Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that non-agricultural land should be utilized within five years for industrial purposes. The state would clear 12 big projects worth more than Rs8,000 crore investment in the near future to improve the state's position in the World Bank's ranking of top business destinations.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that non-agricultural land should be utilized within five years for industrial purposes. The state would clear 12 big projects worth more than Rs8,000 crore investment in the near future to improve the state's position in the World Bank's ranking of top business destinations.
Fadnavis said that any land which has been acquired for industrial purposes by availing of clearances pertaining to non-agricultural land has to be used within a span of five years. He said that if there is a delay to set up industry, a fine should be imposed. If the industry is not set up even after that, the land should be given back to its original owner.
During a meeting with various state department functionaries, Fadnavis took stock of the state's industrial progress while reviewing the 'Make in Maharashtra' campaign. The departments made presentations during the meet. Industries minister Subhash Desai, power minister Chandrashekhar Bavankule, PWD minister Eknath Shinde, principal secretary (PS) to the industries department Dr Apoorva Chandra, additional chief secretary for finance Sudhir Srivastava, PS for revenue Manukumar Srivastava, PS for environment Ajay Mehta, PS for urban development Nitin Karir, secretary Maneesha Mhaiskar, MIDC CEO Bhushan Gagrani, BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte, and secretary to water resources department H T Mendhigiri were present for the meeting.
Fadnavis also asked the officials to bring down the number of no-objection certificates required for setting up an industrial unit in the state, telling them to explore the possibility of cutting back on redundant certification.
Industry principal secretary Apurva Chandra said there were 75 types of permissions required for setting up an industrial unit in the state and under the Make in Maharashtra initiative these permissions would be brought down to 25. He said that for MIDC, the number of permissions is 14, which has been brought down to five.
He added that a high-level committee has been set up for 'Make in Maharashtra' which has cleared 10 big projects, while another 12 would be cleared soon, bringing investment worth Rs8,456 crore.
'Easier to get green nods'
Principal secretary for environment Ajay Mehta said the process of environmental clearances has been simplified and 100 permissions have been issued in one week. A detailed policy will be brought out in three months, he said.
BMC chief Sitaram Kunte said it would also simplify the process of granting permissions and NoCs, and bring down the number of permissions needed for constructing buildings to 16 from the present 25.
Will improve state's WB ranking: Kshatriya
Chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya said that the state ranked 142 in World Bank's list of top investment destinations, and the government would ensure that it comes under the first 50 within one year. He added that the 98-point agenda given by the union government for the Make in India initiative would be completed by the state by May 2015.
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