Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Industrial Development
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2017.

## INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

## 2982.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज् यवव द्यग म त्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to review the policy regarding setting up new industries in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to promote industrialisation in rural, backward and remote areas of the country; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  any  special  packages  proposed  to  be provided  by  the  Government  and  the  number  of  industrial  units  set  up  and employment generated therefrom, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यम त्रीस् वतं त्र्रभााा(स्ीमतंीिरममलााीीतंाामि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (c): The primary responsibility of industrial development rests with the State Govt.(s).  The  Union  Govt.  supplements  their  efforts  through  a  wide range of schemes launched by it with a view to promote industrialization  in  industrially  backward  areas  of  the  country  under which financial support for improving the quality of industrial infrastructure  is  extended.    States  of  North  East  Region  (NER), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, suffer from locational disadvantages and topographical adversities, in industrial development.  Details of North-East Industrial and Investment

Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007, Transport/Freight  Subsidy Scheme and  Package  for  Special  Category  States  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are given below:

| Scheme                                                      |   Units set up |   Investment (Rs crore) |   Employment generated (Nos) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1. NEIIPP and Transport Subsidy Scheme (2007-08 to 2015-16) |          27644 |                 11466.2 |                       228224 |
| 2. Special Package Scheme (2002-03 to 2016-17) of which     |          59356 |                 56368.3 |                       501918 |
| (a) J&K                                                     |          14778 |                  4219.5 |                       107541 |
| (b) Himachal Pradesh                                        |          11404 |                 15983.5 |                       130633 |
| (c) Uttarakhand                                             |          33174 |                 36165.3 |                       263744 |

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