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Industrial Policy Of Himachal Pradesh |
Obective And Aims Of The Policy:
This policy intends to:
- Serve as a guideline for achieving the objective of uniform growth of industry and service sector throughout the State.
- Disperse industries and service sector activities.
- Cull together ingredients of Industrial Policy so as to facilitate generation of employment opportunities for local resource owners and stakeholders.
- State Government's commitment and approach to the development of key infrastructural sectors like Power, Housing, Social infrastructure Development, Human Resource Development and Vocational Education so as to create a congenial investment climate for existing industry to grow as well as to attract further investments in the State.
- To Clearly spell out Industrial Incentives of fiscal nature
- To Specifically address the issues impeding industrial growth such as procedures for setting up of industry, obtaining permissions required under various Labour Laws, addressing issues related to Transportation of industrial produce so as to lay the foundation of strong and consistent growth of the industrial sector.
Current Scenario
Till 1977-78 there were only about 5700 SSI units and about 10 Large and Medium units employing just a few thousand people. As on 31/03/2004 there are 30839 Small Scale Industrial Units wherein an investment of about Rs. 746.85 crores is involved and employment opportunities to about 1.34 lac people have been generated. The State has been able to attract modest level of investment in the Large & Medium Sector. In this sector 211 large & medium scale units with investment of about Rs. 2413 crore have already been set up in the State in which employment to about 30585 persons has been provided.
Infrastructure Development:
4.1 Industrial Areas/Industrial Estates in Himachal Pradesh:
Industrial areas are being presently developed and maintained by the Department of Industries itself and through agencies like Himachal Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation and Himachal Urban Development Agency (HIMUDA). Off late, Industrial Areas located in the border areas adjoining Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttranchal and Jammu and Kashmir have attracted a large number of projects. This is especially so in case of Industrial Areas of Baddi, Barotiwala, and Parwanoo in Solan District, Mehatpur, Tahliwala and Amb in Una District, Paonta Sahib and Kala Amb Industrial Areas in Sirmaur District, Sansarpur Terrace in Kangra District and Golthai in Bilaspur District. Over 90% of the investments in the medium and large Scale sector are in pipeline and projects coming up in Himachal Pradesh are being implemented in these locations. Baddi, Barotiwala and Nalagarh area in Solan District has come up as an attractive destination especially for Textile, Pharmaceutical, and Packaging industry. The State today has a significant presence of the total textile and pharma industry manufacturing capacity of the country and has established itself as a proven destination for textile, Pharma, Food Processing, Engineering, Paper, White Goods Manufacturing and Packaging industry. The State Government has already developed 29 industrial areas and 9 industrial estates with all basic amenities like Roads, Power, Sewerage, Water and Communication etc. One Growth Centre with an estimated cost of Rs. 22.00 crores is being developed at Sansarpur Terrace on an area of about 1000 acres in district Kangra. The State has also implemented a prestigious project of Export Promotion Industrial Park at Baddi with an investment of Rs. 20 crores. This project has been sponsored by Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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