‘Make mining permission process more transparent’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 11: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma, today directed the concerned officers to make available suitable and sufficient land for setting up new industrial estates for the prospective entrepreneurs.
The Advisor was speaking at a review meeting convened to discuss the acquisition of land for the industrial estates in J&K.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Naveen K Choudhary; Secretary Revenue, Abdul Majeed Bhat; Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan; Director Industries Kashmir and Deputy Commissioners participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
The meeting was also attended by Director Industries Jammu, Director Handicrafts Development Department, MDs of JK Industries and Handicraft Development Corporation.
The Advisor underlined the need for taking necessary measures for identification of the land for setting up of industrial estates so that it can be provided to the entrepreneurs, who are willing to set up industries.
“Development of more Industrial estates will go a long way in boosting the industrial scenario in JK and generating employment opportunities and contributing to the local economy” the Advisor maintained.
Principal Secretary I&C, Naveen K Choudhary briefed the meeting about the steps being taken for identification of the land for industrial estates in the Union Territory of J&K. He said that necessary instructions stand passed to the officers for speeding up the process and making land available for industrial use.
The Div Commissioner Kashmir informed that the process of identification of the land has already been started and a large chunk of land has been made available. He said roughly 1.20 lakh Kanal of land has been identified and the Deputy Commissioners asked to speed-up the process of acquiring it.
The Div Commissioner Jammu said that Deputy Commissioners have been directed to constitute teams for identification of land. He informed the meeting that roughly 3. 40 lakh Kanal land has been identified in different districts of Jammu division.
Meanwhile, Advisor Sharma asked the officers to make the process of granting mining permission more transparent so that level playing field is provided to the stakeholders.
The Advisor was chairing a meeting to discuss the mining issues in the UT of J&K.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Naveen K Choudhary; Secretary Revenue, Abdul Majeed Bhat; Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan; Director Industries Kashmir and Deputy Commissioners participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
The meeting was also attended by Director Industries Jammu, Director Handicrafts Development Department, MDs of JK Industries and Handicraft Development Corporation.
Advisor Sharma called for undertaking capacity building of the officers of Geology and Mining Department so that they can effectively carry on the process in view of the new rules and regulations.
He said that ecological concerns should also be addressed to preserve the fauna and flora in the region.
It was decided that the Department of Geology and Mining would adopt e-tendering process to make the process transparent for granting permission for un-auctioned mines and ensure larger participation of people.
“The successful bidders will have to prepare a mining plan and get the requisite permission under the Air and Water Act” the meeting decided.
It was also decided that the allotment would be done within 30 days after successful e-tender bidding.
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