The Single Window policy of Andhra Pradesh facilitates approval of any industrial project from multiple authorities and departments concerned through a single counter.
Designated authorities will be created as -
District Level Authority headed by District Collector for clearing cases up to Rs.1 crore of investment.
State Investment Promotion Committee headed by Chief Secretary to clear cases up to Rs.25 crores of investment.
State Investment Promotion Board headed by Chief Minister to clear cases beyond Rs.25 crores of investment.
All Procedures for inspections, maintenance of registers, pollution control procedures etc., will be simplified.
All Industrial units will be exempted from payment of Non-Agricultural Land Assessment.
Environment Tax equal to the cost of plantation and maintenance for 5 years will be levied for creation of green belt industries. Those who raise green belt to the stipulated extent will be exempted from payment of this Tax.
The need for conversion of land use from Agricultural use to Industrial use will be dispensed excepting in the case of Tank Bed Lands.
Necessary alternate arrangements will be made to collect the relevant fees in order to ensure that the income to the local bodies is not reduced because of this relaxation. This amount can be collected in the form of a Demand Draft (DD) at the time of filing application with the Industries Department and transferred to the concerned local body/Urban Development Authority. Apportionment of this amount between the local bodies and Urban Development Authorities, whenever they exist together, will be done as per the proportions indicated by the Urban Development and Panchayat Raj Departments.
In case of Mega Projects with capital investment exceeding Rs.500 crores, Government may consider a special package of incentives, except tax based incentives on a case to case basis.
All new Industrial Units other than those listed as "Ineligible" to be located anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh except in the Municipal corporation areas of Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and going into commercial production on or after 1.4.2001 but before 31.3.2005 will be eligible for incentives as mentioned in the present scheme.
