Haryana clears integrated industrial licensing policy

The Haryana government today approved a policy for development of integrated industrial colonies in industrial and agriculture zones.
The integrated industrial licensing policy was approved by the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here, an official release said.
The policy is aimed at providing new options to boost manufacturing in the state and introduce cluster development.
"One of the options is 'plug & play model' which is to be operated on lease hold basis on a part of such colony.
"The plug-and-play model is expected to boost manufacturing as the built in spaces already have basic facilities such as electricity and water and eliminates the need for complicated processes like land acquisition, infrastructure development and building construction," the release said.

The plug-and-play model will help the small and medium enterprises who do not want to go through the whole process of land acquisition and building factories, it said.

The other option is cluster development. A cluster is defined as a group of enterprises located within an identifiable and as far as practicable, contiguous area, producing same or similar product or services, it said.
Under the prevailing policy, only plotted development is permitted, whereas, under the new policy, the developer will have option to develop the colony in the shape of integrated complex comprising industrial apartments/flatted industries with a global floor area ratio (FAR) equivalent to 1.0 of the industrial component.

The entire complex will be a gated industrial colony with no internal boundary walls separating different industrial establishments, it said.
The sale/purchase of the industrial properties will be governed by Haryana Apartment Ownership Act, 1983. In such colonies, no freehold industrial plots will be available.
"50 per cent of the industrial component will have to be developed for plug & play model" and 20 per cent of the FAR will be allocated for cluster development. The area norms will remain same as in the prevailing policy.
The colonizer will mandatorily provide certain common facilities which include health centre or dispensary 500 square metres, Community Centre 200 square metres, Anganwari-cum-Creche 200 square metres and Skill Development Centre and Common Facilities Centre 2,000 square metres for every 50 acres.