Lok Sabha Question No. 2306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Industrial Development of Chhattisgarh
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2306. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE  31 ST  JULY, 2017.

## INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHHATTISGARH

## 2306.  SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether it is a fact that the State of Chhattisgarh has not developed rapidly due to its distance from sea shore/ports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government will consider to promote other  types  of  industries  including  small  and  ancillary  industries  so  that industries develop rapidly in this State also; and
- (c) whether the Government proposed/proposes to give any special package to Chhattisgarh in order to bring it in the category of rapidly developing States, promote its industry and to provide employment opportunities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): As per Annexure.
- (c): No,  Madam.    However,  Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion, Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry  has  taken  up  a  series  of  measures  to simplify  and  rationalize  the  regulatory  processes  across  the  country.    DIPP has been closely working with the State Governments to help them identify constraints in doing business and improving overall business environment in their respective States.

DIPP  introduced  the  Business  Reform  Action  Plan  in  2014  with  the  aim  of improving the process of setting up a business across the country. Business Reform  Action  Plan  includes  recommendations  for  reforms  on  regulatory processes, policies, practices or procedures spread across the lifecycle of a typical business.

A  340-Point  Business  Reform  Action  Plan  for  States  and  Union  Territories (UTs)  targeted  at  increasing  transparency  and  improving  the  efficiency  and effectiveness  of  various  government  regulatory  functions  and  services  was circulated  by  DIPP  to  all  State/UT  Governments  in  October  2015.  The Department  has,  in  partnership  with  the  World  Bank  Group,  released  the results  of  the  'Assessment  of  Implementation  of Business  Reforms 2015-16 by  States',  on  31.10.2016.  Chhattisgarh  has  scored  a  97.32%  achievement and ranked 4 th among the States and UTs.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF    LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2306 FOR ANSWER  ON 31.7.2017

- I.    Under  Modified  Industrial  Infrastructure  Upgradation  Scheme  (MIIUS),  following three projects have been approved in Chhattisgarh :
- II.    Number  of  micro-enterprises  have  been  set-up  in  Chhattisgarh  during  the  last three years and in the current year under Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme,  a  major  credit-linked  subsidy  programme  being  implemented  by Ministry  of  MSME,  which  aims  at  generating  self-employment  opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector.  Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible to avail the benefits under the Programme.  The maximum cost of project is Rs.25 lakh in manufacturing sector and Rs.10 lakh in service sector.  The details are as under :

|   S. No . | Name and location of the Project       | Scheme Name   |   Project Cost (Rs. In crores) |   Central Grant (Rs. In crores) | Date of approval   |   Central Grant released (Rs. In crores) | Status                  |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Iron and Steel Cluster, Raipur         | IIUS          |                          55.06 |                           31.76 | 04.03.2005         |                                    30.79 | Completed on 31.03.2015 |
|         2 | Industrial Growth Centre, Uria, Raipur | MIIUS         |                          54.81 |                           12.26 | 05.03.2015         |                                     8.58 | On-going                |
|         3 | Sirgitti Engineering Cluster           | MIIUS         |                          44.59 |                           10.24 | 10.08.2015         |                                     6.11 | On-going                |

|   S.No. | Year    |   Margin Money allocation (Rs. In lakh) | Margin utilized lakh)   |   Money * (Rs. In |   Units assisted |   Estimated employment generated |
|---------|---------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15 |                                 3473.41 |                         |           2045.68 |              847 |                             5821 |
|       2 | 2015-16 |                                 4303.8  |                         |           2829.38 |             1277 |                             9496 |
|       3 | 2016-17 |                                 4493.3  |                         |           4070.73 |             1598 |                            12856 |
|       4 | 2017-18 |                                 4016.67 |                         |            364.99 |              143 |                             1144 |

*  As on 30.06.2017