Advisor Baseer Khan reviews functioning of I&C department

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today had  a detailed review of functioning of Industries and Commerce Department in an officers meeting held here today to work out multi-pronged strategies towards further strengthening of ‘Investment Ecosystem’ in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Director Industries Kashmir and other officers participated online from Kashmir while officers Director Industries and Commerce Jammu, Managing Director J&K Trade Promotion Organisation, Managing Director SIDCO, Managing Director SICOP and other officers from the department attended the meeting here at Jammu.

   

Advisor exhorted upon the officers to prioritize the aspirations of the entrepreneurs while putting in concerted efforts for making J&K the most investor friendly Union Territory. He said that strenuous efforts have to be made at all levels to encourage and facilitate people who want to join the wagon of industrial sector here adding that land development and allotment policy has given a shot in arm of the industries department and will pave way for a lot of activities in the industrial sector here. He said that everybody is enthusiastic about the new Industrial Policy and directed the officers that single window clearance facility is provided to Industries and entrepreneurs in real sense with a commitment to promote Ease of Doing Business by streamlining different processes and approvals required to establish and operate a business. He also asked them to focus on e-Commerce and creation of avenues besides market availability of products.

Regarding revival of sick Industrial units here, Advisor directed the officers to formulate a comprehensive policy for revival and rejuvenation of those units which have the potential. He asked the Directors of both the provinces to prepare detailed Job chart for the General Managers manning the districts and directed them to be proactive at all levels in the chain of command. He directed that the GMs should move and resort to serious kind of interactions, seminars, inspections and make people understand the new  policies rolled out for uplifting of Industrial sector by the government, pursue cases of entrepreneurs at different levels and play the role of a facilitator. He said that they should present a fortnightly diary to the Directorate so that we remain connected to the ground and abreast with the issues being faced by the entrepreneurs.

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