Lok Sabha Question No. 4288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Industrially Backward Districts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4288.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 7 TH  JANUARY, 2019.

## INDUSTRIALLY BACKWARD DISTRICTS

## 4288.  DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  policy  of  Government  to  develop  industrial  area  in  backward  districts  of the country;
- (b) the details of effects realised after setting up of these industrial enterprises on the employment and trade in such districts of Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) the  details  of  benefits  realised  by  development  of  industrial  centres  at Malanpur  in  Bhind  District,  Maneri  in  Mandala  District,  Pitampur  in  Dhar District, Mandideep in Raysen District in terms of trade and employment?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has been implementing following  schemes  for  providing  incentives  to  industries  in  States  of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North Eastern

- (a) to (c): States including Sikkim.
- 1)    The  Scheme  for  Jammu  &  Kashmir  provides  (i)  Central  Capital Investment Incentive  (30% of the investment in plant & machinery with an upper limit  of Rs. 5 crore),   (ii) Central Interest Incentive (3%  interest  on  working  capital  for  5  years)  and  (iii)  Central Comprehensive  Insurance  Incentive  (Reimbursement  of  100% insurance  premium  for  5  years).    The  scheme  is  in  force  from
- 15.06.2017 to 31.03.2022.
- 2) The  scheme  for  Himachal  Pradesh  &  Uttarakhand  provides    (i) Central  Capital  Investment  Incentive    (30%  of  the  investment  in plant & machinery with an upper limit  of Rs. 5 crore)  (ii) Central Comprehensive  Insurance  Incentive  (Reimbursement  of  100% insurance  premium  for  5  years)  .  The  scheme  is  in  force  from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2022.
- 3) The scheme for North Eastern states including Sikkim provides  (i) Central  Capital  Investment  Incentive  (30%  of  the  investment  in plant & machinery with an upper limit  of Rs. 5 crore),   (ii) Central Interest Incentive (3% interest on working capital for 5 years),  (iii) Central  Comprehensive  Insurance  Incentive  (Reimbursement  of 100%  insurance premium for 5 years), (iv) Income Tax Reimbursement of centre's share for 5 years, (v) GST reimbursement  of  Central  Govt.  share  of  CGST  &  IGST  for  5 years, (vi) Employment Incentive under which additional 3.67% of the  employer's  contribution  to  EPF  in  addition  to  Govt.  bearing 8.33%  Employee  Pension  Scheme  (EPS)  contribution  of  the employer  in  PMRPY  and  (vii)  Transport  incentive  on  finished goods movement by Railways(20% cost of the transportation), by Inland Waterways Authority (20% of the cost of transportation) & by air (33%  of cost transportation of air freight) from the station/port/airport nearest to unit to the station/port/airport nearest to the destination point.

Also, under this scheme a single unit can avail overall benefits up to Rs. 200 Crore.

- 4) Scheme of Budgetary Support to the eligible units located in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States including Sikkim under Goods and Service Tax  Regime  extends  benefits  of  GST  reimbursement  of  central Govt. share of CGST&IGST to the industrial units for the residual period to them which were earlier availing excise exemption in the pre-GST  regime.    The  scheme  is  in  force  from  01.07.2017  till 30.06.2027.
- 5) In addition, DIPP is also implementing 'Modified Industrial Infrastructure Up-gradation Scheme (MIIUS)' to upgrade common industrial  infrastructure  in  Industrial  Parks/Estates/Areas  in  the country including green field projects in backward areas including NER. Under this scheme, 21 projects are under implementation/completed in various States including six projects in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Details of projects sanctioned in the State of Madhya Pradesh is given  at annexure .  Three  projects  as  per  annexure  have  been completed.  These  projects  were  aimed  for  enhanced  business, improvement in product quality, increase in employment and skill development  towards  overall  improvement  of  infrastructure  of existing industrial estates.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a) TO (c) OF THE    LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4288 FOR 07.01.2019.

## (Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Projects                                          | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Central Grant |   Central Grant released | Remarks                         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Industrial Area, Sitapur, Morena, MP (Under MIIUS)        | 05.03.2015         |          75    |           12.75 |                    12.75 | Project is under implementation |
|         2 | Industrial Area, Ujjaini, Dhar, MP (Under MIIUS)          | 05.03.2015         |          48.48 |           12.62 |                    12.62 | Project Completed               |
|         3 | Auto Components Cluster, Pithampur, MP (Under IIUS)       | 28.10.2004         |          62.97 |           47.23 |                    45.81 | Project completed.              |
|         4 | Pandhurna Industrial Cluster, Chhindwara, MP (Under IIUS) | 02.02.2009         |          81.1  |           43.07 |                    41.77 | Project is under implementation |
|         5 | Handloom Cluster, Chanderi, MP (Under IIUS)               | 11.03.2008         |          42.66 |           20.3  |                    18.89 | Project Completed               |
|         6 | Readymade Garments Cluster, Jabalur, MP (Under IIUS)      | 11.03.2008         |          55.58 |           30.67 |                    25.21 | Project is under implementation |

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