Jharkhand Industrial Policy (JPSC syllabus)

Aim of the policy: Investment friendly environment for maximum investment

Rehabilitation of viable sick units

ü  First Jharkhand State Industrial Policy – 2001

ü  40% of the total mineral wealth of the country

ü  Sole producer of – Coking coal, Uranium and Pyrite

ü  Top producer of – Coal, Mica, Kynite and Copper in India

ü  Steel – 20-25% of the total

ü  MoU between Steel Industry and NMDC – 6 MT integrated steel plants

Objective:

Added in 2016

Time bound, web based transparent working mechanism

•      Employment generation facilitation under Industrial and Investment promotion Policy, MSME Act 2006 & other policy interventions
•      Industrial Park in private, joint venture & PPP mode under Jharkhand Industrial Park Policy 2015
•      SEZ for IT and auto components
•      More new tool rooms
•      Setting up some more food parks in Jharkhand
•      Green, clean-energy business practices
•      Innovation, start-ups & technology transfer

Removed from 2012:

Ø  Private Investment in Engg/Medical colleges

GOI programs – Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Zero defect Zero effect

      Departments for Industrial policy implementation:

·         Industrial Area Development Authority(IADA)

o   Adityapur

o   Bokaro

o   Ranchi

o   Dumka

·         Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industry Board

·         Jharkhand Industrial Infra. Development Corp.(JIIDCO)

·         Single Window Society

·         JHARKRAFT

Industries in Jharkhand:

ü  Iron and steel industries

ü  Automotive Industry

ü  Sericulture Industry (रेशम कीट पालन)

ü  Forest produce based and Herbal industries

Export facilities:

Nearby Ports – Kolkata, Haldia, Paradeep, Good for export oriented units

Golden Quadrangle super Highway – Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Giridih and Barhi

Ease of Doing Business

·         Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board (JIPB)

·         Single Window Clearance system

·         Online Payments

·         Online Verification

·         Third party certification/self certification

·         Time bound approvals

Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board (JIPB):

-          Advise govt. on attracting investment

-          Meeting twice in a year

·         Chief Patron – CM

·         Patron – Industries Minister

·         Member – Chief Secretary, Principle sec. Finance

·         10 reputed industrialist nominated  by govt.

Single Window Clearance Mechanism:

-          Provide mandatory clearance within time

-          Ease of doing business

·         Single window clearance committee

o   Chairman – Principle Secretary

o   They approve projects

·         Governing body

o   Chairman – Chief Minister

o   They make Policy guideline

·         Single Window Portal – one stope e-platform for investors

·         Single Window cells (4 cells) – To address the problem faced by entrepreneurs

Ease of Doing business:

                Timely clearance, Invest. Facilitations etc.

                Jharkhand was among top 3 (2015) – World Bank

Jharkhand Investment Centre:

-          Setup in New Delhi to attract investment in Jharkhand

*Revival of Sick units:
Fertilizer Corp. of India Ltd. (FCIL) -- 
Sindri - Jharkhand
Barauni - Bihar
Gorakhpur - U.P

Development of Industrial Infrastructure:

·         Strengthen Land Bank

·         Industrial Parks

o   Mega Food Park Getalsud (Ranchi)

Under development

o   EMC at Adityapur being developed as ESDM park

o   IT park at Adityapur

·         Transport Infrastructuer

o   Jharkhand Accelerated Road Development Company Ltd (JARDCL)

§  Road Const. Departement + GOJ + IL & FS Ltd  -- Joint venture

§  Plan for 1500 km road

·         Railway:

o   Indian railway

o   Inland Container Depot – Tatanagar will be developed

·         Power

o   100% electrification by 2017

o   Patratu Thermal Power station – MoU with NTPC

o   Jharkhand energy policy 2012

o   Jharkhand State Solar Power Policy 2015

·         Telecommunication Network

o   Jharkhand State Information & Communication Network (Jharnet)

§  For connecting State HQ to HQs of all 24 districts and Blocks

§  IP based e-Governance network, Secure.

o   All Dist. HQs are connected via Optical Fiber

Development of MSME Sector

Contribute 8% of India’s GDP

Cluster development of Industries are proposed

                Sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft sector is in progress

Jharkhand Handicraft/Handlooms:

·         JHARCRAFT (Jharkhand Silk Textile and handicraft Dev. Corp.)

·         Setup in 2006

·         Jharkhand rich in Handicraft – Tasar print, Pyatkar & Jadopatiya paintings, Bamboo and Leather craft etc..

·         Jharkhand ranks first in production of Tasar Silk in the country (As per 2012 Ind. Policy)

·         Jharkhand State Sericulture Schemes

·         State sponsored Handicraft Schemes

·         Jharcraft also supports in Handloom

·         Mega handloom cluster scheme of Govt of India

·         All 6 districts of Santhal Pargana will be covered under Mega Handloom cluster

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Tourism

·         Department of Tourism

·         India and Foreign investment

·         Tourism Land bank, Tourism promotion Land Policy

Film Industry: Planned for Film city setup in Jharkhand

IT & ITeS

·         Online land bank has been created

·         400 acre of IT Park is being planned in Ranchi

·         Land being provided for CDAC and NIELIT

·         4 STPI centre planned – Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Deoghar

Automobile Sector

·         Tata Motors – began manufacturing of commercial vehicle – 1950

·         Skill development in association with Auto cluster Adityapur – 50% cost of training govt will bear

Renewable Energy

·         300 days of clear sun… 4.5 to 5.5 kwh/day

·         Solar power generation of 2650 MW by 2020

·         Central govt. National Solar Mission

Raw Material

8 major zones on raw material deposits

1.       Palamu-Garwah                                          Iron ore, Dolomite, Coal, Graphite

2.       Lohardaga/Latehar Ind. Area            Aluminium Ind. Based on Bauxite

3.       Koderma-Hazaribagh Ind. Area        Mica based Ind., Cement, Power, Glass

4.       Ranchi Ind. Area                                          Medium & LSI, IT ITes, Food processing

5.       Dhanbad Bokaro Ind area                     Coal & Steel, Refractories, Coal based power plants

6.       Singhbhum Ind. Area                                          Iron & Steel, Auto., Cement, Uranium, Copper, IT-ITeS, etc.

7.       Ghatsila Ind. Area                                       Copper, Auto., Forest based Ind.

8.       Deoghar-Jasidih&Santhal Pargana   Oil Mills, glass, Aromatic Medical, Silk Textile etc.

·         Support for uniformity across the state

·         Promote for better environment – Clean energy, waste management, Enhancement of revenue through Carbon credit

Incubatuion Centre for StartUps

·         As per Central govt (DIPP) Start Up action plan

·         Knowledge Hub in association with – IIM(Ranchi), XLRI, BIT Mesra, NIT Jamshedpur

·         Agri based industries

o   Birsa Agricultue University

·         Finacial grants upto 10 Cr or 90%

Inclusive Growth

·         Labour intensive Ind.

·         Promotion of women , SC/STs, PH entrepreneurship

 

FDI

·         Jharkhand was one of the top 10 state FDI receiver in 2015

·         Set up of NRI Cell at Ranchi (proposed) for investors

·         Investor meets/ Trade fairs in India and abroad

Skill Development

• ·         Employment of 5 Lakh person in next 5 years
• ·         Skill India Mission (Centtre) – State GoJ launched Skill Development Mission
• ·         Tool Room at Ranchi and Dumka is operational
• ·         One Central tool room in Bokaro has been sanctioned as MSME tool room, Jamshedpur
• ·         NSDC in central level
• ·         13 govt. Polytechnics, 17 more planned
• ·         A Technical university is being setup

Jharkhand Ind. Infrastructure Development Corp.(JIDCO)

·         Infrastructure facility development

·         Joint Venture with GAIL gas Ltd. & JIDCO for development of City gas distribution at Ranchi and Jamshedpur

Grievance redressal Mechanism

·         Grievance Redressal committee – Principal secretaries of each department

·         Single window Portal ---> Nodal Officer --->Department response in 5 days

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