Question : Development of Industries

(a) whether several project proposals received from various States including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for development of group of industries under Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS) are lying pending with the Government;

(b) if so, the State-wise/UT-wise details of these proposals along with the time since when they are lying pending along with the reasons for their pendency; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for clearing these proposals on priority basis along with the time by which they are likely to be cleared?

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THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a): The project proposals received from different states were already decided by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and projects were approved to the extent of financial allocation for taking up new projects under “Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)”. 26 projects have been approved. Hence, no proposal is pending in the Department. Two project proposals were received from Madhya Pradesh and both have been approved.

The Department intends to take up a few additional projects under MIIUS and has requested for proposals vide letters dated 26.05.2014 and 20.08.2015 from those states which have not submitted any proposal. On the request of the department, six additional project proposals have been received from different states. So far, no project proposal has been received from Uttar Pradesh.

(b): The state-wise/ UT-wise details of pending proposals are enclosed at Annexure-I.

(c): The project proposals at Annexure-I are being evaluated by the Department.

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