Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 15: In a significant decision, the Department of Industries has decentralized the powers to promote industrialization by delegating powers to General Managers, manning District Industries Centres. The step is aimed at cutting the delays and expediting clearances, sanctions and permissions in various spheres in respect of micro and small enterprises in a stipulated time-frame.
According to Director Industries and Commerce, Jammu, Dr Abdul Rashid, the General Managers have been empowered to ensure ease of doing business subject to fulfilment of all requisite codal formalities, clearances and licenses wherever required. These powers have been delegated for grant of renewal, revalidation of EM-1 in respect of units proposed to be established by Permanent Residents of the state on private land; sanction for change of name and style of provisionally registered micro and small enterprises; additional line of activity to provisionally registered enterprises; change of line of activity and location; change of Constitution, provided that no non permanent resident is proposed to be added to the existing Constitution; insertion of items, change of nomenclature of raw material, purchase and installation of Pollution Control Equipments to micro and small enterprises upto Rs. 5.00 Lac as provided under Govt. Order No. 21-Ind of 2004 dated 22-01-2004 read with guidelines /instructions issued by the Administrative Department under No: IND/DIC-314/99 dated 07-07-2006 strictly in accordance with codal provisions. However, permissions shall not be granted by the General Managers on piece meal basis. |
