Haryana govt formulates industrial infra development scheme

The Haryana government has formulated an Industrial Infrastructure Development Scheme aimed at promoting uniform regional and sustainable growth across the state, including in backward areas.
"It has been decided to provide fiscal incentives to assist dispersal of industry to the industrially backward areas, and infrastructure-led geographical dispersal driven by mega projects and industrial corridors," a spokesman of the Industries and Commerce Department said here today.
The scheme has been introduced for providing adequate width of road connectivity with the nearest state or national highway, water and independent power feeder or sub-station up to the premises or periphery of mega project, and identified service enterprise.

These will also be provided to thrust rural clusters and rural functional clusters set up in 'C' and 'D' category blocks, defence projects set up in 'B', 'C' and 'D' category blocks and industrial estates developed by private developers in C' and 'D' category blocks. An yearly budgetary provision of Rs 100 crore would be made for the purpose, he added.
Under the scheme, various categories of organisations would be eligible for creating infrastructure in respect of road, independent power feeder and water supply. These include Mega Project and Ultra Mega Projects, Mega Service Enterprises, Promoter, SPV of Thrust Rural Cluster or Rural Functional Cluster and Private developers of the Industrial Estates.

Mega projects involve fixed capital investment of over Rs 100 crore and above, or generation of direct employment to more than 200 persons in 'D' category blocks, and fixed capital investment of over 100 crore or generating direct employment for more than 500 persons in 'B' a 'C' category blocks.

The projects undertaking expansion or diversification with same criteria of investment and employment would also be treated as Mega Projects, the spokesman said.
Besides, projects related to industrial sector, other sector projects, including health, education, skill development, research and development, logistics, testing labs, exhibition centres and power sector would also qualify as mega projects subject to fulfilling the stated criteria, he added.

The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) would be the state implementing agency or any agency appointed by the government to carry out all the industrial infrastructure related development works under the scheme.