Resentment among industrialists

21/06/2019

Notwithstanding the fact that it has crucial role to play in the implementation of the State Industrial Policy and giving necessary fillip to the industrial sector by timely overcoming the obstacles, Industrial Advisory Committee has not met during the past nearly one and half year due to lack of interest on the part of Industries and Commerce Department. Due to inordinate delay in holding meetings of this vital body the problems being confronted by the industrialists in Jammu as well as Kashmir divisions have also remained unresolved and they have started gathering an impression that industrial development is no more a priority in Jammu and Kashmir. The mandate of the Industrial Advisory Committee is to suggest measures for ease of doing business and creation of an enabling environment for the development of industry in the State. Moreover, it is also supposed to discuss various demands raised by the Industrial Associations from time to time.
The Industrial Advisory Committee shall meet once in three months and Administrative Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department being Member Secretary of the Committee shall initiate steps so as to ensure timely meetings of the Committee", read the Governor OrderNo.1003-GAD of 2015 dated July 24, 2015. However, the Committee has not met during the past nearly one and half year in clear violation of the Government Order of 2015, while disclosing that the last meeting of the Industrial Advisory Committee was convened in the month of February 2018 under the chairpersonship of the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti when several issues being faced by the industrialists were deliberated upon. When the Advisory Committee was reconstituted and Governor was made its Chairman industrialists started feeling that not only the periodic meetings of the Committee will be ensured by the Industries and Commerce Department even their pending grievances would receive due attention. However, their hopes were dashed as no meeting of the Advisory Committee has been convened till date.
The failure of the Industries and Commerce Department to convene meeting(s) of the Advisory Committee is notwithstanding the fact that Federation of Industries Jammu, Federation of Chamber of Industries Kashmir, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu and Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir have been regularly coming up with the statements highlighting the issues being faced by them. Neither industrial sector has received required impetus nor employment opportunities could be generated for unemployed youth till date and non-availability of major incentives to local industries is the main reason behind this and these issues are required to be deliberated upon in the Advisory Committee meetings for finding solution.

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