Commissioner/Secretary, I&C
Department chairs Investor Facilitation Meet organised by the JKTPO
January 08, 2024, Jammu: Shri Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner/Secretary to the
Government, Industries & Commerce Department today chaired an Investor
Facilitation Meet at Udhyog Bhawan, Jammu to address the issues and concerns of
the industries to whom land has already been allotted by the Government. The
agenda of the meet was to resolve the issues and concerns of the industrialists
and to ensure that their projects start the production at the earliest.
The Investor Facilitation Meet was organised by Jammu
& Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) for Investors in both the Divisions
of J&K, and this is the eighth meet since March 2023 which is chaired by
Shri Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner / Secretary, Industries & Commerce
Department, J&K. The primary objective of the meet was to engage with industries
who have been allocated the land to understand their challenges, and
collaboratively devise effective solutions to accelerate the commencement of
operations. It is important to note that 169 units with an investment of Rs.
7,096 Cr have been allotted land in different industrial estates and are
setting up their units and are at various stages. More than 60 Industrialists
from both the divisions participated in this meet. Some of the investors also
joined the meeting virtually.
Setting the context of the meet Sh. Vikramjit Singh,
Commissioner / Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, J&K in his
address appreciated JKTPO for hosting such sessions and said, “Focus of the Government
is to continue the interface with those investors who have commenced the work
on ground and facilitated resolution of their issues to enable commencement of
commercial production.”
The Commissioner / Secretary, I&C
during the session had one to one discussion with investors regarding the
issues faced by them in different areas such as land, power supply, change of
land use, availing incentives & subsidies, infrastructure development, etc.
The meet was attended by Mr. Khalid Jahangir, Managing
Director, JKTPO, Mr. Inderjeet, Managing Director, SIDCO/SICOP, Mr. Arun Kumar Manhas,
Director, Industries & Commerce Department, Jammu, Mr. Khalid Majeed,
Director Industries & Commerce Department, Kashmir, Mr. Imran Mehmood,
FA/CAO, JKTPO and Ms. Megha Baogia, General Manager, JKTPO. The Commissioner /
Secretary, I&C noted the grievances and assured that necessary support will
be provided to the industries for smooth and hassle-free operations.