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| Omar asks Pranab for NE-2007 package for J&K | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 13: Apart from the already operational industrial package of 2002, chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to extend the North-East Package-2007 to Jammu and Kashmir also.
In his meeting with Mukherjee in New Delhi today, he said the NE Package-2007 was must for the state too for its averall development.
It was the concern of entire country to bring out Jammu and Kashmir from all such industrial ailments which were caused as a result of two decade turmoil, he added.
Omar asserted said that it is the endeavor of his Government to ensure massive investment in the sectors of Industry and Commerce in the State so that better and respectable employment opportunities are created for our youth.
He also said that as per 2002 package given to J&K State, hundred percent excise refund is provided and therefore the provisions are required to be implemented in letter and spirit and all such Income Tax claim cases are required to be withdrawn.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister for Industries and Commerce, S S Slathia, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Anil Goswami, Commissioner/Secretary, Finance, Sudhanshu Pandey, President FCIK, Syed Shakeel Qalander, representative of KCCI, Rouf Punjabi, president JCCI, Y V Sharma, president CII, J&K, Sanjay Puri, president PHD Chamber of Commerce, J&K Vikrant, Afaaq Qadri and other representatives of the Industry.
Discussing the scenario of the State, the Chief Minister said that the strength of the industrial sector, which had respectable position two decades ago, on the industrial map of the country, is required to be restored back so that the State is ushered in to new era of prosperity and affluence.
He said that all the activities in tourism, handicrafts, health, floriculture, horticulture, sectors have to be given full patronage so that they are not only able to develop but
play a key role in overall growth.
Omar said that with the extension of North-East package our hoteliers, service providing sectors and other key players in tourism and adventure tourism, industrial training including handicrafts, handlooms, bio-tech training, nursing training and
different institutions and entrepreneurs associated with floriculture, horticulture will be benefited.
Pranab Mukherji appreciated the endeavours of Omar Abdullah for his concern to boost industrial scenario in the State and give new confidence to the entrepreneurs. He assured him that all appropriate steps will be taken to develop all sectors
associated with industries and commerce in the State. He said that his Ministry is cautious of the fact that during last 20 years all the sectors could not keep the pace in the State because of the prevailing situation. But, he said, J&K has great potential to excel in all the industrial sectors like the ones mentioned by the Chief Minister. He said all necessary facilities will be provided to develop these sectors associated with the industries and all proposals in this regard would be positively considered.
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