By The Conclave on Continuing Investments held in Kochi on Monday was the beginning of a process to find lasting solutions to the long-standing problems investors face in Kerala, according to Shri APM Mohammed Hanish, Principal Secretary (Industries and Commerce).
Addressing the concluding session of the conclave organised by the Department of Industry and Commerce and Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), Shri Hanish said the initiative provided a forum for investors and entrepreneurs to raise their concerns.
He also suggested that industrial units at the district and taluk levels should constructively use the amendments made in the rules and regulations to clear bottlenecks and help enterprises grow.
Shri Hanish said, “Problems related to industries and enterprises should be solved at the district and taluk levels.”
“The liberalised provisions for allocating land in industrial parks of the Department of Commerce and Industry and KSIDC should be implemented at the lowest level by the district and taluk divisions of the Department of Industries.”
KSIDC General Manager Shri G Unnikrishnan explained various financing schemes for entrepreneurs.
KSIDC General Manager Shri Varghese Malakaran presented the state’s industrial policy details and various incentives to the entrepreneurs.
Department of Industries and Commerce Deputy Directors Shri Shabeer M and Shri Premraj made presentations on the department’s various schemes and the support extended.
Shri GS Prakash IEDS, Joint Director, MSME Development and Facilitation Office (MSME-DFO)-Thrissur, Ministry of MSME, Government of India, gave a presentation on the central government schemes. Officials from Local Self Government Institutions, Town & Country Planning, Kerala State Pollution Control Board, Kerala State Electricity Board, Electrical Inspectorate, Department of Mining & Geology, Department of Revenue, Department of Forest & Wildlife, and Department of Fire & Rescue addressed the queries and issues of entrepreneurs with ongoing investments.
