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| Govt nod to upgrade 19 industrial clusters | | | Our Corporate Bureau / New Delhi January, 24 2004 | | | |
| The government gave an in-principle approval to upgrade 19 industrial clusters in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Haryana, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
| | | | The scheme, to be implemented through a special purpose vehicle, is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of domestic industry through increased productivity, lower cost of production and better product quality.
| | | | The government has already provided for Rs 675 crore for the upgradation programme under the Tenth Plan.
| | | | Under the scheme, central assistance up to 75 per cent of the project cost will be provided with a ceiling of Rs 50 crore per cluster.
| | | | The remaining 25 per cent had to be met by the user-industry and other stakeholders, an official announcement said.
| | | | The scheme will help in creating common facilities like transport, roads, water, power, gas supply, effluent treatment and solid waste disposal in addition to basic infrastructure.
| | | | It will also support product design, information and communication technology, marketing infrastructure and initially 30 industrial clusters are to be taken for development in the Tenth Plan. | | | | | |
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