Rahul Sahai meets Joint Secy, Director DPIIT

Apr 08, 2023

JAMMU: Rahul Sahai, the Chair of PHDCCI Jammu Chapter, met with R K Singh, Joint Secretary DPIIT, and Dr Kajal, Director DPIIT, Government of India, to discuss the New Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of J&K.

As per a statement, Sahai raised several issues related to industries in J&K and recommended various measures to expedite the process of industrial development in the region. He stressed the need for coordination between DPIIT and other UT's Departments, such as industry, power and revenue, to address issues related to industrial development in the region.

He recommended that Udyam Registration should be the main document instead of EM part 2, as it is the only valid document in the rest of the country.

Sahai also highlighted the pending claims under IDS due to COVID-19 and portal issues and requested that they will be cleared as soon as possible.

He urged the immediate disbursement of incentives, as not even a single penny has been disbursed to any unit under the new scheme, announced in Feb 2021. Sahai also discussed the power situation and recommended quality power supply of 24 hours as the need of the hour.

Regarding the registration of pending units, Sahai recommended the fast track of registration for new units and units under expansion. He also recommended special budget provisions for units in the pipeline to provide industrialists with assurance and confidence that they will be registered within the left budget in the new scheme.

R K Singh, Joint Secretary DPIIT & Dr Kajal, Director DPIIT, listened to all the issues discussed and assured that due consideration would be given to resolving them.

Others who attended the meeting included Raj Dua, Senior Member PHDCCI; Amarpreet Singh, Resident Officer, PHDCCI Jammu, other senior officials of DPIIT, Anoo Malhotra, Director General Industries and Commerce Jammu, and other GM DIC's and senior officials of Director Industries & Commerce Jammu.