*Chairs BoDs meeting of JKTPO
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 27: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Vikramjit Singh, today chaired a review meeting with General Managers of all District Industries Centres (DICs) regarding status of industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Directors Industries and Commerce, Joint Director Industries, Chief Accounts Officer, Assistant Directors of I&C Department besides other officials from Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
The Commissioner Secretary emphasized the need for ensuring that all data related to New Central Sector Scheme undergoes rigorous validation and is maintained with high consistency.
Vikramjit Singh highlighted the importance of focusing on units that have received Provisional Registration and stressed the necessity for regular follow-up with these unit holders. Monitoring the status of their applications under the New Central Sector Scheme (NCSS) is crucial to ensure incentivization of all the newly setup industrial units, he added.
The Commissioner Secretary directed that an updated list of units, where land has been allotted but groundwork has not started yet, be maintained. He also asked for keeping a readily available list of non-functional units, reinforcing the importance of data consistency and timely information flow.
He instructed the DICs to identify feasible land patches for placing indents with the Revenue Department. This will streamline the process of land allocation and ensure that potential industrial projects have the necessary land resources, backed by timely and consistent data.
Meanwhile, Vikramjit Singh chaired the 14th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO).
The meeting was attended by Secretary, Rural Development Department, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who as one of the Directors of the organization, shared his valuable insights on various agenda items discussed in the meeting.
Khalid Jahangir, Managing Director, JKTPO, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Director, Handicrafts & Handlooms Department, Kashmir, Tej Krishan Bhat, Special Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Association and Rakesh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Finance Department were among the Directors who attended the meeting.
Khalid Jahangir, presented the agenda for meeting and apprised the board of the action taken regarding previous board decisions.
The Board discussed and deliberated on various agenda items and approved the budget estimates for the financial year 2024-25 along with the action plan for the activities to be undertaken by the JKTPO. It also approved the calendar of events proposed by JKTPO for the financial year. In addition, the meeting approved various activities to promote the ODOP products of Jammu and Kashmir, being a flagship initiative.
The Board of Directors appreciated the initiative taken by the JKTPO to generate revenue by charging participation fee from the exhibitors and advised to further scale up measures to increase the quantum of revenue generation during the current financial year.
Samita Sethi, Secretary in Industries & Commerce Department, Rayaz Hussain, Director Finance, Industries & Commerce Department, Tarsaim Kumar, Director Planning, Industries & Commerce, Sachin Dev Singh, Additional Secretary, representative from Tourism Department, Dr. Ravi Bharti, Additional Secretary, representative from Higher Education Department, Kulraj Singh, Joint Director, representative from Handicrafts & Handlooms Department, Jammu, Vikas Goyal, CFO, representative from Export Promotion Council of Handicraft, representative from Carpet Export Promotion Council besides officers and officials from JKTPO also attended the meeting.
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