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8. NON-RESIDENT INDIANS

The State welcomes industrial/business ventures by NRIs. IPICOL and ELCO will continue to work as nodal agencies to provide facilities to NRI entrepreneurs. The State Level Nodal Committee is also geared to make available infrastructural and other facilities to NRI Industrialists quickly and effectively. The State Government will formulate a policy to provide land for housing for the NRI - Industrialists in the State Capital and other important places through the concerned Urban Development Authorities and Housing Boards. Reservation of some seats for children of NRIs setting up industries in the State. In Engineering and Medical and other Professional Institutions may also be considered in conformity with the National and State policies. government would allocate land to large Industries including NRI industrialists to set up their Corporation Headquarters of the State Capital and other locations on preferential basis.

9. SICK INDUSTRIES

The State government will make all efforts to revive sick but potentially viable industrial units. Unviable sick units, however, will not be supported. The State Level Inter Institutional Committee, the State Level empowered Committee and State Level Nodal Committee will quickly process and finalise the cases of rehabilitation coming through BIFR or otherwise. Efforts would be made to obtain assistance from the National renewal Fund (NRF) for rehabilitation of surplus personnel of Industrial establishment.

10. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

The State Government would follow a pragmatic policy regarding Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs). The State PSUs will undertake rationalization of their existing manpower. They will also seek more commercial borrowing instead of depending on budgetary support from the State Government. A Cabinet Sub-committee has been formed to decide about the future of all PSUs. The General policy would be to continue with promotional PSUs and strengthen them to play their role effectively. Commercial Undertakings could be privatised. While profit making commercial PSUs would be suitable for partial disinvestment to generate resources for modernization/expansion/diversification, shares of loss making PSUs would be disinvested to the extent of 51% or more in order to infuse private management and capital for revival.

11. QUALITY

Small Scale Industries would be encouraged to seek ISI certification. Large and medium Industries will similarly be encouraged to obtain ISO 9000 certification. Incentive/awards would be provided for this purpose. In public sector units ISO certification and Total Quality Management (TQM) would be sought. While SSI units may receive some marketing support from the State Government and its agencies, such industries would also look into their cost and quality aspects.

12. CONSULTANCY

IDCO will be strengthened to undertake turn-key project consultancy. ORITCO would also be strengthened to provide consultancy to small and medium scale industries. Promotional institutions would be geared to have updated industrial Data Bank and undertake project identification on a continuous base so that a shelf of projects with latest information and data is available to entrepreneurs. A State Level Project Identification Committee will be constituted to constantly review and update this effort. In this process, private consultancy organisation in the State will also be involved.

13. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Industrial Policy of 1980 and after have helped in promoting small, medium and large industries in the State. Still, the entrepreneurship base in the State is small and needs to be expanded. For this purpose the State Government will support the strengthening of the Institute of Entrepreneurship Development and opening of its branches in different parts of the State. Steps will also be taken to improve the facilities at the district level for training of entrepreneurs including those selected under the Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) in conducting Entrepreneurship Development Programmes.

14. ADVISORY BOARD

An Industrial Advisory Board under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister and Heads of important Industrial Houses in the country as members will be constituted to provide direction and guidance to the State's industrial development efforts.

15. CO-ORDINATION AND MONITORING

A Cabinet Sub-Committee will be constituted to oversee implementation of this Industrial Policy. A Committee on fast track projects for large industries in power, mineral and other key sectors will be constituted under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to review implementation of these projects once every month. These projects will also be reviewed at the Chief Minister's level with the assistance of Minister, Industries once every three months. Open house discussions will be held from time to time in different parts of the State to interact with entrepreneurs and their associations directly to appreciate their problems.