Taking a cue from the past, the new BJP government in Assam is prepared to lay a red carpet for industries, while committing themselves to providing a hassle-free environment for business.
Asserting that in the next 10-days, industries would get online clearance within a stipulated time frame through a single window agency, Assam industry minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that he was streamlining the department to make it industry-friendly.
Pointing out that district administrations have been asked to act immediately against any unlawful activities affecting the industries, Mr Patowary said, “We have already started the process of creating a land bank, besides formulating a transparent policy to give allotment of shades to new industries.” He said that they are starting with a land bank of 2,107 bighas of land. “It will be made available for new industries through the land bank.”
Informing that they have prepared a roadmap for the next 100-days, the industry minister said, “We have already passed the bill — Assam Ease of Doing Business 2016 — which will make a single-window agency functional in the next few days.”
He further pointed out that with as many as 24 lakh unemployed youths in the state against six lakh government jobs, the government sector is not enough to provide employment to all.
Mr Patowary, who met representatives from various associations and industrialists, said that his government was prepared to facilitate an industry-friendly atmosphere that one can avail.
Asking for an all-round support in his mission to turn the state into an industrial hub, Mr Patowary said that they are not going to keep a close watch on forces trying to fear psychosis among the investors. “We are also prepared to do necessary changes in the functioning of the department to make it friendly for industries,” said Mr Patowary.
