Azadi for industries: J&K Govt announces exemption of registration for new units

Srinagar, March 10: In a major decision, Jammu & Kashmir government has issued a formal order by virtue of which there shall be no requirement of Registration/NoC from Industries and Commerce Department, as a pre-requisite for establishing an industrial unit.

According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, J&K Govt, vide 50-IND-2021 dated 10 March 2021, a copy of which has been obtained by Ziraat Times, any person who intends to start an enterprise may voluntarily take registration under Udyam/IEM (of the MSME Ministry/Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Govt of India), which shall suffice for an industrial unit to establish.

The order further says that ‘in case of approvals/NOCs which may be required on case to case basis from various departments like power connection, water connection, approval of building plan, NoC from Fire and Emergency Dept, change of land use or land title verification; two committees shall monitor time-bound issuance /or otherwise, of these NoCs/approvals as per fixed timelines:

• General Manager, DIC concerned
• Estates Manager, Industrial Development Corporation concerned

District-level Single Window Committee for NoCs (for units outside of Industrial Estates)

• General Manager, DIC concerned
• Assistant Commissioner, revenue (concerned district)
• Executive Engineer, PDD
• Executive Engineer, Jan Shakti Dept
• Representative Fire and Emergency Dept

The Industrial Estate Level Single Window Committee for NoCs shall monitor issuance of the above approvals/NoCs as per PSGA timelines. Likewise, district level SW committee for NoCs shall monitor issuance of these NoCs/approvals within 15 days time period.