New law for single window clearances likely soon
State govt has taken this decision as part of the ongoing process to streamline investment in UP
LUCKNOW:The state government plans to enact a new law to provide single window clearances so that investments are fast tracked and Udyog Bandhu is restructured.
A draft law titled ‘Uttar Pradesh Industrial Investment Promotion Bill’ has been prepared with the option of changes in some of the proposed provisions when it’s given a final shape.
“Yes, we are bringing a new law for single window clearances to proposals made by investors,” said chief secretary Anoop Chandra Pandey.
A presentation of the draft bill was made before chief minister Yogi Adityanath here early this week. It provides for setting up of a governing board for Udyog Bandhu that will be headed by the chief minister. It will have the ministers of the concerning departments and chief secretary as its members. Chief executive officer of Udyog Bandhu is likely to be member secretary of the board.
Under the provisions of the draft bill, the board will be authorized to clear investment proposals of Rs 2000 crore and above and also intervene on policy issues.
An executive board, headed by the chief secretary or infrastructure and industrial development commissioner (IIDC) has also been suggested. This board (when headed by IIDC) will be authorized to clear proposals for investment up to Rs 500 crore. But if the board is headed by the chief secretary it will be able to clear proposals of Rs 500 crore and above.
District magistrates will be authorized to give clearances for proposals up to Rs 100 crore.
A PRESENTATION OF THE DRAFT BILL WAS MADE BEFORE CHIEF MINISTER YOGI ADITYANATH HERE EARLY THIS WEEK
A proposal to bring a new law was moved after some investors raised the issue of delay in clearances at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit-2018 organised here on February 21 and 22.
“Some investors pointed towards the provisions that existed in Gujarat and some other states and suggested that the same be adopted in Uttar Pradesh. Senior IAS officer and principal secretary khadi and village industry Navneet Sehgal was, thereafter, asked study the prevailing laws in Gujarat and other states. Sehgal submitted his recommendation to the chief secretary recently. The state government is incorporating the Gujarat model to expedite clearances in the state,” said a senior officer. Although successive state governments have talked about single window clearance to fast track new projects, this is for the first time that a law has been proposed to make statutory provisions for the same.
LUCKNOW : The Udyog Bandhu, a state government body responsible for addressing problems of industrialists, is all set for a makeover.
The UP government has decided to revamp the body as part of the ongoing process to streamline investment in the state. This restructuring will be done on the lines of Punjab and Gujarat models of industrialisation.
According to government officials, the Udyog Bandhu will be regulated through the proposed UP Industrial Investment Promotion Act.
The Udyog Bandhu has offices at the district and state level. Industrialists move this organisation for redressal of grievances or any issue related with the industry. If the issue is not resolved at the district level, it is taken up at the state level.
Resolving grievances of industrialists is on the priority list of the state government.
Principal secretary, khadi gramodyog, UP government, Navneet Sehgal, made a presentation related with Udyog Bandhu restructuring before chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
To make the organisation more powerful, it will have a working executive headed by the chief secretary or industrial development commissioner. The revamped Udyog Bandhu will also have a chief executive officer (CEO).
At present, chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey also holds the additional charge of the industrial development commissioner.
“There will be a provision for waiver of land ceiling for acquiring land in the revamped Udyog Bandhu,” said an official of industry ministry.
There will be a separate governing body to oversee investments in the state. The chief minister will head this body that will have ministers of various departments as its members, CEO of Udyog Bandhu and principal secretaries of various departments.
This body under the direct supervision of the CM will also monitor the working of the Udyog Bandhu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the state capital on Saturday and Sunday for the launch of projects that were finalised during the investors’ summit in February. The event has been dubbed as ‘Ground Breaking Ceremony’. The UP government has already rolled out single-window clearance system for investors. Around 22 departments of the state government gave their consent for single window clearance.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued instructions to additional chief secretaries and principal secretaries of these departments for time-bound clearances to all proposals of investors.