units but it is difficult to run the unit without the availability of power connection.

BBIA requested Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha, Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary Power Development Department & Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce Department for their kind Intervention for the adoption of “Ease Of Doing Concept” by the Power Development Department for the sanction of power load to the industrial sector and for the completion of new industrial estates in a time-bound manner to provide the land to the prospective investors keeping in mind the huge investment is expected in near future.