On 17th March last, I had to address a selected audience in JLNPT on BUDGE. I reached URUL from Mumbai by car driven by no one else Colonel Barves.There was a gathering of local DISLODGED villagers in URUL Navi Mumbai. They were on Relay Hunger Strik

On 17th March last, I had to address a selected audience in JLNPT on BUDGE. I reached URUL from Mumbai by car driven by no one else Colonel Barves.There was a gathering of local DISLODGED villagers in URUL Navi Mumbai. They were on Relay Hunger Strike. President of Maharashtra Bharat Mukti Morcha, Suresh Dada Patil was addressing the gathering. Land owned by TWENTY NINE Tribal villages in Raigargh district was ACQUIRED for the Industrial area and JOB for one person from every family along with SHARE in the company and compensation were promised. After completion of the Project the govt Corporation was DISMANTLED having transferred the Land to the private Companies, Builders and Promoters.The new masters of land claimed as they have got the land from govt. corporation, they have NO LIABILITY at all. The Villagers lost their home, land and livelihood for Nothing. Brahmins like Medha and Ulka were leading the agitation against SEZ in New Mumbai only to help the Government to acquire the land. Even now , they are leading the Anti SEZ Movement there. West Bengal is boiling for Change and Mamata Banerjee is projected as Next chief Minister by every Opinion Poll who RODE on Popularity Waves with her ANTI SEZ Anti PCPIR movement in Singur and Nandigram. Now she is Railway Minister of India and promoting Privatisation and PPP in Railway. she has invoke Railway land acquisition Act to acquire land within 24 hours without hearing or compensation.Her party TMC is loaded with Corporarte Heads and Industry leaders like Dinesh Trivedi and Amit Mitra. She is NOT opposing Economic reforms or Fanacial Legislation meant for ETHNIC Cleansing of Majority Masses. Her Election Menifesto promises Industrial clusters in every District which is NOTHING but NMIZ replacing SEZ! What a HYPOCRICY once again by a Brahamin Leader!

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On 17th March last, I had to address a selected audience in JLNPT on BUDGE. I reached URUL from Mumbai by car driven by no one else Colonel Barves.There was a gathering of local DISLODGED villagers in URUL Navi Mumbai. They were on Relay Hunger Strike. President of Maharashtra Bharat Mukti Morcha, Suresh Dada Patil was addressing the gathering. Land owned by TWENTY NINE Tribal villages in Raigargh district was ACQUIRED for the Industrial area and JOB for one person from every family along with SHARE in the company and compensation were promised. After completion of the Project the govt Corporation was DISMANTLED having transferred the Land to the private Companies, Builders and Promoters.The new masters of land claimed as they have got the land from govt. corporation, they have NO LIABILITY at all. The Villagers lost their home, land and livelihood for Nothing. Brahmins like Medha and Ulka were leading the agitation against SEZ in New Mumbai only to help the Government to acquire the land. Even now , they are leading the Anti SEZ Movement there. West Bengal is boiling for Change and Mamata Banerjee is projected as Next chief Minister by every Opinion Poll who RODE on Popularity Waves with her ANTI SEZ Anti PCPIR movement in Singur and Nandigram. Now she is Railway Minister of India and promoting Privatisation and PPP in Railway. she has invoke Railway land acquisition Act to acquire land within 24 hours without hearing or compensation.Her party TMC is loaded with Corporarte Heads and Industry leaders like Dinesh Trivedi and Amit Mitra. She is NOT opposing Economic reforms or Fanacial Legislation meant for ETHNIC Cleanisng of Majority Masses. Her Election Menifesto promises Industrial clusters in every District which is NOTHING but NMIZ replacing SEZ! What a HYPOCRICY once again by a Brahamin Leader!

Meanwhile,in an attempt to make India a manufacturing powerhouse , the government is mulling creation of manufacturing hubs that will offer infrastructure , facilities and incentives to manufacturers. The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) has put on fast track the national manufacturing policy, which seeks to create National Manufacturing and Investment Zones, or NMIZs.

Spread over 2,000 hectares, or about 8 sq km, these zones will be in line with the model adopted by China to boost its manufacturing sector. The DIPP is seeking sops such as tax incentives, flexible labour laws, easier exit norms for foreign investors and refinance facility for overseas debt for these zones, a government official said.

"Formal inter-ministerial consultations are underway," the official said.

Prime minister Manmohan Singh is expected to chair a meeting soon on the proposed policy.

The proposal gathered steam after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's announcement in the 2011-12 Budget that the government will give a push to manufacturing.

The government plans to raise the share of manufacturing in the national gross domestic product (GDP) from the present 16% to 25% over 10 years.

"For sustained growth of GDP and productive employment for younger generation, it is imperative that the growth in manufacturing sector picks up," Mukherjee had said.

In a recent report, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) put India among the top 10 manufacturing nations in the world, with a 1.5% share in manufacturing value added. The report, however, pointed out that India's production was far less efficient than that of other leading manufacturers such as Japan.

The new manufacturing policy will seek to remove many of the handicaps faced by the Indian industry. The 12th Five-Year Plan, which is still in the works, is also expected to focus on boosting manufacturing for large-scale employment generation.

"India needs manufacturing engines to generate 250 million jobs in the next 15 years," said Arun Maira, member of the Planning Commission.

People coming off agriculture over the next few years will need to be employed to carry forward the object of financial inclusion, and manufacturing will provide those jobs, he said.

The proposed policy is based on a discussion paper put out by the DIPP a year ago.

According to the paper, NMIZs will be a combination of production units, public utilities, logistics, environmental protection mechanisms and residential areas. They would subsume special economic zones and industrial parks within their fold.

India, however, may find it difficult to replicate China's model because of problems associated with acquiring land.

"We need to turbo charge manufacturing, but with issues such as land acquisition, banking alone on NMIZs will take time and a more comprehensive manufacturing policy is needed," said Maira.

The government hopes to get around the land issue through state procurement, unlike in the case of special economic zones where companies are required to buy land on their own.

The policy, however, is likely to rely extensively on private sector to develop these zones.

Push for giant factory hubs

JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY

New Delhi, March 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will convene a meeting of a high-level committee this week to discuss national manufacturing and investment regions — envisaged as bigger than SEZs, covering states and even groups of states and having world-class infrastructure facilities. However, the government will avoid the land acquisition controversies that engulfed SEZs (special economic zones) in these giant enclaves — the decision to buy land and set up industry within a national manufacturing and investment zone (NMIZ) will rest with companies. The proposal will be the cornerstone of the National Manufacturing Policy, and is being described by mandarins as a "better copy of the Chinese model". China's special economic zones involve whole districts and in one case – Hainan – an entire province. The first NMIZ being considered will be spread over three states along the western railway corridor — Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Planning Commission advisers said Rajasthan was keen on the idea. A proposal of the industry ministry to give NMIZs authority to waive all clearances faced opposition from the Planning Commission and legal experts. Instead, officials said, plans were afoot for a single-window clearance, which was a vast improvement from the current situation where businessmen have to take 38 permissions on an average to set up factories in the country. Some within the government say the idea may be opposed by states left out of the NMIZ race and sharpen the regional economic divide that is partly responsible for the growing Maoist violence. Officials said a group of non-resident Indian CEOs had originally floated the concept after the UPA came to power in 2004. The government adopted the idea in a different manner in its policy to establish a string of petrochemicals and chemical investment regions — or chemical hubs — in coastal states. This policy was embroiled in controversy after farmers resisted land acquisition in Nandigram. The differences over land acquisition and tax holidays in SEZs convinced the government that it should steer clear of them in the manufacturing policy, though the industry ministry was in favour of sops. "The real idea is to create zones that will house manufacturers who can feed off each other, share facilities and trim costs ... the main giveaway from the government will be concentrated spending on world-class infrastructure," said officials. Infrastructure would include full global connectivity in terms of international airports, sea and land ports, dedicated rail and highway corridors, networked cities and high-speed Internet access. Beijing had followed this path to turn southern China the most sought after investment destination in the world. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110328/jsp/business/story_13774928.jsp

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Mamata's election manifesto puts stress on industry

Rajat Roy / Kolkata March 22, 2011, 0:43 IST

Mamata Banerjee led TMC has released its election manifesto today promising to bring all round development in West Bengal with special emphasis on industry and agriculture. It has also released a 55 page document giving outline of its short term and long term agenda,which the party aims to pursue after it comes to power. It claims to pursue a three pronged strategy to revive West Bengal's industrial glory with broad focus on micro, small and medium enterprises, restarting and remodeling closed PSUs and attracting large scale private investment in sectors like engineering, steel, tea, jute, textiles and other areas of manufacturing, mining, power and food processing.

Highlighting her main thrust areas Mamata said, "Agriculture is our inspiration, industry is in our consciousness" which echoes with the slogan "Agriculture is our foundation, industry is our future", given by the Left during the 2006 assembly election. In response to a question Mamata claimed that investment for her proposed resurgence in industry won't any problem, as a number of people are ready to invest in the state once the change of power takes place.

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Explaining that creating employment on a massive scale will be given priority by her party, the TMC document mentions that focus would be on labor intensive sectors such as textiles, apparel, leather, jute, tea, handicrafts entertainment, tourism, gems and jewellery and agro based industries. It will also take up ambitious projects for infrastructure building program with focus on state highways, rural roads, ports (including deep sea port in Sundarbans), power, airports, waterways, dredging at Haldia, irrigation network etc. It will also demand 50% share in the revenues collected by the Centre from the state in the form of income tax and corporate tax.

Outlining the works to be completed within the first 200 days after coming to power, the TMC promised a chain of industrial towns will be developed across the state . It will enhance the ease of doing business for micro, small and medium enterprises by radically cutting back obstructive rules, regulations and permissions which are a source of harassment for the small entrepreneurs. Also, it assures of creating supportive financial structure for SMEs. With a goal to develop human capital and basic skills with a focus on SMEs, the TMC would like to set up 300 Industrial Training Institutes (from the present 51) once it came to power.

During the first 200 days, 17 clusters will be selected to be converted into "world class centres of excellence with focus on cooperation between enterprises and promoting economies of scale." SMEs will be encouraged to go from mere raw material production to finished products. For that it has identified Darjeeling, Coochbehar, Malda, Bankura and Hoogly for apparel and readymade garments; Howrah and South 24 Parganas for embroidery and zari work; Kolkata and North 24 Parganas for manufacturing of fan; re-Howrah and Hoogly for rolling mills; Howrah, Burdawn, Nadia and North 24 Parganas for engineering goods; Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, Birbhum, Purulia and Medinipur for agricultural tools and implements; Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Burdawn, South 24 Parganas, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas for food processing etc. The wish list also includes plan for reorganizing and modernizing both tea industries in North Bengal and jute industries in South Bengal in the first 200 days. It will initiate process of restarting closed public sector units in the state. Where PSUs cannot be revived, land will be used to set up new industries without compromising the rights of the workers.

It will create a collaborative plan with Airport Authority of India for development of Kolkata airport making it comparable to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore airports. It will also announce in the first 200 days setting up of new airports at Malda, Coochbehar, Balurghat, Asansol-Durgapur, Medinipur, Birbhum and Sagar and up gradation of Bandore for making it an international airport.

In the health sector it would launch a programme for building a four tier healthcare infrastructure through revamping of Primary Health Centres, District Hospitals, Sub divisional Hospitals and Super Specialty Hospitals. It will adopt an appropriate policy for attracting private sector investments in healthcare. There will be at least one multi-facility hospital in each subdivision and 10 additional medical colleges in the state.

On the political from the manifesto of the TMC stressed the point that it would continue to resist the security centric approach of the Centre to neutralize the Maoist threat in Junglemahal.

It believes that all round development of Junglemahal and Darjeeling hills will go a long way to ameliorate the grievances of the people in those regions. Describing the forcible acquisition of farm land for setting up of industry as practiced by the Left Front government in Singur and elsewhere as erroneous, the TMC manifesto reiterated that it would not do that. At the same time it demanded the land acquisition act of 1894 be amended suitably to protect the interest of the farmers.

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Mayawati takes DV "caste identity" stick to beat Brahmins & capture UP. How to win Bahujan battle without media ? Having failed to win over the Brahmins — who have never, ever changed their stand since centuries that Bahujans are their Enemy — Chief Minister Mayawati of UP has started resorting to "caste identity" to win the coming Assembly election, according to our sources. UP is the heart of the country's stinking cow-belt where the alien Aryan Brahmins came as beggars and settled first with their cows. Both the Mahabharat and Ramayan were manufactured here to fool those willing to be fooled. The Yadavas then were a powerful tribe comprising the single largest population. They became the blood enemies of the cow-killing, beef-eating Brahmins whom they fought by embracing Budhism. Sex-filled story of Krishna: But the Brahmins managed to co-opt the rebellious Yadavas by promoting a noted Yadava rowdy to godhood calling him Krishna. And then building a sex-filled story round him called the Mahabharat. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Father of India, deals with this aspect of the Brahminic perfidy in his book, Riddles in Hinduism (Vol.4 of his Writings & Speeches, 1987). Today, the very same blood enemy (Yadavas) of Brahmins is no longer interested in joining hands with other victims of Brahminism like SC/ST/OBC/Muslims. That is how the Yadvas lost the rulership in UP. Brahmins back Rahul Gandhi: Mayawati thought by joining hands with Brahmins and courting theBhoodevatas she could please them. No. That did not work. History has no evidence of Brahmins going against their interests. Brahmins even defeated their own Brahmana Jati Party (BJP) and defected to the Congress, the original Brahmin party. Today, the Brahmins are experimenting with an untested Rahul Gandhi who is promising to be useful to perpetuate the Brahminocracy. Brahmins having deserted to Congress, Mayawati is planning to court the powerful Thakurs to compensate the shortfall of Dalit votes. The powerful Chamars, her principal vote bank, is intact. But there is some problem with the non-Chamar (or Jatav) votes. Brahmins manufactured so many bogus non-Chamar "leaders" to divide the Dalit votes. Quite a lot of non-Chamars went over to the Congress. Greatness of Chamars: Mayawati, like Kanshi Ram, the founder of her party (BSP), was a Chamar, a proud and a powerful race, in many ways excelling the martial qualities of Mahars to which Dr. Ambedkar belonged. (Those interested in reading more about the Chamars may order a photocopy of the book on Chamars by G.W. Briggs. Passis and Ravidas leaders went on dubbing her a Chamar leader and caused some cracks in Dalit vote bank. Parties forget ideology: She could have tapped the non-Yadav OBCs who are in big number but the problem with the Mayawati regime is there are hardly any thinkers and scholars who can make use of the "caste identity" social engineering theory propounded by Dalit Voice. Political parties, today under the influence of the Brahminic money-driven society, are interested only in power and money. Ideology is forgotten. Finally, as the elections are fast approaching she is trying to distance from Brahmins and rely on the more reliable Thakurs who once ruled UP. The population of Thakurs in UP is almost the same as Brahmins but being a martial race like the Chamars, they are a trustworthy lot. Since both the Congress and BJP being Brahmin parties, Thakurs were always kept out and they will be too willing to join Mayawati. Thakurs hate Brahmins: She too is understood to have realised the importance of wooing Thakurs. Being a warrior class plus a landed gentry, always hated by the Brahmins, they have evinced interest in BSP if they are treated with respect. According to reports Mayawati has finally said goodbye to Brahmins. But we don't know how far these reports are true. What about Muslims: However, she has launched Thakur bhai-chara (brotherhood) samitis. In her enthusiasm to exploit the "caste identity", she has constituted bhai-chara committees to woo every caste — knowing full well that India is a country of hundreds of castes, subcastes, and communities — but ruled by the Brahmins. However, there are no reports about Mayawati courting the equally powerful Muslims who have been let down by all other parties. The concept of "Bahujan" includes Muslim who form 15 to 20% of the population. In UP, it may be more. Being the worst sufferers after "independence", Muslims will be too willing to join with Dalits but such a unity drive, facing Brahminical storm of opposition, needs good lot of ground work. Breaking Brahmin padlock: By this time she could have spread the BSP net to the entire cow-belt. Poverty-stricken and groaning under the pain of the Brahminic road-roller, the entire cow-belt would have simply flocked to her had she implemented DV's caste identity magic formula which we propounded in our book, Caste — A Nation Within the Nation (Books for Change, 2002, Rs. 140, available in Hindi also. Write to DV office). Lately, she is getting impressed in our thesis which is the key to break the Brahmin padlock. Brahmin poster-boy: She got elected 11 Thakurs to the Legislative Council and inducted some into her ministry. She has taken some Thakurs into her top bureaucracy. The Kanpur lawyer, Satish Mishra, her Brahmin face, failed to get the Brahmin votes. He is being slowly marginalised having realised that Brahmins can never be won over. Most Backward Caste support: Leaning on one single Mishra to fetch Brahmin votes was a big mistake. Any way, she realised her mistake. Better late than never. She sent quite a lot of Most Backward Caste leaders into the Rajya Sabha. They include Baghels, Pals, Kashyaps, Sainis etc. Having no population strength these extreme OBC castes will be grateful to BSP. 33 crore Brahmin gods: To achieve such a massive social engineering in the heart of the stinking cow-belt, the home of Brahmins' 33-crore gods, is not an ordinary task. UP is India. Once UP is rid of Brahminism, the rest of the country will take to armed struggle to implement Babasaheb Ambedkar's dreams. Brahmins know it more than all of us. Need for own media: But this dream of Babasaheb and Kanshi Ram cannot be propagated and injected into the frozen veins of the Bahujans unless we have a powerful media of our own. Dalit Voice during its 31 years did this job, winning praises from the SC/ST/BCs and Muslim/Sikhs/Christians — the entire Bahujan Samaj (85%). This is the mission of Babasaheb and DV will be too willing to do it in UP. The Editor of DV was very close to Kanshi Ram who had introduced us to Mayawati. We are ready to take up the "media centre" plan which Kanshi Ram began but died without seeing it through. DV always supported Mayawati: DV has always supported Mayawati and her BSP. She also knows it. We are not interested in her political mission. But we are interested in the socio-cultural engineering through our own powerful media which alone can lead to cultural revolution — leading to political revolution. And death of Brahminism. (V.T. Rajshekar, In Defence of Brahmins — Mayawati's new caste equation in UP, DSA-2005, pp.8, photocopy available Rs. 10). ****************************************************** THE CHAMARS G.W. Briggs 1920 pp.300 Lowprice Publications B-2. Vardhaman Palace, Nimri Commercial Centre Ashok Vihar, Phase-IV, Delhi - 110 052 Photocopy avialable with DV — Rs. 250 http://www.dalitvoice.org/Templates/march_a2011/editorial.htm THUS SPAKE PERIYAR Gandhi as Brahmin agent: His fast-unto-death are stunts Fasting: The next important thing that attracts the attention of the general public is the second world war. We are getting day by day good news. We are happy and contented. So far as we are concerned we are prepared to make all sacrifices. In fact we have already sacrificed a lot. As such we need not be worried much about the war. The other matter that is drawing the attention of the public is the fast by Mr. M.K. Gandhi. His fasting is not a new experience. He has fasted many times for a few days and after breaking the fast he recouped good health. He once underwent fast unto death and succeeded in his aim. This time his fast is drawing more attention. The doctors are of the opinion that his condition is bad. The British government is negligent. But I feel that this fast is against our interests. That is the reason why the government is lethargic. We are demanding the separation of Dravidanaadu. Mr. M.K. Gandhi is against it. The government does not want to interfere. They want the matter to be settled within ourselves. Mr. M.K. Gandhi says that the British should "Quit India". His idea is to let us down afterwards. That is Mr. M.K. Gandhi's motive. It is for this that he is now fasting. What are we to do? If others are concerned about us, we will be concerned about them. It is reciprocal and quite natural. We are today Sudras. We are degraded. We have no right to enter the temples or eating at houses of Brahmins. We are considered as low Untouchables. In the government we are given menial jobs. Those who betray us are caressed by the government and the Congress Party. We remain as downtrodden people today. We are being exploited by the Brahmins and by the people of other states. Did Mr. M.K. Gandhi feel for a moment about our pitiable lot? Did he express a word of sympathy? Now many people are worried about the fast by Mr. M.K. Gandhi. Did any one of them care to express sympathy towards our cause? One will have to think over the after effects of his fasting. Could it be said that our low status would be changed to the better status or equal status with others? How to sympathise with Mr. M.K. Gandhi without considering all these factors? His fasting is a mere farce. How to sympathise with Mr. M.K. Gandhi? Now an all-party conference is convened. The convenors of the conference have practically ignored us. They do not even think of us. Under these condition what help could we render to them? My friend Rajaji is the man behind the screen to all these. Yet he is not at all worried about his own state. Moreover, the participating leaders of various parties were strictly instructed not to talk about party politics. They were asked to speak only about the release of Mr. M.K. Gandhi. How could any self-respecting person agree to partake in the conference? Those who exploit the name of Mr. M.K. Gandhi for their own selfish ends participated in the conference. They passed a resolution in favour of Congress Party. Only 200 delegates attended the conference. About 309 people attended as visitors. Rajaji himself accepted that the conference was not largely attended. It seems there were loud speaker arrangements also. They call it an All India All-party conference. There is no limit for their deceit and fraud. They say that 100 telegrams were received from the South. Atleast 88 would be from Brahmins. Newspapers in the hands of vested interests, being dominated by Brahmins made a big fuss about the conference. None seemed to worry about the people of South India. How is it right to decide the social, economic and political problems of the people from the fasting of a single individual? Is it a wise thing? Moreover it is mere barbarity to depend on fast to solve problems. It is utterly barbarous to be afraid one man fasting. If we are to submit to this sort of threat, I do not know where it will lead us to. Hooliganism: The next item that drew the attention of the public is the enormous country-wide sabotage in consequent of 1942 "Quit India" movement. It is somewhat losing vigour now. The Congress Party is responsible for the heavy damage caused to the public property. (To be continued) [Collected Works of Periyar , (pp.160 to 162) (4th edn. 2007), The Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution, Periyar Thidal, 50-EVK Sampath Rd., Vepery, Madras - 600 007.] Articles UP state-level DV members meet : April 24, 2011 at Lucknow DV is happy to announce its third state-level get-together of its UP family members at Lucknow on April 24, 2011. We are encouraged by the wonderful response we got at the fourth Orissa DV members meet. Orissa is a small state, backward state and also a poor state. And yet a record number of our family turned up at the meeting on Feb.13, 2011. Almost every district was represented. All our books sold out. U.P. FALLS BEHIND ORISSA UP is a far bigger state — the largest in India and the most populous. And more than that ruled by a powerful Dalit woman Chief Minister on her fourth term. Besides, UP's DV membership is large — much bigger than Orissa. But lately UP has fallen behind Orissa. The first meeting of DV family members took place on Jan.23 and 24, 2004 at Lucknow — seven years ago. (DV Edit Feb.16, 2004: "DV Lucknow workshop rejects bid to divide Dalits & BCs: Bahujan unity must to fight Brahminism", and "Caste identity as key to our liberation" (p.4). DV SILVER JUBILEE The second one-day meeting of the DV family was also held at Lucknow on Sept.28, 2008 to celebrate the silver jubilee of Dalit Voice (DV Nov.1, 2008 p.22: "Mayawati's super strategy: Using diamond to cut diamond"). DV members even from AP, Maharashtra, Haryana and Bihar were present. Meeting Place: The venue of the forthcoming meeting will be the same: OM India, No.5 - Wazir Hassan Road, Lucknow - 226 002. (Ph. 0522 - 220 71 34) HINDU INTOXICATION The country is simply sinking. Our upper caste rulers (15%) today are so well-entrenched and so confident that they have fooled the Bahujans (85%) in the name of socialism, non-violence. So much so they are furiously going ahead with looting the country by enslaving our people. But our people — despite being under grinding poverty, unemployment daily violence — are unaware of their pain being under the spell of Hindu intoxication. PERMANENT SLAVES DV has been screaming about all this — repeatedly reminding them about our obligations to our Father, Dr. Ambedkar. But as our small minority "educated brothers" having betrayed our Father, even as the illiterate majority is unaware of us, we have remained helpless. So much so, DV itself was about to commit suicide, but miraculously saved by the timely intervention by some thinking members. The Editor wants to share all these and many more of our agony at the April 24 meeting. Are we to live permanently as slaves? DV members in UP have one and half months to think, plan and respond. As the announcement is given in the DV itself, we will not be able to send separate individual invitations which we can't afford. Hence please take this itself as our invitation. SLEEPING SLAVES The topic for discussion will be announced in the next issue. DV has done its best to wake up the sleeping people. But we can't help regarding those pretending to sleep. As this is written several West Asian and African countries are on fire — burning its long entrenched tyrants. But in India, our over 3,000 year-old Brahminical tyrants are going strong — unchallenged. This is because we are refusing to get angry. Our Father, Babasaheb Ambedkar, is weeping in his Dadar (Bombay) grave — EDITOR. Dalai Lama is no Budhist HARISH CHANDRUDU YELAMANCHILI, 9-6-9, TIRUMALARAO ST., GANDHINAGAR, KAKINADA, AP - 530 004 Dalai Lama is said to have criticised that Dr. Ambedkar's Budhism is no Budhism at all. It is ridiculous to hear such remarks from a Tantric Tibetan Lama. Tibetan religion is no Budhism but a degenerated cult more akin to Hindu Tantrism. Vazrayana, the offshoot of Mahayana, was introduced in Tibet in the 7th century AD. Under the influence of Tantrics, the Vazrayanists used to indulge in all sorts forbidden things such as wine-drinking, slaughter of animals etc. This most degenerated cult was one of the causes for strong reaction among the people against Budhism and ultimately its downfall. Tantric practices of Tibetan Lamas are totally repugnant to the teaching of Tathagat. Dalai Lama has no locus standi to claim what he practises is Budhism. Also certain old criticisms such as (1) the Dhamma preached by Dr. Ambedkar is not Budhism but Ambedkarism, (2) it is neither Hinayana nor Mahayana but Ambedkaryana or Bhiyana, (3) his book on Budhism was considered not to the spirit of the Budha was denounced by some Budhist societies etc. were repeated in DV. ******************** Dalai Lama's end is coming Dalai Lama is doing a business in India dictated by the Jews who control the whole of West and their tail, the "Jews of India" who control India. He got the zionist Nobel Peace Prize for destroying peace in Tibet and India. He is worth billions and billions of dollars which he shares with the "Jews of India". He and his beef-eating Tibetan toughs are a menace but are kept as well-fed pigs to promote the cause of the rulers. In Himachal Pradesh, where he is running his empire fully blessed and protected by the Indian rulers, he and his goons have become a menace. Had our Dalits and Tribal brothers of HP made up the mind they could have simply evicted him from Dharmashala. But their love for the Hindu poison-drink kept them intoxicated. Any way, the Dalai Lama's tragic chapter is coming to an end soon. He has announced his "retirement", meaning his defeat (DV April 16, 2010 p.8: "Dalai Lama: DV wins"). Please go through our DV website for Dalai Lama. — EDITOR. DV's role in Arab revolution MLECCHA, SAN FRANSCISCO, USA At last DV theories have started working and provoking victims of zionist Jew thoughts to overthrow the oppressive Arab regimes. We are finally seeing a massive revolt against zionist regimes. The "Arab" regimes have been propped up by the USA at the behest of Israel which controls the US foreign policy in the Arab World. What is happening in the Arab World shall spread to India and the Muslim world as a whole. People forget the governments of the Arab world were essentially propped up by French and British colonists, and the European nations made Israel in stolen Arab territory known as Palestine. America has long supported democracy only in word — not in deed. Freedom will finally spread to India and Dalits, shudras and Adivasis will unite in overthrowing the Brahminist cabal once and for all.What wicked corporate dictators you have. May India become free like Tunisia. May you join Egypt, Yemen, Jordan and Syria in the cry for freedom. It is time. Dalits — Rise up and be free! Bahujans — Rise up and be free. Wikileak attack on Dalit Voice: I studied your arguments against Wikileaks. I read of a Indo-Zionist conspiracy behind it. India remains completely untouched by Wikileaks. China is specifically targeted. The best site I found was http://www.pakalertpress. com/2010/12/03/wikileaks-and-espionage-%e2%80%93-israeli-style/ which shows Wikileaks does have an agenda and is, therefore, not just an information site. One cannot expose the evils of the world by ignoring the evils of the Brahminism or of Israel. COMMUNICATION Praise for DSA Judicial Terrorism book ASHOK MALLIK, A-230, DEFENCE COLONY, FIRST FLOOR, NEW DELHI - 110 024 Reading your book, Judicial Terrorism, has opened another avenue for me to work on. I must first introduce myself to you. My basic discipline is marine. After completing training on TS Dufferin, I worked for the Calcutta port. Thereafter I decided to venture into commercial world. I have taken retirement two years ago. I find a lot of substance in this book. I would have added the old saying "first deserve, then desire" to your comments regarding respect is not demanded but commanded to Justice Lahoti's statement. When it is not only being said, a few well respected jurists and judges have admitted that 80% judiciary is corrupt, what was Lahoti's contribution to bring transparency and accountability in the judicial system. Dr. K.K. Sidhu, your colleague gave me your book, Judicial Terrorism, I discussed the book with Justice Aftab Alam and he to some extent agreed with your views. I wish to hand over the book to a few judges who are known to me. I fully agree with about clannish judiciary to appoint High Court judges out of the practising lawyers who have themselves committed perjury. In a case when a sworn affidavit of one of the litigants with completely contradictory statement was shown in the court of this high court judge, can you imagine what he uttered seated in the judge's chair, "may be he filed a false affidavit". Can a judge making such a statement be expected to be a fair judge? ************************** India is buried in corruption but none talks about the more serious JUDICIAL TERRORISM 1. Confrontation Between Judiciary & Legislature V.T.Rajshekar 2. Supreme Court Turning Into Modern Manu Iqbal Ahmed Sherif, Advocate, Bangalore It is the upper caste-dominated judiciary that is protecting corruption. The latest Babri Masjid verdict is blatantly pro-Brahminical. It is the judiciary that denied social justice to over 85% of the Indians and defended the Hindu caste system that perpetrated the rule of the 15% Brahminical upper castes. Read our famous booklet sold in hundreds 2006-first edition pp.20 Only photocopy available Rs. 25. Orissa as a model for DV members PRADIP SETHI, LIC OF INDIA, KHURDA, ORISSA - 752 055 Orissa may be the second most poor state but this has not affected the Dalit solidarity or Dalit-Tribal awareness as regards DV is concerned. The DV members state level meeting held at Bhubaneswar (Feb.13, 2001) went a step forward. The DV get-together was adequately represented by a cross-section of DV members from different parts of Orissa, including activists, students, university professors, retired bureaucrats, Dalit employees and housewives. The participants were welcomed by K.M. Tanti on behalf of the DV readers briefed them about the role of Dalit Voice in catalysing Dalit movement through Dalit literature. In his keynote address. The Editor deliberated on the changing socio-economic condition of Dalits. As the present situation demands skill, the Brahminical system cripples us from entering the spectrum. He also attacked the mischievous role of media in character assassination of Dalits. For instance the 2G spectrum scam is a handy work of a big group of political and business bosses. But poor A.Raja was made a scapegoat and is arrested just for eating one chocolate out of the whole deal. A retired officer, Issac Behera, Mrs. Maheshwari Sethi and social activist Kalpana Mallick spoke on the problem of Dalit-Adivasis in Orissa and how the disunity among victims of Brahminic system is helping the oppressors. Other speakers were Shreenath Jena, S. Digal, C.D. Majhi, Santosh Behera, Mihir Sethi, Dayanidhi Bag. They brought 65 new members into DV family. The caste composition of Oriss is as follows: (1) SC-16%, (2) ST - 23%, (3) Muslim 2%, Christian-3%, (4) Brahmin-4%, (5) Kayastha/Kshatriya-2%, (6) OBC-50% (Khandayat-15%, Yadav-8%. COMMUNICATION Solid Sikh-Muslim unity broken by Brahminists to rule India SHAKEEL AHMED, KARNATAKA, INDIA This refers to the Letter of a Sikh brother Balwant Singh Bohoru (DV May 1, 2010, p.15). He expresses animosity, hatred and suspicion against Islam and Muslims. More shocking is he considers the Editor of DV an enemy of Sikhs, minorities and Dalits. In an earlier Letter in DV, he had raised many issues that represent misconceptions and distortions which are typical of malicious anti-Islam propaganda of the Christian Orientalists. Such propaganda is directed to create Islamophobia (i.e. fear of Islam) in the minds of non-Muslims. I thank Brother Balwant for expressing the issue which are so many. For lack of space, it is not possible to deal with each of the issue in depth. I take this opportunity to present my ideas about the nature of Sikh-Muslim misunderstandings. BOOK BANNED Abdul Mugni of Patna University, Bihar, has written a book on Aurangzeb Alamgir. The Brahminic-racist terrorist party, RSS, had demanded a ban on this book and they succeeded in banning it. Jamate-Islami has published its Urdu version and it is available with its publishing wing Markazi Maktaba Islami. In the book, Prof. Mugni says: "The British, and then later the racist Aryan Hindus took advantage of the animosity between the Sikhs and the Muslims and they exploited the situation to the full. The British and the Aryan Hindu historians exaggerated the wrongs committed by the Muslim rulers of India against the Sikhs, and they invented many more lies of wrongs supposedly committed by the Muslim rulers against the Sikhs. BRAHMINIC CONSPIRACY The enemies of humanity succeeded through the policy of divide and rule. Prof. Mugni has made it clear that Sikhism was primarily a revolt against the Aryan Hindus and the casteism (which is a form of racism) and a protest against the superstitions and idol-worship of Brahminism that blindfolds the indigenous people of India to the Brahminical oppression and exploitation. It was mainly the Brahmins and the other upper caste Aryans that hatched a conspiracy against the Sikhs and the Sikh leaders. Certain Muslim officials of the Muslim rulers proved instruments in the invisible hands of the Brahmins in carrying out of this conspiracy. Muslim feudal lords, officials and governors depended on upper caste Aryans and their cooperation for tax collection, and for the smooth running of the administrative system. The Muslim high-officers were manipulated by the Brahmins. MYTH OF HUMAN RIGHTS The banning of Prof. Mugni's book proves that the Brahminic racists are the guilty party. Why they are not allowing the Indian masses to know the Muslim version of the history? There could be various interpretations of a given history based on facts. The right to freedom of speech and expression is a myth in India. This right and also the other human rights remain only on paper in India and they are not actualised in reality. The traditions of cooperation, friendship and mutual respect between Sikhs and Muslims are much older, stronger, and deeper than the misunderstandings and baseless hatred. Here I am providing a few historical facts with the hope that they will contribute positively for the dialogue between the Sikhs and Muslims. GURU NANAK INSPIRED BY SUFIS Guru Nanak (1469-1538), the founder of Sikhism, a religion with abut 5 million followers, was born aKshatriya in rural Punjab in North India at a time when India was ruled by the Muslim kings. Guru Nanak was inspired and influenced by the sufi movement that had given rise to Bhakti movement among Hindu "low castes" and the sudra castes. All these great reformers, poets, such as Meera Bai, Kabir, Surdas, Purandara Das, Namdev etc. were people of great talent and the product of Bhakti movement, which was directly influenced sufi movement. The message of these reformers was almost always the same. To love god is to love all human beings equally and without discrimination. God has not created human beings into high or low status, or, in a pure state or in an impure state. It is the evil that man commits make him impure. Kabir Das was the son of a Muslim julaha (the weaver) of Benaras and a close friend and associate of Guru Nanak in his mission to fight the caste system and untouchability that Brahminism had created. They both rejected the Vedas and all the Brahminic concepts including avatar and the varnashrama. Nanak was deeply impressed by Islam specially Tawheed (i.e. oneness of god) and Akhuwat(brotherhood of all the believers on the basis of equality). Nanak took his concept of god from Islam. BABAR HONOURS NANAK Nanak and Kabeer together travelled a good part of Indian subcontinent to preach and spread their beliefs. On one occasion in the event of a war Nanak presented himself before the Muslim emperor, Babar, and lodged a complaint against the atrocities of war and presented a list of demands for relief works. Babar honoured him by offering a seat beside him and accepted all of his demands. KING FAISAL AWARD FOR SHER SINGH A Sikh IAS officer, Sher Singh, was proposed for the highest award in the Muslim word, the Faisal Award, (1994) for writing the book, Babar — The Secular King. But the W. Bengal Govt. opposed it. Nanak went to Makkah and Madina, then to Iraq to understand in-depth the nature of conflict and skirmish that existed between the ulemas and the sufis and to gain a deeper understanding of Islam. After returning home he rested for a while, then again he undertook a journey to Tibet to meet the Budhist monks to study Budhism and to understand the similarities between the egalitarian religions. It is reported that he died on his way to Tibet. SIKHS ARE NOT RACIST Mian Meer was another Muslim sufi saint, a great admirer and sympthiser of Sikhs. Baba Fareed, the Muslim sufi saint, is also revered and loved by our Sikh brethren. On the eve of the Indo-Pak partition (1947), racist Hindus instigated Sikhs to kill Muslims migrating to Pakistan. Tens of thousands Muslims were slaughtered. Muslims are ready to forgive our Sikh brothers for this single act that Sikhs are not a racist people. And also for the reason that the Sikh-Muslim animosity was fully engineered by the racist Hindus. I strongly endorse and support the line of our Editor, who wants to strength every jati and every community and also to strengthen the identity and culture of every jati and community in order to destroy the hold and the power of Brahminism. SUPPORT FOR D.V. LINE OF THOUGHT As the issue of the unity of the Bahujans (the indigenous peoples and communities of India) is concerned, we should first achieve Bahujan unity. The unity of Bahujans is a must condition if we want to succeed in our endeavour. Not a single community should be left out. All the Indian communities who are victims of Brahminism — such as Dalits, Muslims, Tribals, Sikhs and Christians should be brought together. Under no circumstance, we should criticise each other. Every jati and every "minority" draws strength from each other's strength against Aryan serpents. Today, a war is being waged against Islam in the name of "war on terrorism". ******************** Brahminists thrive by making brothers fight brothers The very foundation stone of the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs at Amritsar, was laid by a famous Muslim saint, Baba Farid. To that extent the Sikhs and Muslims were united against Brahminism. Jinnah's offer to Sikhs: Guru Nanak was born in a village near Lahore (now in Pakistan). Sikhs from India and outside are welcomed in thousands and feasted by the Pakistan govt. every year. There is very little difference between Sufism and Bhakti movement which is a product of Sufism. Guru Nanak not only visited Macca but travelled to Iraq and visited many Muslim holy places. M.A. Jinnah offered the Sikhs an exclusive and a constitutionally protected area within Pakistan but the Brahminical agent, Master Tara Singh, rejected the offer and the Sikhs are today paying a heavy price for the folly of Master Tara Singh, The "Blue Star" was launched killing thousands of Sikhs in the year 1982 and the Sikhs recruitment to army, once dominated by the brave sardarjis, is almost stopped, along with that of Muslims. Brahminists made the Sikhs fight Muslims. And once that is over they cut Sikhs to size and impoverished Punjab itself. Today they are instigating the Punjabi Dalits against Sikhs. Brahminism thrives by making brothers fight brothers — EDITOR. DV theory on "Jews of India" gets world-wide support V.T. RAJSHEKAR We have received very many valuable, informative and also most authentic documents — all fully confirming our thesis that the Brahminical "Jews of India" (2%) are cousins of the Western Jews. The Jewish holy book Torah and the Brahminic "holy" book, Veda, have many, many things in common. Both are hate-mongers, racists. WIKIPEDIA ATTACK Though we have been writing and talking about our theory that the Jews and the "Jews of India" are birds of the same feather, no Aryan Brahmin in India or outside had challenged except the Jewish-owned Wikipedia which works in close collaboration with "Jews of India" residing in US and Europe.Dalit Voice reproduced the whole text of the Wikipedia attack on us in our Nov.1, 2010 issue and then reprinted it for world-wide sale: "Enemy makes DV world famous". WORLD WAR - III India's mere 2% Brahminists, however, made use of our theory and got close to the zionist Israel, the world's most hated racist country which is pushing the Western Christian world towards a World War-III against Muslims and Chinese. We had predicted that in this World War-III both the hate-mongering scum would be wiped out. Abhinav Bharat, headed by a Chitpavan Brahmin serving Army Intelligence officer, Lt. Col. Srikant Purohit, now comfortably kept in the Nasik Jail along with his fellow conspirators, has announced its plan to impose Brahminical dictatorship on India and clamp Manuwadi rule (DV Edit Feb.1, 2011: "Abhinav Bharat wants to clamp Brahminic dictatorship by imposing Manu's constitution"). MOSSAD SUPPORTS BRAHMIN DICTATORSHIP He had visited Israel twice and met the world's most dangerous killer organisation, Mossad, which engineered the 2001 World Trade Centre attack in New York forcing the US to launch a "war on Islamic terrorism, headed by Osama bin Laden. This war is continuing even to this day in Afghanistan but to the utter defeat of America. BOMBAY TERRORIST ATTACK Zionist Israel offered the "Jews of India" funds, arms, intelligence back up, and also assisted in the famous "terrorist attack" on Bombay's Taj Mahal Hotel to kill the upright police officer Karkare who arrested the entire Abhinav Bharat Brahminical conspirators. The latest to be arrested, Bengali Swami Aseemananda has confessed before the court all the crimes of the Abhinav Bharat which was responsible for a series of bombings on Muslims and their masjids. Though India's Brahminical Govt. was quick to arrest hundreds of Muslim youths charging them with terrorist attacks and mercilessly treating them, those "Jews of India" arrested for attack on Muslims are looked after very well —proving our charge that India's very govt. is controlled by the Jews and the "Jews of India". WESTERN SCHOLARS SUPPORT This in brief is the mounting proof of the Jews and "Jews of India" coming together in a big way and also upholding our thesis. In our two books, Brahminism (DSA-2002, pp.160 Rs. 50) and Weapons to Fight Counter-Revolution(2004, pp.102 Rs. 75) and many other subsequent publications we have been gradually building up the theory that the zionist Jews, the most hated racists in the West, and the "Jews of India" are the same. Our theory alerted so many White Western Christians, experts in the West, specially in the US, which is held in the neck by its 2% Jews, and made them probe our theory. A number of scholars have found that this long kept top secret is absolutely correct. The different websites (excerpts of which are cited below) have fully supported us. THREAT TO KILL While some Brahminists have not only criticised but also threatened us, some criminal-minded among them instead of refuting our argument with scholarly rebuttals, have threatened to blackmail us, some made below the belt attack and some even threatened to to kill us. We want to assure our hate-mongering heroes that Dalit Voice has already crossed its record 30 years of publication riding on its high moral ground without a single charge against us. Not one prediction of our has gone wrong so far. WHEN GERMAN JEWS WERE DECEIVED But on the other side it is the Brahminists, the "Jews of India", who deceived their own Jewish blood brothers of which a famous French Jewish historian, Leon Poliakov, has written a scholarly book, The Aryan Myth (1977 pp.400, New American Libraru, New York, Photocopy available with DV Rs. 350). It is in this book that we for the first time (over 34 years ago) learnt the Brahminical origin of zionist thoughts. BRAHMINISTS CAUSE 2 WORLD WARS We congratulated Leon Poliakov for diagnosing the Brahminical disease even while we criticised him for failing to cure the disease. Poliakov, himself a famous Jewish historian, said that the German Jews were taken for ride by the Indian Brahminists who sold the "Aryan myth" theory to German Christians, and Hitler, and braiwnashed them to attack the Jews. The Brahminical "Aryan Myth" theory not only deceived the German Christians and Jews but brought about two devastating World Wars. WHY GANDHI WAS DENIED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE We met some Christian and Jewish scholars in London during our recent visits and got full confirmation from them about the fears of Leon Poliakov. Brahminists were then waging a war against the benevolent British Christian rulers of India. M.K. Gandhi, a Gujarati Bania was an equally dangerous Brahminist swearing by the very same racist theories. It is this enthusiasm that made him to criticise the Jews for forcibly occupying the Arab land that legitimately belonged to Palestinians. The zionist Nobel Foundation became furious with Gandhi for criticising Israel and denied the Nobel Peace Prize to the "Apostle of Peace" who pushed India to perpetual violence. This is the secret of Gandhi being denied the Nobel Peace Prize, which is always reserved exclusively for those producing philosophy of hatred and violence. AMARTYA SEN'S ZIONIST LINK The most powerful and unimpeachable evidence is being provided by the Indian state itself which discarded Soviet-China bloc and jumped into the arms of the world's most hated country, USA, which is controlled by its 2% Jews. All the top American financial institutions have taken the crooked "Jews of India" as their executives. One fellow (Pandit) is heading USA largest banking institution. DALAI LAMA AS ZIONIST AGENT Amartya Sen, the Nobel (Economics) Laureate, married from the family of the "King of Jews" the Rothschilds, which controls Britain and practically the entire world Jewry, brought "Khatri Sick" Manmohan Singh from the World Bank to India as Finance Minister to give shape to pro-zionist policies of the super Chanakya, then Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, a Telugu Brahmin, who pushed India into the arms of the zionists. Ever since then the Jews and the "Jews of India" have been singing and dancing together and turning India against Muslims and also the rising super power China. If such a pro-Jewish tilt is moving at a supersonic speed with the Tibetan runaway renegade, Dalai Lama, whipping up anti-China hatred, on the other side the newly established alliance of hate-mongers is seriously concentrating on impoverishing and systematically killing the original inhabitants of India (65% plus Muslims 15%). BRHAMIN KILLED GANDHI On one side over 75% of indigenous Indians are kept poor, illiterate, unthinking and daily brainwashed to become "better Hindu" (meaning slaves). On the other, those opposed to the "Jews of India" like the Muslim, Christians and Sikhs are kicked, killed, burnt, raped and their little property destroyed — daily. The "Khatri Sick" PM is doing this job smoothly and Amartya Sen periodically visits India to supervise his subjugating road-roller drive. The ruling Brahminists have already discarded, if not humiliated, the revolutionary saints like Dr. Ambedkar, Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy, Mahatma Phule etc. often hoisting the flag of Gandhi, the bogus Gujarati Bania who was killed by a Brahmin only. Politically India is bankrupt, economically impoverished, socially and morally crippled and finally surrounded by deadly enemies all round — the desertification of India is almost complete. DV family members by now are familiar with our Jews and "Jews of India" theory that killed this country. As thinking itself has stopped in India, the 1,300 million strong — the second largest in the world — country is getting ready for a foreign invasion of which we have hinted in our Editorial of Jan.16, 2011: "Foreign power may take over India". THIRD WORLD WAR The crazy "Jews of India" enjoying their intoxicating power, wealth and arrogant insolence have become blind, deaf and also dumb-driven. That means they will be digging their own grave into which they only will fall and bury themselves alive even before their brother Jews are finished in the fast approaching Third World War — a war that will end all future wars — which we welcome and wait with bated breath. THUS SPAKE PERIYAR Gandhi as Brahmin agent: His fast-unto-death are stunts Fasting: The next important thing that attracts the attention of the general public is the second world war. We are getting day by day good news. We are happy and contented. So far as we are concerned we are prepared to make all sacrifices. In fact we have already sacrificed a lot. As such we need not be worried much about the war. The other matter that is drawing the attention of the public is the fast by Mr. M.K. Gandhi. His fasting is not a new experience. He has fasted many times for a few days and after breaking the fast he recouped good health. He once underwent fast unto death and succeeded in his aim. This time his fast is drawing more attention. The doctors are of the opinion that his condition is bad. The British government is negligent. But I feel that this fast is against our interests. That is the reason why the government is lethargic. We are demanding the separation of Dravidanaadu. Mr. M.K. Gandhi is against it. The government does not want to interfere. They want the matter to be settled within ourselves. Mr. M.K. Gandhi says that the British should "Quit India". His idea is to let us down afterwards. That is Mr. M.K. Gandhi's motive. It is for this that he is now fasting. What are we to do? If others are concerned about us, we will be concerned about them. It is reciprocal and quite natural. We are today Sudras. We are degraded. We have no right to enter the temples or eating at houses of Brahmins. We are considered as low Untouchables. In the government we are given menial jobs. Those who betray us are caressed by the government and the Congress Party. We remain as downtrodden people today. We are being exploited by the Brahmins and by the people of other states. Did Mr. M.K. Gandhi feel for a moment about our pitiable lot? Did he express a word of sympathy? Now many people are worried about the fast by Mr. M.K. Gandhi. Did any one of them care to express sympathy towards our cause? One will have to think over the after effects of his fasting. Could it be said that our low status would be changed to the better status or equal status with others? How to sympathise with Mr. M.K. Gandhi without considering all these factors? His fasting is a mere farce. How to sympathise with Mr. M.K. Gandhi? Now an all-party conference is convened. The convenors of the conference have practically ignored us. They do not even think of us. Under these condition what help could we render to them? My friend Rajaji is the man behind the screen to all these. Yet he is not at all worried about his own state. Moreover, the participating leaders of various parties were strictly instructed not to talk about party politics. They were asked to speak only about the release of Mr. M.K. Gandhi. How could any self-respecting person agree to partake in the conference? Those who exploit the name of Mr. M.K. Gandhi for their own selfish ends participated in the conference. They passed a resolution in favour of Congress Party. Only 200 delegates attended the conference. About 309 people attended as visitors. Rajaji himself accepted that the conference was not largely attended. It seems there were loud speaker arrangements also. They call it an All India All-party conference. There is no limit for their deceit and fraud. They say that 100 telegrams were received from the South. Atleast 88 would be from Brahmins. Newspapers in the hands of vested interests, being dominated by Brahmins made a big fuss about the conference. None seemed to worry about the people of South India. How is it right to decide the social, economic and political problems of the people from the fasting of a single individual? Is it a wise thing? Moreover it is mere barbarity to depend on fast to solve problems. It is utterly barbarous to be afraid one man fasting. If we are to submit to this sort of threat, I do not know where it will lead us to. Hooliganism: The next item that drew the attention of the public is the enormous country-wide sabotage in consequent of 1942 "Quit India" movement. It is somewhat losing vigour now. The Congress Party is responsible for the heavy damage caused to the public property. (To be continued) [Collected Works of Periyar , (pp.160 to 162) (4th edn. 2007), The Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution, Periyar Thidal, 50-EVK Sampath Rd., Vepery, Madras - 600 007.] http://www.dalitvoice.org/Templates/march_a2011/articles.htm Special Economic Zone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic and other laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical or national laws. "Nationwide" laws may be suspended inside a special economic zone. The category 'SEZ' covers a broad range of more specific zone types, including Free Trade Zones (FTZ), Export Processing Zones (EPZ),Free Zones (FZ), Industrial parks or Industrial Estates (IE), Free Ports, Urban Enterprise Zones and others. Usually the goal of a structure is to increase foreign direct investment by foreign investors, typically an international business or amultinational corporation (MNC). Contents  [hide] 1 Globally 1.1 Angola 1.2 China 1.3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4 India 1.4.1 SEZs in India 1.5 Indonesia 1.6 Iran 1.7 Kazakhstan 1.8 Malaysia 1.9 Myanmar 1.10 North Korea 1.11 Pakistan 1.11.1 List of SEZs in Pakistan 1.12 Philippines 1.12.1 List of SEZs in the Philippines 1.13 Poland 1.14 Republic of Korea (South Korea) 1.15 Russia 1.15.1 Technical/Innovational Zones 1.15.2 Industrial/developmental Zones 1.16 Tourist Zones 1.17 Ukraine 1.18 U.S.S.R. 2 References 3 External links [edit]Globally In the People's Republic of China, Special Economic Zones were founded by the central government under Deng Xiaoping in the early 1980s. The most successful Special Economic Zone in China, Shenzhen, has developed from a small village into a city with a population over 10 million within 20 years. India has also played a significant role in the founding and establishment of Special Economic Zones. It has the largest outsourcing industry in Asia. Following the Chinese examples, Special Economic Zones have been established in several countries, including Angola, Brazil, India, Iran,Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, North Korea. Currently, Puno, Peru has been slated to become a "Zona Economica" by its president Alan Garcia. A single SEZ can contain multiple 'specific' zones within its boundaries. The most prominent examples of this layered approach are Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority in Jordan, Sricity Multi-product SEZ and Mundra SEZ inIndia and According to World Bank estimates of 2007 there are more than 3,000 projects taking place in SEZs in 120 countries worldwide. SEZs have been implemented using a variety of institutional structures across the world ranging from fully public (government operator, government developer, government regulator) to 'fully' private (private operator, private developer, public regulator). In many cases, public sector operators and developers act as quasi-government agencies in that they have a pseudo-corporate institutional structure and have budgetary autonomy. SEZs are often developed under a public-private partnership arrangement, in which the public sector provides some level of support (provision of off-site infrastructure, equity investment, soft loans, bond issues, etc.) to enable a private sector developer to obtain a reasonable rate of return on the project (typically 10-20% depending on risk levels). [edit]Angola The Republic of Angola formalized the creation of the Luanda-Bengo EP Special Economic Zone in 2009, including 8000 hectares in theLuanda districts of Viana and Cacuaco and the northern Bengo province's areas of Icolo-e-Bengo, Dande, Ambriz and Namboangongo. [1] [edit]China Main article: Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China Currently, the most prominent SEZs in the country are Shenzhen, Xiamen, Shantou, and Zhuhai. It is notable that Shenzhen, Shantou, and Zhuhai are all in Guangdong province, and all are on the southern coast of China where sea is very accessible for transportation of goods. [edit]Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to build its first Special Economic Zone in the Kinshasa district of N'Sélé. The SEZ would be operative in 2012 and dedicated to agro-industries. [2] [edit]India It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article. (Discuss) Considering the need to enhance foreign investment and promote exports from the country and realising the need that a level playing field must be made available to the domestic enterprises and manufacturers to be competitive globally, the Government of India had in April 2000 announced the introduction of Special Economic Zones policy in the country, deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations, duties and tariffs. As of 2007, more than 500 SEZs have been proposed, 220 of which have been created. This has raised the concern of the World Bank, which questions the sustainability of such a large number of SEZs. The Special Economics in India closely follow the PRC model. India passed special economic zone act in 2005. In India, the government has been proactive in the development of the SEZs. They have formulated policies, reviewed them occasionally and have ensured that ample facilities are provided to the developers of the SEZs as well as to the companies setting up units in the SEZs. [edit]SEZs in India In India, SEZs are the special zones created by the Government and run by Government-Private or solely Private ownership, to provide special provisions to develop industrial growth in that particular area. The government of India launched its first SEZ in 1965, in Kandla, Gujarat. The incentives and facilities offered to the units in SEZs for attracting investments into the SEZs, including foreign investment include:- Duty free import/domestic procurement of goods for development, operation and maintenance of SEZ units 100% Income Tax exemption on export income for SEZ units under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act for first 5 years, 50% for next 5 years thereafter and 50% of the ploughed back export profit for next 5 years. Exemption from minimum alternate tax under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act. External Commercial Borrowing by SEZ units up to US $ 12500 billion in a year without any maturity restriction through recognized banking channels. Exemption from Central Sales Tax. Exemption from Service Tax. Single window clearance for Central and State level approvals. Exemption from State sales tax and other levies as extended by the respective State Governments. The major incentives and facilities available to SEZ developers include:- Exemption from customs/excise duties for development of SEZs for authorized operations approved by the BOA. Income Tax exemption on income derived from the business of development of the SEZ in a block of 10 years in 15 years under Section 80-IAB of the Income Tax Act. Exemption from minimum alternate tax under Section 115 JB of the Income Tax Act. Exemption from dividend distribution tax under Section 115O of the Income Tax Act. Exemption from Central Sales Tax (CST). Exemption from Service Tax (Section 7, 26 and Second Schedule of the SEZ Act). List of Special Economic Zones in India Currently there are 114(as on Oct 2010) SEZs operating throughout India in the following states.[5]Karnataka - 18; Kerala - 6; Chandigarh - 1; Gujarat - 8; Haryana - 3; Maharashtra - 14; Rajastan - 1; Orissa - 0 Tamil Nadu - 16; Utter Pradesh - 4; West Bengal - 2. Additionally, more than 500 SEZs are formally approved (as on Oct 2010) by the Govt of India in the following states.[6] Andhra Pradesh - 109; Chandigarh - 2; Chattisgarh - 2; Dadra Nagar Haveli - 4; Delhi- 3; Goa - 7; Gujarath - 45; Haryana - 45; Jharkand - 1; Karnataka - 56; Kerala - 28; Madhya Pradesh - 14; Mahrashtra - 105; Nagaland - 1; Orissa - 11; Pondicherry - 1; Punjab - 8; Rajasthan - 8; Tamil Nadu - 70; Uttarankhand - 3; Utter Pradesh - 33; West Bengal - 22; [edit]Indonesia Main article: Batam Island#SEZ - Special Economic Zones [edit]Iran Arg - e - Jadid Special Economic Zone: Vehicle Manufacturing Hub. PetZone: Petrochemical special economic Zone, Mahshahr. Kish: Kish island special economic zone. Sarakhs Sirjan Shahid Rajaee Port [7] Amirabad Special Economic Zone [8] Bushehr Port Payam Special Economic Zone, closest SEZ to the capital city Tehran, with 3600 hec. area within 10000 hec. of Payam International Airport territory established in Karaj for development of air cargo and postal transportation, storage of goods, cold store, packing services, goods productivity, perishable and time sensitive goods export. Payam is the only SEZ in the region with the privilege of its own airport and airline. Adjacent to industrial, economical and agricultural center of Tehran, with easy access to railroad, underground and other related highways. In order to attract FDI Payam has created equal opportunity and possibility of investment for Iranian and foreign subjects on every scale of partnership, in addition guarantee foreign investment according to attraction and protection law of foreign investments and freedom of invest transfer and obtained income of it, with no administrative encumbrance laws. Furthermore, there is free entrance, without customs duties for goods, machinery and row material until it has been stationed in the zone, with possibility to export goods from zone without customs formalities.[9] [edit]Kazakhstan Astana Multiple Economic zones created by the mandate of the President. Each zone has a different focus. South Kazakhstan "Ontustyk" special economic zone is dedicated to the development of the textile industry in Kazakhstan. [edit]Malaysia Malaysia launches East coast Economis Region SEZ[3] in August 2009. The country's first Special Economic Zone are expected to contribute RM23 billion to the national GDP and create 220,000 new jobs in the ECER. [edit]Myanmar Special economic zones, which offer tax exemptions for different sectors (5 years for production, 8 years for high-tech, 2 years for agriculture, livestock breeding and forestry, and 1 year for banking) are undergoing preliminary construction in Sittwe Township and Kyaukpyu Townshipin Rakhine State.[4] An international standard airport is also to be constructed. The six free trade zones will be Thilawa Port in Yangon,Mawlamyine in Mon State, Myawaddy and Hpa-an in Kayin State, Kyaukphyu in Rakhine state and Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region.[5] [edit]North Korea The Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone was established under a UN economic development programme in 1994. Located on the bank of the Tuman River, the zone borders on the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (or, Yeonbyeon in Korean) of the People's Republic of China, as well as Russia. In 2000 the name of the area was shortened to Rason and became separate from the North Hamgyeong Province. [edit]Pakistan Taking the example of the Chinese success with their SEZs, China is helping Pakistan develop the Haier-Ruba economic zone on the outskirts of Lahore. Other economic zones include the China-Pakistan economic zone open only to Chinese investors and also the future crown jewel of Pakistan, Gwadar. There are also talks of creating a Japanese city for foreign investors from Japan only. There has also been new SEZ proposed on the currently under construction Sialkot-Lahore motorway, Qatar has proposed an investment for $1 billion in a new SEZ along the motorway. There is also a new zone under construction in Faislababd, which will be the biggest industrial estate of Pakistan when complete, it has sections for each country and the first phrase is already complete with a special Chinese zone in it. [edit]List of SEZs in Pakistan Karachi Export Processing Zone, Karachi, Sindh Risalpur Export Processing Zone, Risalpur Sialkot Export Processing Zone, Sialkot, Punjab Gujranwala Export Processing Zone, Gujranwala, Punjab [edit]Philippines Philippine economic zones (ecozones) are collections of industries, brought together geographically for the purpose of promoting economic development. These ecozones were established through Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise known as "The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995" as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.[6] Philippine Ecozones are generally administered by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority through a Board (PEZA Board), attached to the Department of Trade and Industry. The PEZA Board sets the general policies on the establishment and operations of the Ecozones, industrial estates, export processing zones, free trade zones, and the like.[7] They also review proposals for the establishment of Ecozones, which they subsequently endorse to the President of the Republic of the Philippines. In addition, the PEZA Board regulates and undertakes the establishment, operation and maintenance of utilities, other services and infrastructure in the Ecozone, such as heat, light and power, water supply, telecommunications, transport, toll roads and bridges, port services, and the like.[8] Several incentives are granted to business establishments operating within Philippine Ecozones, particularly those found in the Omnibus Investments Code of 1987.[9] These incentives include income tax holidays; zero percent (0%) duty on importation of capital equipment, spare parts, and accessories; exemption from wharfage dues and export tax, impost or fees; and the simplification of customs procedures, among others.[10] In addition, The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 exempts business establishments operating within Ecozones from all taxes. In lieu of paying all other taxes, business establishments are only required to pay five percent (5%) of their gross income to the national government.[11][12] Activities Eligible for PEZA Registration and Incentives include but are not limited to (1) Export Manufacturing; (2) Information Technology Service Export; (3) Tourism; (4) Medical Tourism; (5) Agro-industrial Export Manufacturing; (6) Agro-industrial Bio-Fuel Manufacturing; and (7) Logistics and Warehousing Services.[13] Although designed to operate separately from the political and economic milieu of surrounding communities, Philippine economic zones do in fact interact with their neighbors. As of 31 May 2010, there were more than 200 Ecozones in the Philippines. Of these more than 200 Ecozones, seven (7) are Agro-Industrial Economic Zones, 134 are Information Technology Parks and Centers, 65 are Manufacturing Ecozones, two (2) are Medical Tourism Parks/Centers, and nine (9) are Tourism Economic Zones. Of the 41 private economic zones, the biggest exporter is Gateway Business Park in General Trias, Cavite and the second biggest private ecozone is Laguna Technopark Inc. The four governmentally owned are Cavite Economic Zone, Bataan Economic Zone, Mactan Economic Zone and Baguio City Economic Zone. Some of the more well-known Economic zones are the Clark Special Economic Zone, and Subic Economic Zone, former military bases of the United States of America. [edit]List of SEZs in the Philippines Some of the over 200 SEZs in the Philippines are as follows: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (76.59 hectares) Clark Special Economic Zone (29,365 hectares) Bataan Export Processing Zone (1,733.37 hectares) PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority Cagayan Special Economic Zone Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) Light Industry & Science Park I, II, & III (272.22 hectares) Laguna Technopark (289.95 hectares) Laguna International Industrial Park (34.88 hectares) Hermosa Ecozone Industrial Park (142.04 hectares) Keppel Philippines Marine Special Economic Zone (22.92 hectares) Filinvest Technology Park - Calamba (51.07 hectares)[14] [edit]Poland There are 14 Special Economic Zones in Poland[15] Kamiennogórska SSE Katowice Special Economic Zone Kostrzyńsko-Słubicka SSE Krakowski Park Technologiczny Legnicka SSE Łódzka SSE SSE EURO-PARK MIELEC Słupska SSE SSE Starachowice Suwalska SSE Pomorska SSE (Pomeranian Special Economic Zone) Tarnobrzeska SSE Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone "INVEST-PARK" Warmińsko-Mazurska SSE [edit]Republic of Korea (South Korea) The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone (DGFEZ) is located in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, Southeastern part of South Korea. It encompasses four parts of Daegu including Dong-gu, Suseong-gu, Nam-gu, and Dalseong-gun, and four parts of Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongbuk) including Gumi, Pohang, Gyeongsan, and Yeongcheon. In total there are 11 specialized districts spanning 39.54 km2. DGFEZ is a Knowledge-Creative Free Economic Zone with 7 of the districts specialized on knowledge-based service industries and 4 for knowledge-based manufacturing industries. [edit]Russia Russia currently has 16 federal economic zones and several regional projects. As of March 2010 Russia's federal special economic zones host 207 investors from 18 countries. There are major MNCs among investors to Russia's SEZ, such as Yokohama, Cisco, Isuzu, Air Liquide, Bekaert, Rockwool and many others. Russia's 15 existing and to-be federal special economic zones are managed by OJSC "Special Economic Zones". OJSC "SEZ" was founded in 2006 to accumulate and implement world's best practices in developing and managing SEZ and promote Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Russian economy. It is fully owned and funded by the Russian state. Federal economic zones in Russia are regulated by Federal Law # 116 FZ issued on July 22, 2005. [edit]Technical/Innovational Zones Dubna Zelenograd Neudorf (Russian: Нойдорф) - industrial and business park in special economic zone in Strelna near Saint Petersburg, Russia Novo-Orlovskoye (Russian: Ново-Орловское) - SEZ territory in Saint Petersburg, Russia Tomsk [edit]Industrial/developmental Zones "Alabuga" (special economic zone) Lipetsk [edit]Tourist Zones Krasnodar Krai Stavropol Krai Kaliningrad Oblast (Yantar, Kaliningrad Special Economic Zone) Altai Krai Altai Republic Irkutsk Oblast Buryatia Vladivostok [edit]Ukraine Special Economic Zones existed in Ukraine until March 31, 2005. The first created was the Nouth-Crimean Experimental Economic ZoneSyvash (since 1996). From 1998 to 2000 11 new zones were created. Name Location Area Established Time limit* NCEEZ Syvash Autonomous Republic of Crimea 1996 5 years Slavutych Slavutych, Kiev Oblast 2,000 ha 30.06.1998 till 01.01.2020 Azov Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast 315 ha 21.07.1998 60 years Donetsk Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast 466 ha 21.07.1998 60 years Zakarpattia Uzhhorodskyi Raion and Mukachivskyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast 737 ha 09.01.1999 30 years Yavoriv Yavorivskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast 116,000 ha 17.02.1999 till 01.01.2020 Interport Kovel Kovel, Volyn Oblast 57 ha 01.01.2000 20 years Kurortopolis Truskavets Truskavets, Lviv Oblast 774 ha 01.01.2000 20 years Mykolaiv Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, shipyard territory, and adjoining area 865 ha 01.01.2000 30 years Port Krym Kerch, Autonomous Republic of Crimea 27 ha 01.01.2000 30 years Porto-Franco Odessa, part of Odessa Trade Sea Port's territory 32 ha 01.01.2000 25 years Reni Reni, Odessa Oblast 94 ha 17.05.2000 30 years * Initially planned time of operation given. All zones were shut down on March 31, 2005. NCEEZ — Nouth-Crimean Experimental Economic Zone. Sources: [10] [11] [12] and Пехник А.В., Іноземні інвестиції в економіку України. Навчальний посібник, Вид. «Знання», Київ 2007, pages: 49, 310–319 [edit]U.S.S.R. As for Finland[citation needed] and Yugoslavia, the reason for their rapid economic growth was the Soviet Union's policy of treating those states as special economic zones, through which it gained access to technologies and the know-how of the West. Export of such products to the USSR was often prohibited due to their dual purpose. (U.S.S.R. Special Economic Zones) [edit]References ^ [1] Angola: Government Formalises Special Economic Zone, allafrica.com, July 29, 2009. ^ [2] Le "paradis" où le droit fera la loi, L'Echo, novembre 2010. ^ [3] Read more: SEZ set to fire up economic growth ^ "Burmese: စစ်တွေနှင့် ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့တို့တွင် အထူးစီးပွားရေးဇုန် တည်ဆောက်သွားမည်ဟု သိရ" (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven News. 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2010-08-28. ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/13/eng20070313_357029.html ^ The text of The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 is found at http://www.peza.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=55 or http://www.chanrobles.com/specialeconomiczoneact.htm ^ The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, sec. 12 ^ Id. ^ The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, sec. 23. ^ Omnibus Investments Code, art. 39. ^ The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, sec. 24. ^ See also Fiscal Incentives to PEZA-Registered Economic Zone Enterprises available at http://www.peza.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=154 ^ http://www.peza.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=153 ^ http://www.peza.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116&Itemid=161 ^ [4] SEZ in Poland-Source-Govt of Poland Chee Kian Leong, 2007, A Tale of Two Countries: Openness and Growth in China and India [13], Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (DEGIT) Conference Paper. 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NATIONAL MANUFACTURNG AND INVESTMENT ZONES TO CREATE MORE JOBS: ANAND SHARMA – ADDRESSES INDUSTRY CAPTAINS

Date : 07 May 2010
Location : New Delhi
 

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, while addressing at an Interactive Session with Industry of Northern Region, inChandigarh today, said that while services have grown at a rapid pace, the share of the manufacturing sector in the country's GDP has stagnated at around 15%. "With the objective of helping Indian manufacturing to achieve its true potential and in the process be an engine for job creation, we have proposed the creation of a number of National Manufacturing & Investment Zones (NMIZ)", the Minister added. While detailing the NMIZs, Shri Sharma said: "the NMIZ would provide good physical infrastructure, a progressive exit policy, structures to support clean and green technologies, appropriate investment incentives and business friendly approval mechanisms and each zone would have a combination of production units, public utilities, logistics, environment protection mechanisms, residential areas and administered services. The interactive session was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and attended by a large number of representatives from Industry and senior officials of the government. 

 

During the interaction, Shri Anand Sharma said, "We have witnessed rapid economic development post liberalization. However, given the size of our country and the daunting task of providing a basic minimum standard of living for all, we need to achieve much faster growth. We are a young country and we need to cater to the youthful aspirations. According to the 2007-08 Economic Survey, 64.8% of India's population would be in the working age of 15-64 years in 2026. By 2015, India will have 800 million people in the productive age group of 15 to 59, ahead of China which is expected to have only 600 million. This means that we need to create employment and enterprise opportunities at that scale. For this to happen, jobs will have to be created both in the services and the manufacturing sector".

 

            "The NMIZ would have a governing body which would be in the form of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed with the constituents of that specific NMIZ. The SPV would have the delegated authority from the State Government, Ministries in the Central Government and other Government agencies for issuing necessary clearances for the inception and continuation of business ventures inside the NMIZ.  Thus, the concept of NMIZ combines the framework for more business friendly policy, procedures and approval ecosystem, combined with superior physical infrastructure", he added.

 

            "Investments are critical to economic growth and in today's globalized world, FDI play an important role," stated Shri Sharma and added that "whileIndia remains an attractive destination for FDI, we can do with much more. In order to simplify FDIs, my Ministry has released the final document of FDI Policy Framework that would now comprise the single document on FDI policy".

 

            Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) development project being executed over six States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh at an investment of over US $ 90 billion, will generate significant economic activity along the dedicated rail freight corridor between Delhi and Mumbai and aims to double employment potential in seven years, triple industrial output in nine years and quadruple exports from the region in 9 year period.  "Under this project, 24 investment nodes have been identified of which there are 11 investment zones and 13 industrial areas. Of the seven nodes being developed in the first phase, Manesar-Bawal region in Haryana is receiving special focus and attention. We have cleared the overall perspective plan for the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor region and planning of the roads in Haryana is proceeding at a fast pace.  In the Early Bird projects finalized for the state of Haryana, a project for establishment of a Smart City which envisages the Manesar-Bawal region which will be implemented on a PPP basis with the support and collaboration of Japan.  In the recent visit of the Japanese Trade Minister, we took stock of the progress of the project and I am satisfied that we are proceeding as per schedule.  I have also held a meeting with the Chief Minister of Haryana who has kindly agreed to earmark 250 acres of land for establishment of a world class Convention cum Exhibition facility", Shri Sharma added.

 

As regards exports front, Shri Sharma said: "if we have to continue to grow rapidly and move towards our objective of double digit growth, exports have to play a much larger role. We not only have to become competitive to increase our exports but we also have to diversify our export markets and we need to look at the markets of Africa, Latin America, Oceania and CIS countries".

 

In his welcome address, Shri R M Khanna, Chairman, CII Northern Region said that although the contribution of the Northern region to the national GDP continues to be the highest at 27.5%, it has been declining over the years with manufacturing witnessing one of the lowest growth rates amongst the key sub sectors. "Credit availability, infrastructure and inflation remain major areas of concern and we request the Government to focus on these areas and alleviate the problem so that Industry can contribute even more to the GDP", he added.  During his address, Shri Harpal Singh, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Northern Region said that India needs to significantly raise basic educational standards, increase the quality and quantity of our universities as well as introduce other measures on the agricultural front.  Shri Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General-CII, in his remarks said that CII has been proactively engaged with the Indian Reforms process for economic development and in the pre–liberalization era, CII advocated reforms for economic liberalization and its role was crucial in building consensus around the reforms and minimizing opposition to them. Now is the time for second generation reforms.  

 

Singur

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Singur
—  Town/ CD Block  —
Singur Location of Singur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22.81°N88.23°ECoordinates: 22.81°N 88.23°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Hooghly
Parliamentary constituency	Hooghly
Assembly constituency	Singur, Haripal
Population	19,539 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 14 metres (46 ft)

Singur is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Singur railway station is 34 km from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Tarakeswar line. It is 2 km ahead of Kamarkundu junction, the crossing point of Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Howrah-Tarakeshwar lines. It is on the Durgapur Expressway/ NH 2.

Contents  [hide] 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 References 5 External links

[edit]Geography

Singur is located at 22.81°N 88.23°E. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and is situated on the Ganges delta. The several villages comprising Singur include Dobandi, Baburberi, Khasherberia, Joymolla, Ujjal Sangha, Beraberi, Bajemelia, Anandanagar, Ratanpur, Gopalnagor, Apurbopur, Jalaghata, Mirzapur, Bankipur, Bonchipota, Ghanashyampur etc. A river has crossed through one side of singur.

[edit]Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Singur had a population of 19,539. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Singur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit]Economy

Main article: Tata Nano Singur controversy

Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008. ^[2] In October 2008 Tata announced that the factory will not be completed and the production of the Nano will be set up in Sanand, Gujarat.

[edit]References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
2. ^ The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006

[edit]External links

• Singur archives at Sanhati
• Singur Movement Timeline

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Nandigram

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Nandigram
—  Town/ CD Block  —
Nandigram Location of Nandigram in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22.01°N 87.99°ECoordinates: 22.01°N 87.99°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Purba Medinipur
Parliamentary constituency	Tamluk
Assembly constituency	Nandigram
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 6 metres (20 ft)
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in/

Nandigram is a rural area with two commuunity development blocks in Haldia subdivision ofPurba Medinipur district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located about 70 km south-west of Kolkata, on the south bank of the Haldi River, opposite the industrial city of Haldia. The area falls under the Haldia Development Authority.^[1]

In 2007 the West Bengal government decided to allow Salim Group to set up a chemical hub at Nandigram under the special economic zone policy ^[2]. This led to resistance by the villagers resulting in clashes with the police that left 14 villagers dead, and accusations of police brutality.

Ms Firoza Bibi of All India Trinamool Congress is the newly elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly Constituency, by-elections for which were held on Jan 05, 2009.^[3]

Contents  [hide] 1 History 2 People of Nandigram 3 Conflict over proposed chemical hub 4 Health 5 Transport 6 Education 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

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[edit]People of Nandigram

Although this part of Bengal has not been actively highlighted in Indian History during British period, the area had been a part of active politics from the British era. With the help of the people of Nandigram, "Tamluk" was freed from the British by Ajoy Mukherjee, Sushil Kumar Dhara, Satish Chandra Samanta and their friends for a few days (which is the only part of modern India to be freed twice), before India gained de facto freedom in 1947.

In post Independent India, Nandigram had been a centre of learning and played a major part in the development of Haldia, a satellite town of Calcutta (Kolkata). Fresh vegetables, Rice and fish are being supplied to Haldia from Nandigram. Like Haldia, Nandigram has a natural strategic geographic location for business and farming. The Ganga (Bhagirathi) and Haldi (downstream of Kanshabati) cover the edges of Nandigram, and thereby the land is fertiled by both the rivers.

Although 60% of the area has a Muslim population, but this area has never been in the clutches of Hindu-Muslim riot. The Nandigram town is dominated by brahmins (the Tewaris, Mukherjees, Pandas).

[edit]Conflict over proposed chemical hub

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Ramsey Clark, the former Attorney General of United States visited Nandigram in November 2007 and expressed his solidarity to the poor peasants of the area who were tortured by the CPI(M)^[4],^[5]

The controversy over the state government plan to build a chemical hub in Nandigram led opposition parties to organise against the acquisition of land. The Trinamool Congress, Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Indian National Congress cooperated to establish the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC, 'Committee against Land Evictions'). A large number of erstwhile supporters of the ruling CPI(M) party also joined them. The apparent aim of the BUPC was to protect the farmers' lands. However the top leadership of the ruling party, determined to ride roughshod over all opposition, painted the agitation as one against industrialisation. The official propaganda carried by pro-government media talked of jobs for the large number of unemployed youths of the state of West Bengal and made claims of a boost to development in the area. According to the version propagated by the party, the region would have become an industrial belt and would have attracted further investments and jobs to the state. The main opposition party, the TMC, maintains however that they are opposed not to industrialization per se but poorly planned projects carried out with inhuman methods.

The situation came to a head when the MP from nearby Haldia took a pro-active role in the project. The Haldia Development Authority under him issued a notice for land acquisition. Several supporters of both the CPI(M) and the BUPC were violently attacked by opponents with their houses vandalised. Both sides amassed huge quatities of arms and several clashes resulted in incidents allegedly of arson, murder and rape. However, the BUPC got the upper hand owing to its commanding greater public support and allegedly supported by Maoists, did not allow police and CPI(M) cadre to enter for over 3 months by digging up roads.

When the ruling party sought to reestablish its previous domination, it mobilised the administration in the name of removing blockades and restoring "normalcy". On the night of March 14, 2007, the party's cadre allegedly bolstered by hired hardened criminals from the state and outside, conducted a joint operation with the state police. They unleashed a reign of terror, killing at least 14 people (the officially admitted number, very likely a gross underestimate), maiming many more and allegedly committing numerous infanticides and rapes. There were allegations of removal of evidence in the form of dead bodies and injured persons.

Several writers, artists, poets and academicians took a strong position against the police firing which in turn brought significant international attention.

However, there has been some division among the intelligentsia in Bengal. While Mahasweta Devi, Aparna Sen, Saonli Mitra, Suvaprasanna,Joy Goswami, Kabir Suman, Bratya Basu along with noted envioronment activist Medha Patkar condemned the government; Soumitra Chatterjee , Nirendranath Chakraborty, Tarun Majumdar defended the Chief Minister on development issue. Just after the bloodbath of Nandigram on 14 March, pro-government intellectuals have spoken in favour of the Chief Minister which includes the novelists Buddhadeb Guha and Debesh Roy, the litterateur Amitava Chaudhuri, the poet Mallika Sengupta, the actors Dilip Roy, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, andUsha Ganguly, the singers Amar Pal, Shuvendu Maiti, Utpalendu Chaudhuri, and Indranil Sen, the sarod exponent Buddhadev Dasgupta, the historian Aniruddha Roy, the football luminary P K Banerjee, the noted architect Sailapati Guha, the scientist Saroj Ghosh, and the poetNirendranath Chakraborti who presided over a gathering at Science City Auditorium, kolkata.^[6]. However, noted Leftist intellectuals such as Sumit & Tanika Sarkar, Praful Bidwai & Sankha Ghosh refused to buy the argument in favour of development & remained critical of the government.

As a direct aftermath of the West Bengal government's Special Economic Zone policy, in the panchayat elections of May 2008, CPI(M) and its left front allies were defeated in Nandigram and adjoining areas by the Trinamool Congress-SUCI alliance^[7]. The Trinamool Congress-SUCI alliance and the Congress wrested the Zilla Parishads from the CPI-M in three districts of the 16 districts of West Bengal out of the hands of CPI(M) after about 30 years.

See also: Nandigram violence

[edit]Health

In March 2001, Nandigram II Block of Medinipur District claimed to have achieved full toilet coverage in the entire block.^[8]

[edit]Transport

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There is no rail connection directly to Nandigram, and road ways are ill-developed. Buses, jitney trekkers and van rickshaws are the primary public vehicles inside the villages.

Nearest Railway station - Mograjpur connected from Digha - Tamluk. Nearest busy bus stop - Chandipur (Math). 5-7 direct busses are available from Howrah station while other direct busses ply from Digha, Haldia, Geonkhali, Mecheda. Tekkers at half an hour interval are available from (Math) Chandipur.

Nandigram is connected by ferry with Haldia (which has been currently irregularised by Hadia Municipality). This ferry service is an important mode of transport for farmers and small traders of Nandigram, who uses this service to reach Haldia market for selling their commodities. Haldia Municipality runs this ferry service.^[9]

Within the village, houses are not very close to each other so one has to walk for many a mile as van rikshaws are incapable of travelling on the small mud roads (aal path).

[edit]Education

The area has a college - Nandigram College affiliated to Vidyasagar University, and there are several schools namely - Nandigram BMT Siksha Niketan, Nandigram Girls' High School, Asadtala Banamali Sikshaniketan, Ryapara Girls' High School, Khodam Bari Higher Secondary School, Hanschara High School, Muradpur Sikshaniketan.

[edit]See also

• Accumulation by dispossession
• Primitive accumulation of capital
• Common land

[edit]References

1. ^ Haldia Development Authority
2. ^ The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage Story on Nandigram
3. ^ "Trinamool wins Nandigram bypoll". Press Trust of India.
4. ^ "Nandigram says 'No!' to Dow's chemical hub"
5. ^ Nandigram people's struggle "heroic" : Clark
6. ^ http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0429/04292007_bengal-2.htm
7. ^ http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=1&id=231689&usrsess=1 Cracks in Red Citadel
8. ^ The Hindu 11 May 2003
9. ^ Subhendu Ray and Kanchan Chakraborty (2007-05-07). "Without the ferry, Nandigram remains cut off". Indian Express. Retrieved 2008-10-27.

[edit]External links

• Left Articles on Nandigram
• Nandigram Documentary by Medical Service Centre
• Nandigram Gets Solace from Buddhadeb
• Frontline story on Rural Resistance, October 2006
• Nandigram Another good archive at Counterviews
• Regularly updated (and archived) news about Nandigram

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6. India Together: Nandigram, an atrocity on dalits - 5 May 2007

   5 May 2007 ... Nandigram, an atrocity on dalits. The hypocrisy with which the Government of West Bengal acted at Nandigram this March is a serious cause of ...
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National Manufacturing Policy: A Discussion Paper Introduction Over the years, the various policy initiatives and economic reforms in India have made India one of the fastest growing economies in the world today. However, at just over 15 percent of GDP, the manufacturing sector in India is not representative of its potential. The situation of the manufacturing sector in India is a cause of concern especially when seen in the context of transformation registered in this sector by other Asian countries in similar stages of development. While the dramatic shifts in global manufacturing bases over the last four decades have brought these economies in focus, India has not been able to fully leverage the opportunities provided by the dynamics of the world economy. This also has its socio economic manifestations in the form of over dependence of a large section of the population on agriculture for its livelihood, disguised unemployment and urban unemployment. For a country with the largest young population in the world, this creates a challenge of significant magnitude. Over the next decade, India has to create gainful employment opportunities for a large section of its population, with varying degrees of skills and qualifications. The manufacturing sector would have to be the bulwark of this employment creation initiative. Besides the employment imperative, the development of the manufacturing sector is critical from the point of view of ensuring that the growth model of India is sustainable. With this learning and keeping the objective of developing the Indian manufacturing sector to reflect its true potential, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has embarked on creating a policy environment suitable for the manufacturing sector to flourish in India. 1A major policy intervention by creating National Manufacturing & Investment Zone(s) will be taken up by DIPP to push the manufacturing share in GDP. The proposed National Manufacturing Policy for these NMIZs would act as the key enabler in driving the growth of the sector in India. Good physical infrastructure, a progressive exit policy, structures to support clean and green technologies, appropriate investment incentives, and business friendly approval mechanisms will be the cornerstones of this new initiative. This discussion paper is the first step towards formulation of a National Manufacturing Policy with a focus on NMIZs. Suggestions are invited from stake holders. Suggestions can be sent/posted directly to Shri Navil Kapur, Section Officer, - email : navil.kapur@nic.in, Fax : 23063656 or can come through CII or FICCI. 2The draft points are expected to cover the following areas. Any other areas that may be considered appropriate for inclusion can be suggested. 1. National Manufacturing & Investment Zones: Concept 2. Exit Policy 3. Green Technologies: New Avenue of Growth 4. Incentives and Benefits for units in NMIZs 5. Simplified Clearances & Approvals for Setting up units in NMIZs 6. Skill development programme to cater to the needs of Manufacturing Sector. Annexure 1: Loss of Job Insurance- Policy Document Annexure 2: Scope of Simplification of Licensing Procedures 3National Manufacturing and Investment Zones - Concept OBJECTIVES • To promote investments in the manufacturing sector and make the country a hub for both domestic and international markets; • To increase the sectoral share of manufacturing in GDP to 25% by 2022. • To double the current employment level in the sector • To enhance global competitiveness of the sector The National Manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZs) would reap the benefits of co-sitting, networking and greater efficiency through the use of common infrastructure and support services. They would have high-class infrastructure, and provide a competitive environment conducive for setting up businesses. They would thus provide a boost to manufacturing, augmentation of exports and generation of employment. CONCEPT OF NMIZ An area would be specifically delineated for the establishment of manufacturing facilities for domestic and export led production, along with the associated services and infrastructure. The NMIZs would be a combination of production units, public utilities, logistics, environmental protection mechanisms, residential areas and administrative services. It would have a processing area, where the manufacturing facilities, along with associated logistics and other services and required infrastructure will be located, and a non- processing area, to include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure. The processing area may include one or more Special Economic Zones, Industrial Parks & Warehousing Zones, Export Oriented Units, DTA units duly notified under the relevant Central or State legislation or policy. All the benefits available under the relevant legislation or policy will continue to remain available to the said Zones The 4internal infrastructure of the NMIZ will be built and managed by a Developer, or a group of Co-developers. The external linkages will be provided by Government of India and the concerned State government. The users of external as well as internal infrastructure will pay for its use, except to the extent that the government supports the service through budgetary resource. The NMIZ would have a governing body, which would be in the form of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed with the constituents of that specific NMIZ. The SPV would have delegated authority from the State Government, Ministries in the Central Government and other Government Agencies for issuing necessary clearances, as may be necessary for the inception and continuation of business ventures inside the NMIZ. The key feature of the NMIZs would be a more business friendly policy, procedures and approval ecosystem, combined with superior physical infrastructure. ROLE OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Government of India (GOI) will consider under this Policy all applications for establishment of NMIZs and approve expeditiously such proposals as are found feasible. It will constitute a High Powered Committee to ensure necessary coordination among central ministries and state government, and also monitor the progress of environmental and other clearances, as well as development of the NMIZs, at required intervals. Government of India will ensure the availability of external physical infrastructure linkages to the NMIZs including Rail, Road (National Highways), Ports, Airports, and Telecom, in a time bound manner. This infrastructure will be created/upgraded through Public Private Partnerships to the extent possible. Viability gap funding through existing schemes could be considered. Wherever necessary, requisite budgetary provisions for creation of these linkages through the public sector will also be made. Government of India will also support the state government concerned, and its agencies, in the dissemination of information, with a view to promoting domestic as well as global investment in the NMIZs. 5ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT The State Government would play the lead role in setting up of the NMIZs. In particular, the State Government will be responsible for providing/facilitating the following infrastructure: 1. Land i) Funding for infrastructure which cannot be loaded onto the sale price of allotment. ii) Initial funding of the land cost – possibilities of long duration low cost loans from international funding institutions or permission to raise long term tax free debentures against the security of land. Subscription to special equity funds for investment into NMIZ. SPV may be eligible for capital gain benefit. 2. Power connectivity and availability of reliable and good quality power. The units may also seek open access as per the regulations of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission. In the event that the State Government is unable to guarantee uninterrupted and high quality power supply, the State Government would facilitate the creation of captive power plants by Private Players (including the SPV of the NMIZ) with full authority for transmission, distribution and collection of power charges; • Provision of bulk requirements of water; • Road connectivity (State roads); • Sewerage and effluent treatment linkages, from edge of NMIZ, to the final disposal sites; • Appropriate infrastructure to address the health, safety and environmental concerns. It would identify a suitable site, prepare the proposal and seek approval. It will notify the NMIZ area under the relevant Act, and acquire/ assist in acquiring the land necessary for setting up of the infrastructure, processing and non-processing areas. The acquisition of land, if any, must be done entirely by the State Government, and then handed over to the SPV. The State Government, applying for NMIZ, will ensure that after notifying the area, all physical infrastructure and utilities linkages under its jurisdiction are provided within a stipulated time frame. The State Government will notify a nodal Department, 6which will provide a single window and coordinate with relevant authorities from the State Government. The State Government may also notify an additional package of incentives for the development of the NMIZ, including moratorium of all municipal and other local taxes for 10 years, for the NMIZ developers as well as the units which are located in the Zone. No local body shall levy any municipal taxes etc in NMIZ and the facilities and civic amenities in the NMIZ shall be maintained through appropriate user charges. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 1. The Department of Industry Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will be the nodal department of the Government of India for the NMIZs. 2. A High Powered Committee constituted by the Government of India will scrutinize applications for setting up the NMIZ, and subsequently monitor and expedite the progress of implementation. 3. The SPV would be constituted for each NMIZ, will be responsible for its development and management. It will also be empowered to issue/expedite approvals and pre approvals. The SPV would be headed by a CEO with sufficient autonomy, with the participation of the Developer or Co-developers, industry association, as well as few major manufacturers. In addition the State Government should also constitute a body to: a) Monitor, review and appraise the functions and the performance of the NMIZ. b) Deal with functional issues concerning the stakeholders. c) Any other function as may be prescribed by the State Government. Each NMIZ will be notified separately by DIPP The SPV will, after notification of the NMIZ, prepare a detailed master plan consisting of a regional development plan specifying land use and zoning for processing and non- 7processing areas. Based on an impact study, the types of industries in different zones will be specified. In case an amendment is required to the concept and design of the project, as encapsulated in the preliminary project report submitted by the State Government, the same may be done in accordance with procedure provided in the State Law. Proposals for setting up units in the NMIZ will be granted approval by the SPV, Such clearances and approvals will be granted within a stipulated period of time. FUNCTIONS OF THE SPV Each SPV will undertake such measures as it thinks fit for the development, growth, operation and management of the NMIZ. These measures will include: i) Preparation and enforcement of the detailed Master Plan. ii) Providing the necessary infrastructure within the NMIZ, either directly or through Developer(s). iii) Selection of Developer/Co-developers and entering into concession agreements with them for the development and maintenance of infrastructure internal to the NMIZ. iv) Promotion of investment, both foreign and domestic, into the NMIZ. v) Promotion of production within, and exports from, the NMIZ. vi) Granting approvals for, and facilitating clearances to units within the NMIZ. vii) Review of the functioning and performance of the NMIZ. viii) Regulation of levy of user or service charges or fees or rent for the use of infrastructure / properties in the NMIZ. ix) Exercise of authority to delegate, enter into or create SPVs for specialized services. x) Any other functions as may be prescribed by the State Government. DEVELOPER The Developer is a legal entity - Government, private or a Public Private Partnership- that develops, builds, designs, organizes, promotes, finances, operates, maintains or manages a part or whole of the infrastructure and other facilities in the NMIZ. The Developer would be selected by the SPV through a transparent mechanism. 8The required land within the NMIZ will be made available to the Developer by the State Government, through the SPV. UNITS IN THE NMIZ Any manufacturing industry or service that will support the units within the NMIZ set up for the purpose of manufacturing, stocking, logistics and utilities with local linkages, and for which site is available as per the approved detailed Master Plan, will be eligible for being set up in the NMIZ, and may apply for approval to the SPV in prescribed manner. The SPV will allot sites to units through a transparent process as specified. A unit located in NMIZ, whether in SEZ or elsewhere, may produce / export goods and services except those prohibited either for manufacture or export under the EXIM Policy or any other Act in force. Rejects, waste, and scrap arising out of the production process could be exported or sold outside the SEZ. LABOUR LAWS Labour Law may be made more flexible. Some of the issues which need to be reviewed: i) Employment of women in three shifts; ii) Temporary status of employees; iii) Flexibility to downsize; iv) Contract Labour Abolition Act will not be applicable to the units in the NMIZ. v) Number of hours per shift vi) Social security scheme for the work force – the SPV may work on a Social Security scheme for all the workers engaged in the NMIZ. vii) The right to join unions would be confined to workers drawing salary below a certain limit. Wherever application of labour welfare legislation is suspended or diluted, an alternative safety net will be put in place to take care of the interest of labour by the SPV. 9Exit Policy for units in NMIZs It is proposed that the closure of a unit in NMIZ should be made easier by settling the dues of the labour in time. There should be a fast mechanism for settling the assets of a sick company so that they are redeployed for production. For settling labour dues independent of other creditors claim a sinking fund should be created for each NMIZ to be maintained by the SPV which would be built through a contribution out of the profits of all the units in NMIZ. Alternatively the companies in NMIZ will be obliged to take a job loss policy from any insurance company. Job Loss Policy At the time of the closure of the company, there is mandatory requirement under the Industrial Disputes Act under section 25FFF to pay compensation which shall be equivalent to fifteen days' average pay 2*[for every completed year of continuous service] or any part thereof in excess of six months; To ease the burden of payment to labour at the time of closure of unit, a job loss policy has been conceived for the proposed NMIZs. Under this the asset striping of the entity will not have to wait until the payment has been made to the labour. This could help ease the pressure on the manufacturing entity considerably. For this purpose the definition of closure of Unit would be same as the one followed by BIFR, which is as follows – Sick industrial unit is defined as a unit or a company (having been in existence for not less than five years) which is found at the end of any financial year to have incurred accumulated losses equal to or exceeding its entire net worth. The net worth is calculated as sum total of paid up capital and free reserves of a company less the 10provisions and expenses, as may be prescribed. An industrial unit is also regarded as potentially sick or weak unit if at the end of any financial year, it has accumulated losses equal to or exceeding 50 per cent of its average net worth in the immediately preceding four financial years and has failed to repay debts to its creditor(s) in three consecutive quarters on demand made in writing for such repayment. The two basic factors which may result in sickness of an industrial unit are:- ¾ Internal factors are those which arise within an organization. They include:- • Mismanagement in various functional areas of a company like finance, production, marketing and personnel; • Wrong location of a unit; • Overestimation of demand and wrong dividend policy; • Poor implementation of projects which may be due to improper planning or managerial inefficiency; • Poor inventory management in respect of finished goods as well as inputs; • Unwarranted expansion and diversion of resources such as personal extravagances, excessive overheads, acquisition of unproductive fixed assets, etc.; • Failure to modernize the productive apparatus, change the product mix and other elements of marketing mix to suit the changing environment; • Poor labour-management relationship and associated low workers' morale and low productivity, strikes, lockouts, etc. ¾ External factors are those which take place outside an organization. They include:- • Energy crisis arising out of power cuts or shortage of coal or oil; • Failure to achieve optimum capacity due to shortage of raw materials as a result of production set-backs in the supply industries, poor agricultural output because of natural reasons, changes in the import conditions, etc. • Infrastructural problems like transport bottlenecks; • Credit squeeze; • Situations like market recession, changes in technology, etc; • International pressures or circumstances, etc. 11 A draft policy document prepared by Bajaj Allianz is placed at annexure 1 for comments. Other players may come out with their own offers which may be preferred by the Industry. 12 Green Technologies. • Achieving the aspiration for Indian Manufacturing Sector has to take into account certain important forces that are shaping the Indian and Global manufacturing landscape. One such powerful force that can offer significant opportunities for Indian manufacturing is emergence of "Green Technologies". This will be one of the strongest forces over the next two decades–offering both challenges and opportunities in green and new technologies for Indian manufacturing. • Global warming has made sustainable development a key priority for governments and companies. This issue has the potential to change the economics of manufacturing and will significantly affect the future competitive positions of companies—changing the cost structure of industries and potentially restricting market access. At the same time, several new opportunities will emerge driven by the growing carbon trading market and demand for "green" products and technologies. • While India's carbon emissions per capita are lower than other countries, in absolute terms India is one of the largest carbon emitters in the world. As Indian economy develops, the absolute carbon emission will grow rapidly putting pressure on India to cap and/or lower its total emission. • The emerging global carbon market and growing demand for "green" products and technologies will offer significant opportunities for growth in the years to come. On the other hand, escalating carbon costs could, over time, have significant implications on future global supply chains and influence market access for Indian companies. Indian manufacturing needs to focus on four areas: • Explore opportunities in the rapidly growing carbon trading market. • Drive "greening of operations" to reduce their carbon footprint. • Explore opportunities in "greening of products". • Explore emerging "green technologies" with opportunities to build local and global leadership. 13The Need for "Greening" of Operations • Sustainability linked costs could shape future global supply chains. This global 'green' movement can pose severe challenges for companies and sectors that have a large carbon footprint. The cost structure of carbon emitting industries would change significantly making them less competitive with the inclusion of carbon costs. The potential impact of carbon cost, with increases being as high as ~5%+ in the cost structure for some industries. • The cost impact could be direct due to emissions of the company against caps; or indirect due to usage of fuel/power with embedded carbon cost. • This would impact on multiple fronts, with greater focus on bringing down carbon emission levels. Companies would have to rethink their manufacturing and supply chain footprint on the basis of total costs including the carbon costs. • Sustainability issues could also impact market access. While countries may not tax or create barriers for companies or products which are not green; they may create incentive systems for products which are greener leading to skewed market economics. • At the same time, increasing consumer preference for green products could further exacerbate this. This increasing awareness is spreading among Indian consumers, a recent example being the adoption of energy ratings. Adoption of such ratings for consumer durables in India saw revamping of many product development activities by many firms to ensure that products are more energy efficient as many consumers use energy efficiency as an important criterion for product purchase. 14"Green Products" Emerging as an Important Opportunity • The focus on sustainability has also meant the emergence of a growing market for "Green Products". Globally, this market is estimated at ~US $190 Bn and expected to grow at ~15% year–on–year across segments like alternative energy, construction of green buildings and green consumer products like organic food and cotton. Large sections of consumers across developed market, and increasingly so in fast developing economies, are beginning to prefer greener product. • "Green" is clearly moving on from being a mere buzz word to a trend with significant business potential. Companies will need to take a closer look at their product portfolios and rethink their business models to benefit from this. The transformation will not be limited to targeting a newer product sub–segment, but rather will require re–creating a whole new business model around it. New Green Technologies will Shape Future Markets • Sustainability trends have given rise to new technologies that will significantly impact future businesses. Research in renewable technologies like wind, solar and water is already yielding environmental and business results. Development in other areas like nanotechnology, fuel cells, wireless communication is likely to create ecosystems for sustainable growth. • India needs to scan the wide range of technologies, identify those with sustainable business prospects and strategically invest in areas where it can gain competitive advantage over other countries. • Solar energy and new developments in nuclear power technologies are two such potential areas where India can take a leading position in the coming years. • Solar energy market is expected to grow at almost 9 percent per annum till 2017 1 and India is already investing in solar research and is at par with global players. 1 Clean edge; CII-BCG analysis. 15The high solar irradiance across the country, of the order of ~220 KWh/M2 as compared to <200 KWh/M2 averages for most of the developed world 2 , gives India a natural advantage in the solar market when compared to other countries like Germany, a solar market leader. India needs to leverage this advantage to become a frontrunner in solar technology. • Nuclear power is also gaining prominence due to its improved relative economic competitiveness and carbon free electricity generation. According to International Atomic Energy Agency's 2008 projections nuclear power accounts for 14 percent of global electricity and is likely to grow at 3.2 percent per annum till 2030. Special Incentives for Green Technologies and Manufacturing for units in NMIZs • Low-interest loans for manufacturing to invest in new plans to produce clean /green technology or invest in new plants to produce green products; • Creation of a central fund for supporting research in the area of green manufacturing; • Mandatory to get a certain percentage of its electricity mix from renewables; • Provides grants for workers training that will lead to an expanded energy efficiency and renewable energy industry workforce; • Preference to green units/ green products during procurement by state/ central government; and • 'Best Green Unit' awards to encourage, recognize and raise greater awareness. • If the SPV in a particular NMIZ decides to have an IPP based on renewable green technology, an investment subsidy to cover the additional interest cost per mega watt may be considered. 2 European Commission; PVGIS data. 16Incentives and Benefits for units in NMIZs The NMIZs would be a combination of production units, public utilities, logistics, environmental protection mechanisms, residential areas and administrative services. It would have a processing area, where the manufacturing facilities, along with associated logistics and other services and required infrastructure will be located, and a non- processing area, to include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure. The processing area may include one or more Special Economic Zones, Industrial Parks & Warehousing Zones, Export Oriented Units, DTA units duly notified under the relevant Central or State legislation or policy. All the benefits available under the relevant legislation or policy will continue to remain available to the said Zones. The incentives and facilities offered to the units in SEZs for attracting investments into the SEZs, including foreign investment include:- o Duty free import/domestic procurement of goods for development, operation and maintenance of SEZ units o 100% Income Tax exemption on export income for SEZ units under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act for first 5 years, 50% for next 5 years thereafter and 50% of the ploughed back export profit for next 5 years o Exemption from Central Sales Tax. o Exemption from Service Tax. o Single window clearance for Central and State level approvals. o Exemption from State sales tax and other levies as extended by the respective State Governments. The major incentives and facilities available to SEZ developers include:- o Exemption from customs/excise duties for development of SEZs for authorized operations approved by the BOA. o Income Tax exemption on income derived from the business of development of the SEZ in a block of 10 years in 15 years under Section 80-IAB of the Income Tax Act. o Exemption from Central Sales Tax (CST). o Exemption from Service Tax (Section 7, 26 and Second Schedule of the SEZ Act). 17Incentives given to EOUs: Units undertaking to export their entire production of goods and services (except permissible sales in DTA), may be set up under the Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme, Electronics Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme, Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme or Bio-Technology Park (BTP) Scheme for manufacture of goods, including repair, re-making, reconditioning, reengineering and rendering of services. Trading units are not covered under these schemes. Import and export of capital goods,inputs exports and DTA sales would be governed by the EXIM policy in force. Some general provisions applicable to these units would be as follows: o No import licences are required by the EOU units and import of all industrial inputs exempt from customs duty. o Supplies from the DTA to EOUs are regarded as deemed exports and are hence exempt from payment of excise duty which means that high quality inputs are available at lower costs. Provisions for EOUs: o EOU can also import second hand capital goods without any age limit. o 50% of physical exports can be sold in domestic market on payment of concessional duty. o EOUs are allowed to utilize plant and machinery for job work DTA units provided the goods are exported directly from the EOU premises. o 100% FDI investment permitted through Automatic Route similar to SEZ units o EOUs have to achieve only positive Net Foreign Exchange (NFE) within 5 years i.e., A - B > 0 where (A) is the FOB value of Exports and (B) is CIF value of imports Fiscal Incentives available to 100% EOUs: o Exemption from Customs and Central Excise duties on import/local procurement of Capital goods, raw materials, consumables, spares, packing material etc. o Reimbursement of Central Sales Tax (CST) on purchases made from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) o Corporate Tax Holiday upto 2011 o CENVAT credit on Service Tax paid 18o Re-imbursement of duty paid on fuels procured from domestic oil companies as per the rate of Drawback notified by the DGFT from time to time. o The incentives available to SEZs and 100% EOUs would be applicable to SEZs/EOUs located in the NMIZs. General Incentives for units in the NMIZs: o In order to encourage industrial units in taking on training/retraining of the workers, such expenditure be treated at par with R&D expenditure. o Tax exemption on expenditure incurred in taking national/international process/product certification/approvals like ISO 9000, BIS 14000, BEE, IS, CSA, UL, VDE, etc. o 50% of the expenditure incurred in filing international patents to be shared by the Government. o Subvention of interest on working capital by 4% to create parity with international counterparts. o In government purchases preference be given to units located in the NMIZs. o In order to encourage supply chain development, Income Tax exemption to suppliers in proportion to the supplies made within the NMIZ. o Special incentives for certain crucial industries where import dependence is very high. State levies The State Government may also notify a package of incentives for the development of the NMIZ, including moratorium on all municipal and other local taxes for 10 years, for the NMIZ developers as well as the units which are located in the Zone. 19 Simplified Clearances & Approvals for Setting up units in NMIZs Below is the list of various clearances and approvals required for setting up any industrial unit. Also given are the various issues raised by industry and suggestions for streamline and speeding various procedures / clearances for industrial projects. Wherever exemptions are possible under the Act, the same should be granted in NMIZ subject to SPV having a self regulated alternative mechanism to achieve the objective of the Act. Where exemption is not possible, the authority under the Act should be vested in the SPV or in a single designated agency. Clearances required for Industrial Projects S No Sub category of clearance Clearances required 1 Commencement of business 1. Industrial licenses under Industrial Policy 2. Technology Transfers 3. Clearance under Industrial Park Scheme 4. Business Constitution i. Registration with Registrar of Companies ii. CBDT: issue of PAN, tax deduction account no etc. iii. CBEC: service tax registration 2 Financial 1. Raising finances abroad 2. FDI Clearances 3. Clearance of Forex transactions from RBI 4. Importer Exporter Code from DGFT 5. ESIC Filing 6. EPF Filing 7. Registration certificate under State Sales Tax laws and filing of returns 3 Sectoral 1. Sectoral rules, e.g., Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Rules, 2000 framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 2. Use of sea water for cooling purposes by thermal power plants etc 3. Ports: Clearance of design of LNG Berth 4. Power: • Coal Linkage, Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) • Gas Sales Agreement • CERC/SERC permission for adoption of tariff • Mega Power Status from MoP 5. Clearance from Ministry of Railways for constructing Road over Bridges (RoBs) and Road under Bridges (RuBs) by NHAI 6. Clearances from DGCA, AAI, MoD, CBEC, MHA, BCAS etc for construction/expansion/modification of Greenfield/ Brownfield airports 4 Major Central 1. Environment Clearance under Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 20Government clearances Notification of 2006 2. Diversion of Forest Land under Forest Conservation Act, 1980 3. Clearances under Electricity Act, 2003. 4. Stack height clearance from Ministry of Civil Aviation 5. Security clearance from Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Home Affairs 6. Clearance to use groundwater from Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) 7. Clearance to use Explosives 5 Major State Government clearances 1. Approval of building plans by municipal authorities 2. Licenses under Factories' Act, 1948 3. Sanction for water and power connections 4. Consent to operate and establish from Pollution Control Board (i) Environment/PCB (ii) Labour (iii) Boiler (iv) Explosive (v) VAT registration ISSUES Î Under Environment Conservation, the category of projects that have are in category "A" and "B", but so far no clarity is provided for the B1 & B2 category of projects. Î In case of change of technology or expansion, which is quite frequent, the current provision of mandatory public hearing (consultation) every time is, time consuming affair for getting the environment clearances. Î Procedure for grant of emission and discharge consents by the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB's) remain pending for more then a year. Î Green belt in the form of percentage of area pose difficulties to the industry because by the time EC or NoC is obtained the arrangement of land and the engineering design of the industry is complete and subsequent adjustment in the area for required percentage of greenery means compromise over the productivity and safety through out the life of the plant. Î Today the total time taken for obtaining environment clearance before starting of operations for a mining project varies between 3 to 5 years. And given the speed of change of the economic scenarios, within 5 years the requirements as well as technologies change and such delays make significant impact on the viability of projects. Î In the mining projects the height and the slopes of the dump designs are governed by the approval of the mining plans by IBM. In general, a single stage dump has an overall slope of 37 degree i.e. the actual angle of repose of the overburden in the most of the soil conditions and for two stage dump the overall slope comes to 27 degree. However it is often seen that the Environment clearance letter mentions the overall slope of 27degree without mentioning the fact that at single stage, it will be 37 degrees. And during site inspections the inspecting officials insist for 27degree slope for single stage also which is neither practical nor feasible without artificially 21flattening of slopes which means more and more area requirement for the overburden dumps. Î Land for waste disposal and reclamation/back filling is not enough. Î As per MoEF guideline 3.2 (i), Compensatory Afforestation shall be done over equivalent area of non forest land. It is essential that with the proposal a map showing the identified non forest land, certificate for its suitability as well as nonencumbrance certificate from concerned DFO/revenue officials should be submitted before Stage-I approval. After the Stage-I approval this NF land is transferred and mutated in favour of State Forest department. In some states like Jharkhand, in absence of non forest government land, user agency has to purchase the land and give above mentioned details to forest department for processing the DRP. User agency (project proponent) has to guard this non forest land till the approval of Stage-I. Î Allotment of non forest land for the compensatory afforestation is not uniform across the country. Eg. in Jharkhand state purchase of non forest land from private owners is almost mandatory. Although the current guidelines allow compensatory afforestation on degraded forest land, the same is yet to be implemented by the state governments. Î For forest clearance, NPV is chargeable for under ground mining even though the forest surface is neither disturbed nor lost due to under ground mining. Î Getting in principle approval and mega status for power projects is complicated and difficult to implement. Î Consent to operate and establish from State pollution control board does not happen in stipulated time. Î Validity period for consent to operate and establish by the state pollution control board is very short. Î Authenticated maps of the eco sensitive areas as per general conditions of EC notification are not available with regulatory authorities. Î No stipulated time line is given for the stack height and CGWA clearances. Î Duplication in clearances e.g. building plan clearance from town and country planning as well as factory inspectorate. RECOMMENDATIONS A. Environment and Forest Clearance A1. An empowered project clearance authority could be formed to liaise with different state and central departments to get clearances in a time bound manner. 22A2. In case where the prescribed time limit is not followed and there are delays in giving clearance, a mechanism should be developed to take the matter to the next higher level. A3. Standardized terms of reference for specified/ repetitive projects will help reduce the time taken for clearance. A4. Wide publicity and liberal use of the provision to have the public hearing conducted by other agencies if the State agency does not complete it within the prescribed time of 45 days. A5. Brownfield expansions shall be exempted from public hearing if there is no additional requirement of land/ land acquisition is involved. A6. Brownfield expansion to a certain extent (threshold extent), should be exempted from EIA notification. A7. The clearance under CRZ and EIA Notifications should be combined where both the clearances are required. A8. CGWA should be made part of EAC to make it a single window clearance. A9. Applications and submissions of documents/details should be done online for various clearances like CGWB, PESO, EC, etc. A10. The procedure for Importer Exporter Code can be outsourced as done for PAN cards to make the process faster and simpler. A11. EAC should have members from state pollution control board (PCB's) who should be authorized to give consent for state PCBs. They may add new conditions if required from the state's perspective. A12. In respect of wildlife and forest clearances, reasonable timelines should be prescribed in respect of State authorities as well, so that the processing at State level does not draw out over an unreasonable length of time. A13. A "deeming" provision may be introduced in respect of the second stage clearance in respect of forestry clearances, where the project proponent has complied with all conditionalities imposed while according first stage clearances. A14. Authenticated maps of eco sensitive areas as per the General conditions of EC notifications should be made available to regulatory authorities for CRZ/NBW clearances. A15. Grant of Environmental Clearance should not be mandatory for Prospecting License (PL). 23A16. Only people belonging to the area should be eligible to participate in public hearing required for environmental clearances. A17. In case of projects, where increase in production is on account of modernization or through technological improvement in productivity, environmental clearance should be exempted. A18. At the time of renewal of mining lease if no additional area is required then the forest clearance should be automatic rather than following the same process as a new area for diversion. A19. Categorization of the forest area into 3-4 categories based on sensitivity of the land and predetermining the conditions for diversion of forest land like NPV, Compensatory afforestation, technology for mining and processing etc based on the sensitivity, could be done. A20. Identification and handing over land required for compensatory afforestation should be the responsibility of the State Government and not the proponent. A21. In-principle approval for forest clearance should be granted for the entire lease area by MoEF. Depending on the need of lessee, approval in phases should be granted by the State Government based on predefined conditions. A22. No forest clearance should be required for prospecting license if there is no cutting of trees, and only clearing of bushes is required. The State Government may be empowered to grant forest clearance for prospecting. A23. Total time taken for forest clearance should not be more than one year. In case the process is not completed in time, it should be treated as deemed granted. A24. Necessary guidelines/ notifications for "B1" & "B2" category of the project are required to make this provision effective. A25. Public Hearing (Consultation) shall remain valid for the entire lease period. It shall not be mandatory for expansion or change of technology as these changes are quite frequent. A26. There should be a timeline (within three months) for the procedure for grant of Emission and Discharge consents by the State Pollution Control Boards else such applications remain pending for more then a year making it a post facto consent. A27. Necessary infrastructure within the state for disposal of hazardous waste is to be provided by SPCBs and such list of agencies shall be given along with the consents to facilitate the industry to comply effectively. A28. Green belt development norms stipulated by SPCB in their NoC and by MoEF in Forest and Environment clearance letters shall be more effective as well as industry friendly. Green belt in the form of percentage of area pose difficulties to 24the industry because by the time EC or NoC is obtained the arrangement of land and the engineering design of the industry is complete and subsequent adjustment in the area for required percentage of greenery means compromise over the productivity and safety through out the life of the plant. It is suggested that the area is linked with the density of trees preferably the canopy density so that thicker plantation of native species rather than quick rising exotic species are planted by the industries. A29. The general conditions specified in the EC for mining projects include "Trucks/tippers shall be covered with tarpauline sheets/leak proof materials". Large mines using HEMM (dumpers with capacity more than 20 T) can not implement such conditions hence should not be imposed. A30. The general conditions specified in the EC for mining projects for creation of overburdened dumps with required benching and specific height and slope to be more realistic. A31. For maintaining a balance between development of mines as well as surroundings, the concept of Regional Environment Management Plan is to be adopted on the lines of Regional Wildlife Management Plan. The common conditions laid down in such plan will be applicable to all the mines falling in the region. Only specific conditions will be laid down depending on the differentiation of mining being done by any lessee. This shall reduce the procedural aspect of environmental clearances and will bring uniformity in the process of environment management for a particular region. A32. For waste disposal, a co-operative concept will be needed in future therefore mined out areas of one mine is to be made available for reclamation/back filling to other operating mines in the vicinity. This is required in order to reduce the requirement of land and can make the concurrent back filling and restoration of the land a reality. The environment rules should provide scope for such proposals and encourage the same. A33. Implement the Supreme Court order dated 16 September 2005 that has mentioned the procedure for grant of clearances under the Forest Conservation Act. A34. Under the ownership of State Government, a land bank should be formed and project proponent be allowed to purchase non forest land on their own and keep it in the Land Bank. After the approval of Stage-I, user agency to be allowed to transfer and mutate the non forest land in favour of State Forest Department, equivalent to approved forest area. A35. Allotment of non forest land for the compensatory afforestation is not uniform across the country. Uniform guidelines in all states for allotment of non forest land for the compensatory afforestation should be made and regional office should ensure no deviation. 25A36. Quick implementation of the current guidelines to allow compensatory afforestation on degraded forest land at the state government level is required. A37. There should be only one Wildlife Management Plan containing all the requirements of Site-specific Wildlife Management (Conservation) instead of two. A38. All projects (renewal or expansion) which require environment clearance where public hearing (consultation) is pre requisite should be exempt from Aam Sabha resolution and it shall not be required for diversion proposals. A39. Prospecting/ exploration activity which does not require Environment clearance shall be exempted from the Aam Sabha resolution. A40. On renewal of the mining lease if the lease area and the forest area are already diverted and is not increasing there should not be a separate application for diversion in Form-II. On grant of renewal the forest area already diverted shall remain valid for another term of the lease with the prevailing terms and conditions. A41. In case of underground mining, it has been seen that even when subsidence takes place arising out of underground mining, forest cover gets disturbed only temporarily and there is no permanent damage. In view of this, forestry clearance for underground mining should be automatic with a provision that project should pay compensation. A42. Prorata cost of NPV i.e. 1/20th of the total cost may be taken into consideration while calculating the Cost benefit ratio and payment of NPV be spread over annually coterminous of the grant/renewal of the mining lease period or at an interval of 5 years as in case of periodical validity of the mining plans. B. CENTRAL GROUND WATER AUTHORITY CLEARANCE B1. A simplified procedure should be prescribed for giving clearance for extraction of ground water which reduces the time involved in referring the matter between various agencies. B2. Time lines may be prescribed for according clearance for extraction of groundwater with or without condition, or refusing such clearance. B3. The timeline may have a 'deemed' provision, i.e., if the approval is not accorded within the prescribed time limit, it may be assumed by the project proponent subject to installation of standard rainwater harvesting/water recharge equipment for exploited and critical groundwater blocks. B4. CGWA shall be made part of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of MoEF. 26B5. In case of severely exploited groundwater blocks, it may be clarified upfront that permission to draw groundwater will not be granted. C. OTHERS C1. One application and registration to cover multiple registrations under labour laws like PF, ESI etc. is the desirable system. C2. An exclusive cell for time bound approvals from state governments department (PWD, Electricity Boards, State Transport Department etc) should be formed to take care of timely completion of various projects that require above approvals. D. STATE GOVERNMENT CLEARANCES D1. The State Government should issue one consolidated consent for under water, air, hazardous municipal waste, bio medical waste, etc. D2. Validity of consent from State pollution control board should be increased from 1 year to 5 years (Already in practice by Gujarat Pollution Control Board). D3. Online application should be accepted by state pollution control boards. D4. Common application and processing as suggested by MoEF 1999/CPCB 2001 may be implemented. D5. Duplication of clearance for building plan from Town & Country planning as well as factory inspector. One clearance should suffice. A detailed set of recommendations for Simplification of Licensing Procedures based on a study done by the World Bank Group in Rajasthan are placed at annexure 2. 27Skill development programme to cater to the needs of Manufacturing Sector India's comparative advantage lies in its large workforce. About 800 million persons will be in the productive working age group of 15-59 by 2015, with about 12 million persons expected to join the workforce every year. Over the last few years however industry has encountered shortage of personnel with shopfloor skills. Industry estimates have shown that only about 50 per cent of the students from various technical and vocational streams are actually employable. This is now emerging as a major constraint to industrial expansion and growth. The Government of India, recognizing the need for urgent attention to this area, has initiated schemes for upgradation of ITIs through their adoption by industry; setting up of new ITIs and skill development centres in the Public-Private Partnership mode. The Government of India has also set up the National Skill Development Corporation as a Public-Private Partnership initiative to undertake projects in this area. The SPV for the NMIZ will continuously review the requirement of skilled manpower and take necessary steps to meet the demand for skills at three broad levels — a very large pool of minimally educated human resource, a large pool of skilled persons, and a small yet significant pool of personnel with highly specialized skills. A training centre for the zone would be set up as a Public-Private Partnership initiative with courses being tailored to the demand of specific industries in the zone. Trained personnel would then be placed suitably in these units. Appropriate technical assistance tie-ups for the centre with agencies abroad would be facilitated for state of the art training infrastructure and curricula. Skill-building initiatives should span the entire spectrum from minimal to highly skilled _______ Skill-building among the minimally educated workforce: Skill-building in this segment would include 'Farm to Work', and 'School to Work' programmes targeted at the minimally educated workforce entering the non-agricultural sector for the first time and/or seeking seasonal employment. This group will be taught generic skills such as skills of basic operations on the factory shop-floor, basic machine operations, and compliance with safety and quality requirements. Skill-building will also cover behavioural aspects, such as those pertaining to work culture — timeliness, reporting, and ability to work in an 'organized set-up'. Efforts towards enhancing employability of the 'skilled' workforce: This would cover aspects such as certification of prior learning, providing modular training for manufacturing and service sectors such as stitching skills for those involved in garmenting, CNC machine operations for operators employed/seeking employment in an engineering set-up, training shop-floor executives in retail and imparting selling skills for executives involved in sales of financial products. 28It would include such initiatives as upgrading the technical and vocational curriculum, job-oriented training programmes, maintaining a skills registry to ensure market linkages, and building additional capacity. Skill-building initiatives should be performance-oriented and outcome-based. Building specialized skills: Initiatives in this area would include setting up of institutes of specialized learning such as a specialized institute for the automobile sector, or an institute focused on high-tech manufacturing and semi-conductors for the electronics sector, or one that fosters innovation and product development in the IT/ITES sector. These institutes would be a crucible for specialized skills in the workforce at an entry level as well for upgrading skills in the existing workforce. The Government will ensure that these endeavours by the SPV will contribute to national goals by ensuring that the building blocks of the solution rest on the following aspects: 1. Ensuring inclusivity: Skill-building initiatives should be inclusive and cover all sections of the human resource supply pool, that is, those from varied socio-economic backgrounds. Government, industry, and educational institutions would have to play an active part in these measures. 2. Driving alignment: The need is to align interventions of various stakeholders, namely Central and State Governments, industry, academia, and others spearheading skill development measures. The alignment would stem from national and regional-level objectives and boil down to the specific requirements of the zone. Possible ways of integrating some of these measures with existing schemes, will be explored. 3. Focusing on standards: The curriculum would focus on developing a set of standards that are recognised by employers. Standardization in areas such accreditation, testing and certification to ensure skill-building activities will be supported by linkages with existing government and private agencies. 4. Linking incentives to outcomes: Outcome-based measurements should serve to evaluate the effectiveness of skill-building programmes and serve as an input to course correction. Outcomes will be measured to provide appropriate incentives for such skillbuilding programmes. 29Annexure 1: LOSS OF JOB INSURANCE- POLICY DOCUMENT Whereas the Insured designated in the Schedule hereto has by a proposal and declaration which shall be the basis of this Policy applied to ---------- General Insurance Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Company) for the insurance hereinafter set forth in respect of Insured Person(s) named in the Schedule hereto and has paid the premium as consideration for such insurance, the Company agrees, subject to the following terms, exclusions, definitions, limitations, and conditions, to make payment as is provided herein. Coverage The Company will pay the Insured Person(s) a Benefit Amount as specified in the Schedule in the event of the Insured Persons(s) becoming unemployed during the Policy Period by Retrenchment and/or Closure of Factory/Establishment. Exclusions The Company shall not be liable to make any payment under this Policy in respect of: 1) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it occurred before the commencement of Policy Period. 2) Unemployment of any Insured Person if the Insured knew it to be impending at commencement of the Policy Period. 3) An insurable event which commences within 90 days after the commencement of Policy Period. 4) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it follows a period of casual, temporary or occasional work. 5) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it occurs due to a normal or seasonal occurrence which is a regular feature of the employment. 6) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of termination of service of an Insured Person as a result of the non-renewal of the contract of employment between the Insured and the concerned Insured Person on its expiry or of such contract being terminated under a stipulation in that behalf contained therein. 7) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of termination of service of the Insured Person on the grounds of continued ill-health. 8) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result voluntary retirement of the Insured Person. 9) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of the Insured Person reaching his retirement age, as per the provisions of the contract of employment between the Insured and the Insured Person, or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier. 10) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of termination of service of the Insured Person because of: a) Misconduct of the Insured Person b) Criminal or fraudulent acts in which the Insured Person was involved c) The Insured Person breaking a condition of the contract of employment d) An industrial action in which the Insured Person is involved 3011) Unemployment of any Insured Person if the Insured Person refuses any offer of reasonable alternative employment by the Insured. 12) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of the Insured Person being on family leave or sick leave due to childbirth or pregnancy. 13) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of intentional selfinflicted injuries by the Insured Person. 14) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of intake of alcohol or drugs by the Insured Person. 15) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises directly or indirectly from war, revolution, riot or any similar event. 16) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises directly or indirectly from radioactive contamination from ionising radiation or contamination from any nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear waste. 17) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises directly or indirectly from burning nuclear fuel, or the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other dangerous effect of any explosive nuclear equipment or part of that equipment. 18) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of temporary closure of the place of employment or part thereof due to layoff, lockout, strike or any other reason. 19) Unemployment of any Insured Person if it arises as a result of Closure of Factory/Establishment due to orders of the Government and/or orders of the Competent Court of Law. Special Conditions 1. The insurance in respect of an Insured Person will end automatically as soon as one of the following occurs: a. The date Insured Person reaches his retirement age, as per the provisions of the contract of employment between the Insured and the Insured Person, or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier b. Death of the Insured Person c. The date on which circumstances in respect of the Insured Person change, if the change would make the insurance invalid 2. Subsequent to the Closure of Factory/Establishment, the same owners and/or management should not be involved in the reopening and continuation of business in the same place of employment. Benefit Amount In the event of an insurable event in respect of an Insured Person under the Policy, the Company will pay a Benefit Amount corresponding to 15 days of wages per year of service completed or 15 days of wages per year of service left, whichever is lower. Definitions Words or terms in italic have the meaning ascribed to them wherever they appear in this Policy, and references to the singular or to the masculine include references to the plural or to the female wherever the context permits: 311) Benefit Amount means the amount, as shown on the Schedule which the Company will pay to Insured Person in the event of a claim. 2) Closure of Factory/Establishment means the permanent closing down of a place of employment or part thereof by the Insured by duly following and complying with all applicable Laws. 3) Free Reserves means all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves credited out of re-evaluation of assets of industrial company, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation, as defined under the provisions of SICA or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation. 4) Insured means the person or organization named in the Schedule. 5) Insured Person(s) means the workman of the Insured as defined under the provisions of "Industrial Disputes Act, 1947" or any amendments thereto or any other applicable new legislation. 6) Illness means sickness (a condition or an ailment affecting the general soundness and health of an Insured Person's body) or disease (an affliction of the bodily organs having a defined and recognized pattern of symptoms), but does not include any mental disease, sickness or illness. 7) Net Worth means the sum total of the paid-up capital and Free Reserves as defined under the provisions of SICA or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation. 8) Policy means the proposal, the Schedule (and any endorsements attaching to or forming part thereof) and the policy document. 9) Policy Period means the period between the commencement date and the expiry date specified in the Schedule. 10) Potentially Sick Industrial Company means an industrial company (being a company registered for not less than five years) whose accumulated losses at the end of the financial year have resulted in erosion of fifty percent or more of its peak Net Worth during the immediately preceding four financial years, as defined under the provisions of SICA or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation. 11) Retrenchment means the termination of service, by the Insured, of more than 20% of total number of Insured Persons, as a result of the factory/establishment becoming Sick Industrial Company and/or Potentially Sick Industrial Company and which has duly made a reference to Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction [BIFR] or any other competent authority, as per section 15 of "The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 [SICA]" or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation, and an inquiry is conducted by BIFR or any other competent authority, and suitable orders have been passed and/or scheme has been prepared and sanctioned under SICA or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation, by BIFR or any other competent authority. 12) Schedule means the schedule to the Policy and any annexure attached to it. 13) Sick Industrial Company means an industrial company (being a company registered for not less than five years) which has at the end of any financial year accumulated losses equal to or exceeding its entire Net Worth, as defined under 32the provisions of SICA or any amendments thereof or any other applicable new legislation. General Conditions 1) Conditions Precedent Where this Policy requires the Insured and/or Insured Person to do or not to do something, then the complete satisfaction of that requirement is a precondition to any obligation the Company has under this Policy. If the Insured and/or Insured Person fail to completely satisfy that requirement, then the Company may refuse to consider the claim. The Insured and/or Insured Person will cooperate with the Company at all times. 2) Communications Any communication meant for the Company must be in writing and be delivered to the address shown in the Schedule. Any communication meant for the Insured will be sent by the Company to Insured's address shown in the Schedule. 3) Claims Procedure Upon the happening of an event which may give rise to a claim under this Policy, then as a condition precedent to Company's liability, the following must be complied with: (i) The Insured must inform the Company in writing immediately and in any event within 7 days of the aforesaid event. (ii) The Insured must promptly and in any event within 30 days of occurrence of the aforesaid event, give Company the documentation and other information the Company asks for to investigate the claim or its obligation to make payment for it. 4) Fraud If the Insured and/or Insured Person and/or any other person acting on their behalf makes or progresses any claim knowing it to be false or fraudulent in any way, then this Policy will be void and all claims or payments due under it shall be lost and the premium paid shall become forfeited. 5) Other Insurance If at the time when any claim arises under this Policy there is any other insurance which covers (or would but for the existence of this Policy cover), the same claim (in whole or in part), then the Company shall not be liable to pay or contribute more than its rateable proportion of any claim. 6) Renewal and Cancellation (i) The Company is not bound to accept any renewal premium or give notice that renewal is due. Under normal circumstances renewal will not be refused. On refusal of any renewal, justification will be given for the same. The Company may invite renewals with loading of premium for adverse claim experience. (ii) The Company may cancel this insurance by giving the Insured at least 15 days written notice and the Company shall refund a pro-rata premium for the unexpired Policy Period. 33(iii)The Insured may cancel this insurance by giving the Company at least 15 days written notice, and if no claim has been made then the Company shall refund premium on short term rates for the unexpired Policy Period as per the rates detailed below: Period of Risk Rate of Premium Refunded Upto one month 75% of annual rate Upto three months 50%of annual rate Upto six months 25% of annual rate Exceeding six months Nil 7) Territorial Limits and Governing Law (i) This Policy is restricted to insured events occurring in India. (ii) The Policy constitutes the complete contract of insurance. No change or alteration shall be valid or effective unless approved in writing by the Company, whose approval shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the Schedule. (iii)The construction, interpretation and meaning of the provisions of this Policy shall be determined in accordance with Indian law. The section headings of this Policy are included for descriptive purposes only and do not form part of this Policy for the purpose of its construction or interpretation. 8) Arbitration and Reconciliation (i) If any dispute or difference shall arise as to the quantum to be paid under the policy (liability being otherwise admitted) such difference shall independently of all other questions be referred to decision of a sole arbitrator in writing by the parties or if they cannot agree upon a single arbitrator within 30 days of any party invoking arbitration, the same shall be referred to a panel of the arbitrators comprising of two arbitrators, one appointed by each of the parties to the dispute/difference and the third arbitrator to be appointed by such two arbitrators and arbitration shall be conducted under and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The law of the arbitration will be Indian law, and the seat of the arbitration and venue for all hearings shall be within India. (ii) It is clearly agreed and understood that no difference or dispute shall be referable to arbitration as herein before provided, if the Company has disputed or not accepted liability under or in respect of this Policy. (iii)It is hereby expressly stipulated and declared that it shall be a condition precedent to any right of action or suit upon this policy that award by such arbitrator/arbitrators of the amount of the loss or damage shall be first obtained. (iv)If these arbitration provisions are held to be invalid, then all such disputes or differences shall be referred to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian Courts. (v) It is also hereby further expressly agreed and declared that if the Company shall disclaim liability to the Insured and/or Insured Person for any claim hereunder and such claim shall not, within twelve calendar months from the date of such disclaimer have been made the subject matter of a suit in a court of law, then the 34claim shall for all purposes be deemed to have been abandoned and shall not thereafter be recoverable hereunder. 9) Subrogation The Insured and/or Insured Person and/or any claimant under this Policy shall do whatever is necessary to enable the Company to enforce any rights and remedies or obtain relief or indemnity from other parties to which the Company would become entitled or subrogated upon the Company paying for or making good any loss under this Policy whether such acts and things shall be or become necessary or required before or after Insured Person's indemnification by the Company. 10) Declaration (i) It is specifically and clearly understood by the Insured that if the Insured makes any declaration which is false in the proposal form for insurance, whether material to the claim or not, the Company will have absolutely no liability on any claim arising out of or from this Policy. (ii) It is further understood and accepted by the Insured that the Insured has gone through the Policy and/or prospectus and has understood the implications of all its contents prior to affixing his signature on the proposal form. (iii)The Insured further declares that Insured's signing the proposal form is binding on all others who have been in included by the Insured in the Policy and indemnify the Company in case of any loss arises as a consequence of their nonadherence or challenging any of the terms of this Policy. 11) Resolving Issues We do our best to ensure that our customers are delighted with the service they receive from concerned Insurance company. If you are dissatisfied we would like to inform you that we have a procedure for resolving issues. Please include your policy number in any communication. This will help us deal with the issue more efficiently. If you don't have it, please call your Branch office. First Step Initially, we suggest you contact the Branch Manager/Regional Manager of the local office which has issued the Policy. The address and telephone number will be available in the Policy. Second Step Naturally, we hope the issue can be resolved to your satisfaction at the earlier stage itself. But if you feel dissatisfied with the suggested resolution of the issue after contacting the local office, please e-mail or write to: Customer Care Cell Concerned Insurance Company If you are still not satisfied, you can approach the Insurance Ombudsman in the respective area for resolving the issue. 35The contact details of the Ombudsman offices are mentioned below: Areas of Jurisdiction Office of the Ombudsman 2n C d Flr., Ambica House, Nr. C.U. Shah College, 5, Navyug olony, Ashram Road, AHMEDABAD - 380 014 Gujarat, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu (O) 079-27546150, 27546139, Fax:079-27546142 1st Floor, 117, Zone-II, (Above D.M. Motors Pvt. Ltd.) Madhya Pradesh & Maharana Pratap Nagar, BHOPAL - 462 011 Chhattisgarh (O) 0755-2769200, 2769202, 2769201, Fax:0755-2769203 Orissa 62, Forest Park, BHUBANESWAR - 751 009 (O) 0674-2535220, 2533798, Fax:0674-2531607 S.C D -O. No. 101,102 & 103, 2nd Floor, Batra Building, Sector 17. , CHANDIGARH - 160 017 Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, UT of Chandigarh (O) 0172-2706196, 2705861, EPBX: 0172-2706468, Fax: 0172- 2708274 Fatima Akhtar Court, 4th Flr., 453(old 312 ), Anna Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI -600 018 Tamil Nadu, UT– Pondicherry Town and Karaikal (which are part of UT of Pondicherry) (O) 044-24333678, 24333668, Fax: 044-24333664 2/2 A, 1st Floor, Universal Insurance Bldg., Asaf Ali Road, NEW DELHI – 110 002 Delhi & Rajashthan (O) 011-23239611,23237539, 23237532, Fax: 011-23230858 Aquarius, Bhaskar Nagar, R.G. Bar 021 uah Rd., GUWAHATI - 781 Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura (O) 0361-2413525, EPBX: 0361-2415430, Fax: 0361-2414051 6-2-46, 1st Floor, Moin Court, Lane Opp.Saleem Function Palace, A. C. Guards, Lakdi-Ka-pool, HYDERABAD - 500 004. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and UT of Yanam – a part of the UT of Pondicherry (O) 040-23325325, 23312122, 65504123, Fax:040-23376599 2nd Flr., CC 27/ 2603, Pulinat Building, Opp. Cochin Shipyard, M.G. Road, ERNAKULAM - 682 015 Kerala, UT of (a) Lakshadweep, (b) Mahe – a part of UT of Pondicherry (O) 0484-2358734, 2359338, 2358759, Fax:0484-2359336 North British Bldg. 29, N. S. Road, 3rd Flr., KOLKATA -700 001. West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and UT of Andeman & Nicobar Islands, Sikkim (O) 033-22134869, 22134867, 22134866, Fax: 033-22134868 Jeevan Bhawan, Phase 2, 6th Floor, Nawal Kishore Rd., Uttar Pradesh and Hazartganj, LUCKNOW - 226 001 Uttaranchal (O) 0522-2201188, 2231330, 2231331, Fax:0522-2231310 363rd Flr., Jeevan Seva Annexe, S.V. Road, Santa Cruz (W), MUMBAI - 400 054 Maharashtra, Goa (O) 022-26106928, 26106360, EPBX: 022-6106889, Fax: 022- 26106052 Note: Address and contact number of Governing Body of Insurance Council: Secretary General - Governing Body of Insurance Council Jeevan Seva Annexe, 3rd Floor, S.V. Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 400 054 Tel. No. : 022 - 2610 6889, 26106245, Fax No. : 022 - 26106949, 2610 6052, E-mail ID: inscoun@vsnl.net 37Annexure 2: Scope of Simplification of Licensing Procedures On an average a manufacturing unit in India has to comply with 70 odd legislations with each clearance requiring at least one license or registration certificate. These legislations and Acts, as identified, are given in the next Section. These compliances involve multiple inspections, in some cases monthly and in some yearly inspections. Also, the returns to be filed are on monthly, quarterly or yearly basis under these legislations, amounting to more than 100 returns to be filed in year. Naturally, this involves a lot of paper work, time and effort of the manufacturers which in case of SME has to be done by the proprietor himself most of the times. And majority of these compliances are required at State levels. Keeping in view the importance of granting fast track approvals and minimizing the compliance burden on the manufacturers based in National Manufacturing Zone, the Government should designate Single Window Clearance Authority both at Central and State level. The manufacturing unit should be required to deal with only these two agencies and requisite powers should be vested with these authorities. The State Government should bring-out Manufacturing Zone Act and Rules to make it mandatory on the part of various departments and authorities to provide clearances to units based in these Zones. Our draft recommendations for simplification and rationalization of clearances for these Zones are in two parts namely (a) General principles to be followed for all clearances and (b) Specific Act wise recommendations (given in the following tabular section). The General principles for simplification of clearance process are: To the extent possible, emphasis should be on 'Self-certification' with the onus of proof of correctness of information on applicant. Various Acts/Rules under Labour, Safety and Environment can be covered under this selfcertification scheme. The entire process of according clearances by all major Central and State authorities to be web-enabled and status to be available 'on line' at all times for monitoring. Timelines to be defined in respect of all major clearances. In case no extension of timeline is specified and clearance is not given within the specified timeline, the clearance to be 'deemed' to have been given on expiry of timeline. Combined Application Form (CAF): The State Government needs to prescribe a Combined Application Form for the use of entrepreneurs whose projects are to be approved by the Designated Authority as an alternative to the existing forms prescribed under any applicable Acts / Rules / Orders / Instructions for obtaining the required clearances. And all State Departments and authorities concerned shall accept the combined application form for processing and issue of required clearances. Some of the clearances (not an exhaustive list) that can be effected through CAF are as follows: 9 Provincial Registration Certificate for SSI unit 9 Land / Shed Allotment / Allotment of Government Land / Conversion of Agricultural land / Change of land use 9 Consent for Establishment (Water) 9 Consent for Establishment (Air) 9 Permission for site to situate Factory 9 Permission to construct Factory Building 9 Approval of Factory Building Plans 9 Permission to construct Factory Building 9 Permission to erect building - Town Planning / Approval of Building Plan - 38Fire Prevention 9 Power Supply 9 Water Supply 9 Provincial Registration - Sales Tax 9 Registration – CST 9 Registration - Entry Tax 9 Registration - Profession Tax 9 Enrolment - Profession Tax 9 Registration & grant of License – CIF&B 9 Consent for Operation (Air) 9 Consent for Operation (Water) 9 Treatment of Hazardous Wastes 9 Registration & use of Boilers 9 Notice for Mining Operations 9 Registration - Central Excise • Common Register: For creating an investor friendly environment, the maintenance of multiple registers needs to be dispensed with by introducing combined registers. Details are given in the next section for various rules. • Common Returns: Submission of multiple returns to different departments needs to be dispensed with and one single simplified annual return to be introduced. Similarly, one simplified Monthly / Quarterly return to be introduced. The above mentioned returns should replace majority of over 100 returns as is the practice currently. Some of the examples of returns that can be replaced by this Common Return are as follows: 9 Factories Rules 9 Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Rules 9 Minimum Wages Rules 9 Payment of Wages Rules 9 Payment of Bonus Rules 9 Shops & Establishment Rules 9 Motor Transport Workers Rules 9 Maternity Benefit Rules 9 Sales Tax, VAT Rules 9 Central Sales Tax Rules 9 Entry Tax Rules 9 State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules 39SPECIFIC ACT-WISE SUGGESTIONS S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions I. LABOUR RELATED REGULATI ONS The Factories Act, 1948 Health, Safety & Welfare of Workmen State Annual/ Half yearly return Renewal of Factories Licence, Approval of plans, Approval of competent persons General Inspection yearly once. As and when the Inspector desires The Employees Provident Fund & Misc Act 1952 Social security State Monthly return Yearly return Inspection as & when the Inspector desires Employment Exchange CNV Act 1959 For recruitme nt of manpower State Quarterly- ERIBi-annually-ERII As and Inspection when Employment Officer desires Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 For payment of bonus State Annual Return Inspection as and when the DLO desires The Payment of Wages Act 1936 Timely payment and mode of payment to workmen State 1. Annual Return 2. Inspection Yearly by DLO or Inspector Minimum Wages Act 1948 Minimum wages to workmen State 1. Annual Return 2. Inspection Yearly by DLO or Inspector Apprentice Act 1961 Practical training to trade ITI holders State 1. Half yearly performance of Apprentices 2. As and when by the Director of Techn Education Contract To State 1. Annual • Around 18 labour related regulations have to be complied with for a manufacturer both at State & Central level. • Exemption provisions are provided in some of these Regulations & Acts. Like in case of Employees' Provident Fund Act, the appropriate Government may grant exemption to business units, if the employees of business units are either members of any other Pension Scheme or propose to be members of a Pension scheme wherein the benefits are at par or more favourable than provided under this scheme. • NMZ units to be given public utility status on permanent basis. • Also, as is the case in some States, system of Self Certification should be introduced for NMZs for labour related compliances. • Simplification of Procedures Reporting System (Consolidated Annual Report) • Consolidation of various periodical returns (quarterly, half yearly etc.) prescribed under Factories Act., Wages Act, Maternity Benefit Act, Workmen Compensation Act. • Contract Labour Act, Minimum Wages Act, Bonus Act etc. Only One return to be filed (ALSO by e-mail) • Enterprises to maintain only two registers for labour. • Dispensation of Registers Factories Act : i) Humidity Register (Form No.6) ii) Record of lime washing and painting etc. iii) Register of workers 40S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 & Rule 71 regulate the employme nt of contract labour in certain establish ments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumsta nces and for matters connected therewith. Return Half yearly return Amendment of Certificate of Regn 2. As & when Inspection by the DLO or Registering Officer The State National & Festival Holidays Act Paid holidays State 1. Yearly Inspection 2. As & when inspection by the DLO or Inspector The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 To regulate the employme nt of women in certain establish ments for certain periods before and after child birth and to provide for maternity benefits State 1. Yearly Inspection 2. As & when inspection by the DLO or Inspector The State Shops & Establishme nt Act. 1956 For ensuring safe working environme nt State 1. As & when required 2. Yearly renewal Workmen's Compensati on Act, 1923 To provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their State employed on or near the moving machinery. • Dispensation of certain returns Factories Act : i) Half-yearly return. ii) Quarterly return of handicapped persons. iii) Half-yearly return to be filed by contractor. • Merging Registers Forms i) Audit workers Register. ii) OT Register. iii) Muster Roll. • Simple Labour Authority i) Designated Authority of NMZ to be delegated with the powers of Labour Commissioner. ii) Posting of an officer of Labour Department in NMZ to deal with labour matters or nomination of an officer by Designated Authority labour officer. iii) Delegation of powers for providing Single Window Clearance to NMZ. • Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 - Granting of exemption regarding notice of change of condition of service Sec.9(a). • NMZ units be exempted from the provision of this Act. • Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 - Granting of permission by the appropriate Government for lay-off, retrenchment and closure. (Sections 25-M, 25-N, 25-O) • Designated Authority be delegated with powers for granting permission under these Sections. • Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 - Conciliation proceedings, Appointing of conciliation officer by the appropriate Government. (Sec.4). • Designated Authority be appointed as the conciliation officer in respect of NMZ. • Factories Act, 1948 - Exemption from notice of period of work(Section 8(1) and 8(2) 41S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions workmen of compensa tion for injury by accident. Industrial Dispute Act 1947 To make provision for the investigati on and settlement of industrial disputes and for certain other purposes. State Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946 To require employers in industrial establish ments formally to define conditions of employme nt under them. State Gratuity Act, 1972 To provide for a scheme for the payment of Gratuity to employee s engaged in factories, mines, etc. for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. State Trade Union Act, 1956 State Employee's State Employee s State State Inspections under ESIC are • Exemption of NMZ units from under Sec.51(weekly hours) Sec.52. (Weekly holidays) Sec.54 (daily hours). Sec.56 (spread over) • Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 - Granting of exemption to certain establishment by the appropriate Government. • NMZ units be exempted from this provision, if the promoters of the NMZ agree to provide the workers of NMZ a comparable health cover facility. Otherwise exemption would have to be considered for individual employers on a case by case basis. • Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 - Exemption from publication of working time, wages and shift working schedule (Sec.6, Sec.7, Sec 14) • NMZ units be exempted from these provisions. • The Trade Union Act, 1956 and any other law relating to trade unions shall be inapplicable to the zone subject to certain conditions. • Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Exemption to certain unit/establishment by the appropriate Government, (Sec.5) • Extending the exemption to NMZ units, which could be replaced by suitable compensating mechanism by employer. 42S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Insurance Act, 1948 Insurance Registrati on statutory and conducted once a year. As per the revised inspection policy introduced with effect from 1.4.2001, inspections in respect of ESIC Act are only in the cases of defaulters and when the compliance is irregular or on complaints. Regular inspections have been retained only in respect of an employer employing more than 250 workers. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 To draw insurance policies for the liability to provide relief Central II ENVIRONM ENT & FOREST REALTED REGULATI ONS/ CLEARANC ES Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 (Central Act 14 of 1981) As amended by Amendment Act 1987 (amended upto 1994) Preventio n & Control of Air Pollution State An act to provide for the prevention, control & abatement of air pollution by the industry with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purpose by the Pollution Board authorities, Section 21 of the Air Act. Monitoring of Air Polluting Parameters • Environmental clearance is issued under EIA notification issued environment Protection Act for certain activities above threshold. This will be issued by MoEF, Government of India. The activities below threshold will require EC from State Government. In addition Consent to establish & operate has to be obtained from respective state pollution control Boards under Water & Air acts. One also needs to take approval for disposal of hazardous waste, bio medical waste. 43S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions prescribed by the Pollution Control Board Monthly inspections Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 (Central Act 6 of 1974) amended upto 1988 Preventio n & Control of Water Polllution State An act to provide for the prevention, control of water pollution or restoring of wholesomeness of water by the industry with a view to carrying out the afore said purpose by the Pollution Board authorities, Section 25/26 of Water Act. Monitoring of Water Polluting Parameters prescribed by the Pollution Control Board Monthly Inspections EP Act 1986 Amended upto 2009 Protection &, improving the quality of environme nt, preventing & abating env. pollution as per the standard prescribed by the Board Central & State All provisions as per the rule for protection and improvement of environment and matters connected there with. Section: Nil Inspection with regard to water & air parameters as prescribed by the Polln Control Board, Polln Control equipments and plantation Monthly Inspections Hazardous Waste (Manageme nt & Handling & transbounda To regulate the activities like Collection, State To exercise the powers conferred under Section 6, 8 & 25 of EP Act 1986 (29 of 1986) • Forest Clearance is issued under Forest Conservation Act by MOEF to respective state government, who in turn issue orders for utilizing forest land. • In addition to this, clearance under wild life act is required if the area to be utilized is a part of wild life sanctuary or the area is falling with in 10 Km from wildlife sanctuary or national park or tiger reserve etc • Number of clearances: • MOEF, Government of India – 2 ( EC & FC) & 1 ( wild life if needed) • State Government – 2 (EC &FC) & 1 ( wild life if needed) • Respective state pollution control board—2 ( consent to establish, consent to operate) • As per the EIA notification if any industry is coming up in an industrial estate and if that industrial estate is cleared under EIA notification 2006 the individual units don't need public consultation. • Emphasis should be placed on 'self certification' to the extent possible. However, a caveat may be introduced that if at any stage any information furnished in the application is found to be wrong, Government can withdraw the clearance and the project will have to bear the consequences. The onus of proof that the information was correct should also fall on the applicant. • The entire process of according clearances – by all major Central and State authorities – should be web enabled and made accessible to project proponents in an electronic format. The status of the application should be available 'on line' at all times for monitoring by the project authorities. • In case no extension of timeline is specified and the clearance 44S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions ry movement Rules, 2008 (amended upto 2009) Reception , Treatment , Transport, Storage & Disposal of Hazardou s Wastes Collection, reception, storage & disposal of Hazardous Wastes.) Inspection of facilities Yearly Inspection The Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules 2000 [Amended up to 2010] To regulate and control noise with the objective of maintainin g the ambient air quality standard with respect to noise. State To exercise the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub section (2) of section 3, subsection (1) and clause (b) of sub section 6 and section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules 2000 To regulate and control production and use of ozone depleting substance . Central To exercise the power s conferred by sec 6.8 and 25 of Environment (protection ) Act 1986. Dumping and disposal of fly ash notification 1999 amended up to Nov'2009 To preserve top soil and use of fly ash for making brick block etc. Fly ash disposal without polluting the environme nt Central Issued under sub-section (1), clause (v) of subsection (2) of section 3 and section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Protection of wildlife Central Coastal Central is not given within the specified timeline, with reference to the date on which the application was received, complete in all respects, then it shall be 'deemed' to have been made available on expiry of the timeline. • In a number of cases, the responsibility of according clearances, even in respect of major matters, is delegated to lower levels in the hierarchy, where the importance of issuing them in a timely fashion is not appreciated. It should be scrupulously ensured that the delegation of powers for issuing approvals is confined to appropriate levels in the hierarchy where responsibility can be assigned in case of a major lapse in not issuing the clearance within the specific timeline. • The environment clearance prescribed for industrial/infrastructure projects under the terms of the EIA Notification of 2006 should be made comprehensive enough to cover the requirements of multiple rules formulated under Sections 3,6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as also the 'consent to establish' clearances required under the Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974. The 'consent to operate' clearance under the Air and Water Acts can continue to be accorded by the State Pollution Control Boards after the requisite prescribed conditionalities under the EIA Notification have been given effect to by the project proponents. • As per the current EIA notification, in case the State/UT Pollution Control Board does not undertake and complete the public hearing within the specified period, the regulatory authority (MoEF/SEIAA) shall engage another public agency or 45S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991 & State Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999 State Municipal Solid Waste (M&H) Rules, 2000 State Forest Act 1980 & Rules 2003 Conservat ion of Forests If forest area involved is > 40 ha from Center If forest area involved is < 40 ha from State Forest clearance Central and State Forest Rights Act, 2006 State authority which is not subordinate to the regulatory authority, to complete the process within a further period of forty five days. Despite the presence of such a provision, it has been observed that in some cases the public hearing by the SPCB took an unreasonably long length of time. It needs to be ensured that this provision is made effective operationally. • MoEF/SEIAAs (wherever constituted) should give adequate publicity to the existence of the provision and all applications in this regard may be expeditiously dealt with. • No requirement of sampling in case of green categories of industries except for DG set above certain threshold. • The application form for NOC/consent under water/air pollution acts to be simplified to facilitate electronic filing and transmission through industrial portal. • SSI definition of Government of India would apply for grant of exemption from consent mechanism. • The type of industry which does not fall in any of the three identified categories of polluting industries would not be required to obtain NOC/consent under water Act in case the unit is set up in the industrial estates developed by State Industrial Development Corporation or Urban Development Authority. • In case of orange categories of industries provide for either certificate of self monitoring or test report from recognized laboratory of own choice. • If these National manufacturing zone exclude either A or B type projects listed in EIA notification, then these zones don't require environmental clearances under EIA notification. • In smaller projects, the State 46S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Govt provides the clearance. There is a provision for giving clearance for cluster of industries like industrial estates. In case of any area being declared as national manufacturing zone, then the clearances for non polluting industries can be made automatic. In case of polluting industries a maximum limits can be specified for clearances. • Forestry Clearance is a very lengthy and tedious process taking on an average 3-5 years, as per CAG Report. Identification of land for Compensatory Afforestation is the main bottleneck. A prior notification as to the forest areas which cannot be delineated for industrial purpose will help. In addition, it will greatly help if the states prepare a list of compensatory forestation areas for the project proponent to develop. IV SAFETY RELATED REGULATI ONS Indian Boiler Regulation 1950 & Boiler Act 1923 Safety of equipment & personnel State 1. Section 390 & 392 of Indian Boiler Regulation 2. Once every year Batteries (Manageme nt & Handling) rules 2001 [Amended up to 2003] To regulate the activities like Collection, Reception , Storage, Disposal & purchasin g of lead acid batteries. State To exercise the powers conferred under Section 6.8 & 25 of EP Act 1986 (29 of 1986) Collection, reception, storage, disposal & purchasing of lead acid batteries). Inspection of facilities. Yearly Inspection The Manufacture , Storage and Import of To reduce chance of accidents by stipulating Central / State To exercise powers conferred by section 6, 8 and 25 of the • To the extent possible system of Self Certification to be used for NMZs for Safety related Regulations. • Combined Application Form for various Safety Related clearances. • The State Government to authorize selected engineers called Chartered Engineers possessing requisite qualifications to perform the duty of inspector under section 7 and 8 of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923 with regard to registration, annual inspection and renewal of certificates only in respect of boilers and economiser. • Timeline needs to be introduced in the Explosives Rules, 1973 for the licensing authority to communicate its decision (on award of license) to the applicant in case the 47S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989 [Amended up to 2000] conditions of storage and threshold quantity. Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of 1986) Indian Explosive Act-1884 (4 of 1884) License for Liquid Oxygen Vessel with connectio n facilities. Central SMPV(U) Rule 1981 Rule 49 & 50 Rule-18 Rule -19 Once in 3 years. Gas Cylinder Rules, 1981 and 2004 To regulate filling, possessio n, imports and transport of cylinders Central Bio-Medical Waste (Manageme nt & Handling) Rules, 1998 To ensure safety, health & welfare of industrial workers while at work State Radiation Protection Rules, 1971 To ensure safety, health & welfare of industrial workers while at work Central Clearance of Lifts (Relevant State Act) State Petroleum Act 1934 & Petroleum Rules 2002 License to store petroleum . Central 1. Petroleum Rule -2002 Rule - 116 Rule – 141 Rule – 142 Rule -133 Rule-147 Rule - 148 2. Once in 3 years inspections. The Static & Mobile Pressure Vessels Central district authority has recommended issuance of NoC. In this case, since the NoC has been given by the district authority, the license should be deemed to have been granted in case no decision is communicated within the prescribed time period. • Third Party audit should be encouraged for various safety related measurers. 48S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions (Unfired) Rules, 1981 V QUALITY COMPLIAN CES Standards of Weights & Measure (ENF) Act & Rules Certificate of verificatio n. To ensure standards of weights and measurer s State Schedule XI , Rule 16(3) Test weights, weighing machines, Road & In motion weigh bridges, measuring cone – Annually. Storage tanks- Five years Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 ISI Certificate Central • System of self certification to be applied. • State Government to authorize selected engineers possessing requisite qualifications to perform the duty of inspector under Standards of Weights & measures (Enforcement) Act,1985 with regard to verification and stamping of Weights & Measures. Procedure for their selection, qualification, terms of authorization, jurisdictions and service charges to be notified by State Government separately. VI TAXATION RELATED REGULATI ONS Professional Tax Act 2000 Levy and collection of Tax on profession al, traders State Quarterly Returns required The Central Excise Act, 1944. Tax on the act of manufactu re or production . Central Monthly and Annual Returns Service Tax Act, 1994 Taxation on service provided. Central Half Yearly Returns Income Tax Act 1961 Direct Tax on individuals and Companie s. Central Quarterly Returns State VAT Act Imposition and collection Of tax on sale or purchase Of goods in the State Quarterly Returns • Common Return Form for all State related taxes to be submitted to designated authority in NMZs. • Transactions within NMZs to be exempted from all State taxes (Sales tax, VAT, Motor Sprit Tax, Purchase tax etc.) • Inputs made to NMZs from out side NMZ to be exempt from Sales and other State taxes. • Exemption on Stamp Duty & Registration fees on Transfer of land meant for industrial use in NMZ area. • Exemption on payment of stamp duty and registration fee for loan agreements, credit deeds, mortgages etc. pertaining to NMZ units. 49S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions State CST Act Collection of Tax on sale Of goods to outside the State Central Quarterly and Annual Returns Entry Tax Act 1999 Levy of Tax on entry of Goods into a local area State Quarterly and Annual Returns VII ELECTRICI TY & WATER COMPLIAN CES Indian Electricity Rules 1956 & Indian Electricity Act 2003 Safety of Electrical Installatio n & personnel State Rule 46 of IE Rule 1956 Inspection Once every year Rule-46 of I.E. Rules, 1956, The Electricity Act. 2003 For safety, for Annual/ Periodical Inspection of Electrical Installatio ns. State Section (I) of Section-36 EHT/HT Electrical installations periodical/ Annual inspection. Inspection Once in a year Rule-46 of I.E. Rules, 1956, The Electricity Act. 2003 For safety, for Periodical Inspection of Electrical Installatio ns. State 1.Rule-5 of I.E. Rule, 1956, Section-36 of The Electricity Act, 2003 for 160 KVA, LT D.G. Set 2.Inspection Once in a year Sanction of Power (Relevant Act of State Govt.) State Allocation of electric supply for township and construction power / State • Consent for establishment (water & electricity) should be effected through Single Window Mechanism of Combined Application Form. • Self Certification for other Electricity rules should be the basis. • Business units in the Zone should be exempted from Water Pollution Cess provided the environmental norms are complied with as laid out for the zone. • Consent to abstract ground water must be given exemption up to a maximum of five bore wells in the absence of adequate water supply in the site allocated for Zones. 50S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Approval for temporary construction of power lines within the plant area (Relevant State Act) Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1977& Cess Rules 1978 Amended upto 2006 Assessme nt of Cess on the basis of water consumpti on State Section 3 to 7 and 10 to 14 of Watter (PCP) Cess Act 1977. Inspection of water consumption points, their assessment & verification of records Yearly Relevant State Act/ Rules (State Water Policy) Constructi on of river water pump house State Relevant Act/Rules of State Govt. (State Water Policy) Water Allocation/ water connectio n State IX INDUSTRIA L LICENSE & COMPANIE S ACT Company Act 1956 Ensuring company Continuity & managem ent Central Providing information & Reports as and when Required by the Statutory auditors & Internal auditors. 1). Audit U/s. 227 2). Books of Account U/s 209(1) a, b, c 3). Profit & loss A/ct and Balance Sheet U/s.211 4)Cost Record U/s 209 (1) d 51S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Internal audit 4 times p.a. Statutory audit 2 times p.a Industries (Developme nt & Regulation) Act, 1951 Industrial License/ registratio n for Setting up a plant Central X LAND & BUILDING RELATED REGULATI ONS Land Acquisition Act, 1894 State Relevant Act/Rules of State Govt. (Land Revenue Act, 1956) Allotment of land State Indian Registration Act, 1908, Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and Relevant State laws related to Stamp Duty (Sate Stamp Act & Stamp Rules) Registrati on of Sale Deed/ Lease Deed for Land State Relevant Act/Rules of State Govt. (State Land Revenue Act, / State Land Revenue (Conversion of Agricultural Land for NonAgricultural Purposes in Rural Areas) Rules) Permissio n for land use State Relevant Approval State • Acquisition of land by the Revenue Department and handing over of the possession to the Entrepreneur. Execution of Lease Deed or registration of land in case of free hold land. Various notifications are required to be issued from time to time under Land Acquisition Act and for settlement of final compensation is a very lengthy process. • Combined Application Form to subsume land and building related clearances. • All land related clearances to be given through Single Window Clearance. • Time bound clearance process to be laid out for allotment and permission of land use in the Act related to Manufacturing Zones. • Authority to approve building plans will be conferred upon architects registered under the Architects Act, 1972, who could certify the building plans as being in conformity with applicable building bye laws. 52S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions State Act/Bye Laws of Building of constructi on activities of plant/ confirmati on of collector/d irectorate of Town and Planning for use of the site for constructi on and operation of plant Relevant State Building laws Approval of Building layout/ plan with respect to fire safety concerns and obtaining NOC State XI GENERAL Airport Authority of India Act, 1994 Civil aviation Clearance for chimney height, other towers, etc Central Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Developmen t) Act, 1957 Extraction of Minerals Central & State Foreign Exchange Managemen t Act, 1999 Foreign Investmen t Promotion Board Central Foreign Trade (Developme nt & Regulation) Act,1992 / Code Number for Export and Import Central • Time bound clearance mechanism for miscellaneous clearances, otherwise deemed approval to be given • One time clearance to be given for most of such clearances. • Self-certification or Third Party Audits to be encouraged. 53S.No Name of the Act/Legislat ion Objective of the Act/Legis lation Central/ State Clearan ces Brief relating to Inspections & Frequency of Inspections in a Year Draft Suggestions Foreign Trade Policy - EXIM Policy The Railways Act, 1989 and rules/notifica tions there under Approval for Railway Siding Central 54

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